Al Gore To Hold Global Warming Rock Concerts
Sigh…
LOS ANGELES - Al Gore announced on Thursday a series of worldwide concerts to focus on the threat of climate change, with a powerhouse lineup from the Red Hot Chili Peppers to Snoop Dogg to Bon Jovi.
The 24-hour event on July 7 is part of a campaign, Save Our Selves — The Campaign for a Climate in Crisis, that promoters hope will trigger a broad movement to address what the former vice president calls a global climate crisis.
“In order to solve the climate crisis, we have to reach billions of people,” the environmental activist, filmmaker and 2000 Democratic presidential nominee said in a statement. “The climate crisis will only be stopped by an unprecedented and sustained global movement.”
The concerts will be held on 7 continents. Yes 7, meaning that one concert will apparently be held in Antartica.
The concerts on seven continents will bring newfound publicity to Gore, who already is enjoying celebrity status with his Oscar-nominated documentary, “An Inconvenient Truth.”
The all-star lineup includes:
More than 100 performers are scheduled to appear at the July concerts, including Etheridge, the Foo Fighters, Lenny Kravitz, Sheryl Crow, John Mayer, Duran Duran, Korn, Pharrell, the Black Eyed Peas, Akon, Enrique Iglesias, Faith Hill and Tim McGraw.
One wonders how much of the “awareness” and money raised to counteract global warming will be offset by the fumes from all the private jets and chauffeured limos/SUVs. Because you know these celebrity entertainers, and the VIP’s who attend the concerts, aren’t about to fly coach and ride in buses like the rest of us plebes.
Also, I wonder which lucky entertainer gets the concert in Antartica. That one will be wanting a private jet for sure.
