Climate change concerts 'to dwarf Live Aid'

Financial Times ^ | February 9, 2007 | Carlos Grande and Fiona Harvey (took two to write this)

[Cincinatus' Wife]

I was surprised this wasn't posted....maybe it's under another title (I know you'll let me know).

This is going to be one of those media driven "Million Man Marches" that counts all the soft heads that turn out around the world...we are the world, we are the people...

[MeanWestTexan]

There's big money to be made from morons with disposable income.

[xcamel]

FReepmail me to get on or off

~ OK, beyond stupid - now gross pictures attached ~

[r9etb]

The organisers hope to involve up to 2.5m people in events and link-ups at the cities involved, as well as other locations.

Wonder how much coal-fired electricity that will burn.

[RightWhale]

They will do as much good as the rest of the charity concerts.

[rfp1234]

Climate Change Concerts to Aid Live Dwarf.

There...fixed it!

[Rakkasan1]

what's the carbon footprint for 20 semis full of high-wattage lights,amps,and instruments?

[Cincinatus' Wife]

"wink"

couldn't resist.

[Shady]

All of the self-important "Stars" that will be "performing" at these "concerts" will be flown on private jets, whisked from their 1st class hotels by jet helicopters to the venues, where hundreds of thousands of stoned fans will writhe in adoration. AlGore will be the prefect Master of Ceremonies. He will pontificate against BUSH and REPUBLICANS and call them the EEE-VVILLLLL of the "Planet" and so on and so on. By the way, AlGore will travel from Venue to Venue around the world on his own private gyrocopter attached to his stout frame.
Shheeesh.

[xcamel]

ROFL!!

[kaehurowing]

Has anyone calculated how much energy this will consume and how big the global warming carbon footprint will be from these events?

At a minimum, they should require a full environmental impact statement before this is permitted.

[ichabod1]

Give me the warm power of the sun... give me the comforting glow of a wood fire but please take your atomic poison power awa-ay.

[mhking]

Just one question:

[Bosco]

Symbolism over substance.

A fool and his money are soon parted.

[DeFault User]

to be branded under the name "SOS".

Save Our Socialists?

or do they plan on serving a lot of toast with it?

[Cincinatus' Wife]

Which ever poster that put the drool on Algore's chin canceled my punch line.

[Jeff Chandler]

Climate Change Concerts to Aid Live Dwarf.

I don't care who you are, that's funny!

[Cincinatus' Wife]

Oops, it's back.

[ctdonath2]

The CO2 generated from this will be astounding.

[unkus]

This is totally insensitive. The Polar Bears could use all the money this is going to cost and the pollutants the events will generate will further shrink the ice. TOTALLY INSENSITIVE AND MEAN SPIRITED.