"But in its Rough Guide to a Better World it advocates "Development by Dung" and claims, "As poor countries develop, it is essential that they do not follow the same failed patterns of energy use."
So really, their intent is to deprive poverty-stricken developing nations the means, resources and tools to climb out of poverty. Brilliant...
"So it's dung not diesel for Africa - while India and China soar ahead because they are too big, and nuclear-armed, to stop."
These two nations won't stop because they have an intellectual pool large enough to realize what the real intent of the Enviro-taliban is. These nations are smart enough to tell them to bugger off.
Also, isn't one other message they aren't advertising much about Live Earth is that they think the population of the Earth should be only 2 billion? Not ~4.5 Billion?
Hamburg, Germany: Singer Yusuf Islam (formerly Cat Stevens) performed
At least they are consistently inconsistent. Does the name "Live Earth" become sort of an Oxymoron when they feature artists from a religion that wants it to die?