Posted on 11/29/2008 9:56:56 AM PST by LurkedLongEnough
NEW DELHI -- Live Earth India, a high-profile Mumbai-based event aimed at heightening awareness of climate change, has been cancelled after a series terrorist attacks rocked the city.
"Due to circumstances far beyond our control, we are saddened to announce that Live Earth India has been cancelled," said an emailed statement from Live Earth founder Kevin Wall, the office of former U.S. Vice President Al Gore, & Rajendra Pachauri, chairman of body the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.
The hotly-awaited concert had been scheduled for December 7 and was set to feature performances by local and western artists as well as speeches on what Live Earth calls, "the global climate crisis."
Amongst other acts, Bon Jovi was slated to perform.
"Everyone involved with Live Earth India, from our U.S.- and India-based staff, artists and crew to our India-based broadcast, production, non-profit and marketing communications partners, is stunned and saddened by the tragic events of the past few days in our host city Mumbai." the statement said.
A Live Earth spokesman said it was too early to say if the event might be moved or rescheduled. Live Earth aims to use entertainment to encourage people to help solve environmental issues.
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From the Mumbai Mirror just last week: Lights hurt trees (Never mind they may save people)
This tree near the Dadar Catering College on Cadell Road has been the cause of many accidents. It has reflectors nailed to it. More than the thousands of people who die in road accidents in Maharashtra, the state government is concerned about trees feeling pain.
A Government Resolution issued by the Public Works department on September 5 prohibits nailing of reflectors on trees because at a meeting with Chief Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh and Deputy Chief Minister R R Patil, social activist Anna Hazare said trees were living creatures and fixing reflectors on them with nails was not appropriate.
Records show that 11,935 people lost their lives in road accidents in the state in 2007 alone, and more than 25,000 persons were injured....killing 24 and injuring 145 persons every day - casualty figures much higher than those of terrorist strikes and bomb blasts, as a minister pointed out at the meeting, sources said.
Dr Narendra Jawale of the NGO Man Associates Nature and Jawale Charitable Trust, said, "We welcome the decision taken by the government. The practice of piercing trees to fix nails harms their growth. This has been scientifically proved. It might appear to be a small issue, but we need to be sensitive towards it."
in Maharashtra, the state government is concerned about trees feeling pain.They are insane.
In order to 'feel pain' a nervous system and a brain is required, none of which does a tree have. And apparently neither do Chief Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh, Deputy Chief Minister R R Patil or social activist Anna Hazare.
(figures there'd be an 'activist' involved in this nonsense.)
In normal trees, yes, but this might be a very, very sensitive tree. (hehehe)
Very astute observation. You sir, definitely deserve a Peace Prize.
Imagine if the media was behind the war on terrorism the way they’re behind climate change voodoo, how quickly things could be brought to order.
Islamic terrorists-the real threat we must make believe is not real in order to be seeeensitive and PC
Man-made global warming-the fake threat we must all think about during every commercial break on the sheep (baaaa) networks
Not to worry, they’ll just move the concert to some other city. Mumbai will be out of the newscycle by Monday morning.
Al Gore’s fault.
I’m waiting for Rock Against Radical Terrorism.
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