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Saturday, July 07, 2007

live, earth

With Live Earth happening right now, it adds larger significance to 07-07-07. Many concerts held over the globe, that seemingly always never in TO or SG, but always in those few- Tokyo, New York, London. I get it, they are major cities in time zones clashing with my choice, and have heavier music influences.

(+): Politicians and performers involved raise profile of situation and awareness to the cause; The stages and props all make use of recyclable items; Carbon emissions from event offset from replanting trees and introducing new green technology and items; Music brings people together and likely will impact the world.
(-): Slight hypocrisy detected when suddenly everyone talks how they practice this and that; How many people at the concerts and at home tuning in is clearly getting the event's message?; Will this 'interest' last and lead to concrete actions?

Overall, pluses shadow minuses. Give it a chance to change the minds of Earthlings. Back to the 28-hours broadcast on CTV. I tried to keep up with the marathon, but gave way to slumber halfway through Sydney. London is on now, NYC to follow. I enjoyed all the acts so far, and the clips promoting the cause were entertaining and informative.

ANSWER THE CALL.