Live Earth

[Abigail]

Personally, my view is that we do contribute to global warming but no where near as much as is being made out. The Earth has been warmer in the past and I believe this is just part of the cycle.

my biology teacher told us that the other year, global warming is occuring and although we might have something to do with it, it would have happened anyway, we might have sped it up slightly but it cant be blamed solely on us

I agree. The damage has been done, its too late to change our ways now. Even if we do it probably won't make a jot of difference.

This concert is just a farce and whoever suggested the idea is a hypocrite. There are much worthier causes to put a concert on for.

Has anybody on here watched any of it? I wonder what the viewing figures are

[Pinkbanana]

Personally, my view is that we do contribute to global warming but no where near as much as is being made out. The Earth has been warmer in the past and I believe this is just part of the cycle.

my biology teacher told us that the other year, global warming is occuring and although we might have something to do with it, it would have happened anyway, we might have sped it up slightly but it cant be blamed solely on us

I agree. The damage has been done, its too late to change our ways now. Even if we do it probably won't make a jot of difference.

I agree that I think global warming will occur naturally anyway...and probably our contribution to it isnt that significant - well IMO.

However, I do think we humans are seriously damaging this planet and its other inhabitants (ie erosion of the rainforests, animals becoming extinct due to human activity) and I think there is alot we could/should be doing to look after our environment.

[JustJodi]

I agree with a few of you about the celebrities that really didn't give a damn about the enviorment,, When Edith was interviewing one of the bands,, they were like OH WE TRY TO ,,, WE WILL TRY TO, do better,, they also have no idea how much energy was used to even put together the concert.. i am sure the sound system was run on air alone ....
When Terance Stamp came out and started talking about the enviorment,, people in the audience was screaming for Madonna,, so the audience didn't give a damn about the enviorment either.....JMHO

[di marco]

Personally, my view is that we do contribute to global warming but no where near as much as is being made out. The Earth has been warmer in the past and I believe this is just part of the cycle.

my biology teacher told us that the other year, global warming is occuring and although we might have something to do with it, it would have happened anyway, we might have sped it up slightly but it cant be blamed solely on us

I agree. The damage has been done, its too late to change our ways now. Even if we do it probably won't make a jot of difference.

This concert is just a farce and whoever suggested the idea is a hypocrite. There are much worthier causes to put a concert on for.

Has anybody on here watched any of it? I wonder what the viewing figures are

not sure how many people watched it, i saw about 5mins of it when i put the tv on to watch something else, couldnt be bothered to watch hours of music really

[di marco]

Personally, my view is that we do contribute to global warming but no where near as much as is being made out. The Earth has been warmer in the past and I believe this is just part of the cycle.

my biology teacher told us that the other year, global warming is occuring and although we might have something to do with it, it would have happened anyway, we might have sped it up slightly but it cant be blamed solely on us

I agree. The damage has been done, its too late to change our ways now. Even if we do it probably won't make a jot of difference.

I agree that I think global warming will occur naturally anyway...and probably our contribution to it isnt that significant - well IMO.

However, I do think we humans are seriously damaging this planet and its other inhabitants (ie erosion of the rainforests, animals becoming extinct due to human activity) and I think there is alot we could/should be doing to look after our environment.

i agree, we are damaging our planet in other ways, and that something needs to be done. but i dont think concerts like this really help at all imo, most people know about the damage we are doing and the people that dont arent going to realise through watching a concert

[Tori]

well i thought it was pretty hypocritical as the ones i saw they were american, at wembley, so they've flown here, which for starters is bad, then there was all the power reqd. for the earth? no. GW is only minorly caused by us, as some other people have said the ice caps are defrosting and reicing all the time!

[Abigail]

Not many people it seems. Taken from the MediaGuardian website http://media.guardian.co.uk/site/sto...122168,00.html :

Complaints over Live Earth swearing


Mark Sweney
Monday July 9, 2007
MediaGuardian.co.uk

The BBC and media regulator Ofcom have received almost 150 complaints about bad language in Saturday's unedited live broadcast of the Live Earth concerts.

Live Earth swearing began in the early afternoon on BBC2 with Phil Collins, who said "****" during Genesis' performance of Invisible Touch, and continued with Razorlight's Johnny Borrell, comedian Chris Rock and Ricky Gervais.

"We asked artists not to swear but sometimes they got carried away. We were always very quick to apologise and monitor the output very closely and we are sorry for any offence," the BBC said.

The BBC has so far received 123 complaints, while media regulator Ofcom has received 15 protests from concerned viewers.

Live Earth was aired in its entirety, live, without the use of a time delay on the broadcast to enable editing of the content, the BBC said.

"Technically it is all but impossible to broadcast with a delay," the corporation added. "It was called Live Earth and was always intended to be broadcast live."

Viewing figures for the show failed to live up to expectations. The live afternoon television coverage attracted an average of less than 1 million viewers on BBC2, losing out to BBC1's coverage of the Wimbledon ladies' singles final.

In the evening, when coverage switched from BBC2 to BBC1, the average audience was around 2.7 million viewers.

The peak audience, for Madonna's set, was watched by 4.5 million after 10pm.

Ofcom will now evaluate whether or not to launch a full investigation into whether the BBC has broken the broadcasting code.

The issues would relate to the use of bad language in a broadcast and rule 1.26, which states that "Due care must be taken over the physical and emotional welfare and the dignity of people under 18 who take part or are otherwise involved in programmes..."

[pookie1968uk]

apparently the diana concert got really good viewer ratings compared to this concert. i think people could see all the hypocricy in the live earth concert.

[Abi]

I wonder how many of the celebs involved in Live Earth genuinely care for the environment and are not being hypocritical be being involved?

Personally, my view is that we do contribute to global warming but no where near as much as is being made out. The Earth has been warmer in the past and I believe this is just part of the cycle. Its a good way for the Govt to tax us though.

And for the celebs to get involved - is there a bandwagon they wouldn't jump on?

Have you seen Al Gore's film "An Inconvinent Truth"?

In one part, he says something similar. Scientists have graphed the sea water temperature over millions of years through using ice in the Arctic, and there is a real pattern to there being a cycle of global warming. But when you get to about the 18th century, it really rockets up. If i remember right, he summed up in that part that Global Warming is meant to happen, but not to this degree.

Its a good film if your interested in that kind of thing. Its quite long and drawn out though. Its basically a conference he did, which they filmed. Its not a story, just a lecture. But still, good watch all the same, even if it is biased.

[Abigail]

apparently the diana concert got really good viewer ratings compared to this concert. i think people could see all the hypocricy in the live earth concert.

From the BBC:

Diana ratings dwarf Live Earth
Madonna at Live Earth in London
Madonna performed a song she wrote especially for Live Earth
The British TV audience for the Live Earth concerts was less than a third of that for last week's Concert for Diana.

BBC One's average ratings between 2000 and 2200 BST on Saturday were 3.1 million, compared with 11.4 million for the Diana gig on the previous Sunday.

Bad language by stars attracted more than 130 complaints to the BBC - but more than 400 complained about rock band Metallica's set being cut short.

The BBC said the ratings were "good" for "a Saturday night in July".

"The audience for Live Earth peaked at nearly five million viewers," a spokeswoman said.

"Climate change is an important and challenging issue which the BBC will continue to engage with."

Swearing

Madonna used foul language when she encouraged fans at Wembley Stadium to "start jumping up and down" as a way to "save the planet".

Chris Rock at Live Earth in London
Comedian Chris Rock was one of the stars introducing the bands
Genesis singer Phil Collins swore while adapting the lyrics to one of his songs, causing BBC Radio 1 DJ Chris Moyles to apologise for his "potty mouth" afterwards.

And the BBC cut away from an introduction by US comedian Chris Rock after he swore on air.

The BBC was "sorry for any offence" caused by swearing and its presenters had been "quick to apologise", the spokeswoman said.

"It was technically all-but-impossible to broadcast with a delay. It was called Live Earth and it was always intended to be broadcast live."

Acts had been asked to avoid using bad language, "but sometimes they got carried away", she said.

'Poor' sound

Metallica were seen playing Sad But True and Nothing Else Matters.

But BBC presenter Jonathan Ross interrupted their set to introduce a recording of Weather With You by Crowded House from Live Earth in Sydney in place of the Metallica song Enter Sandman.

James Hetfield of Metallica at Live Earth in London
Metallica's Enter Sandman was replaced by Crowded House
Some 413 people complained about the decision.

The BBC spokeswoman claimed the concert was "running behind schedule" and producers wanted to insert the Crowded House video at that point "to reflect what was happening across the globe".

Several people who were at the concert at Wembley Stadium also contacted the BBC News website to say they were unhappy about the sound quality inside the venue.

They had concerns about a time delay in hearing the bands, with sound from different speakers scattered around the stadium reaching fans at different times.

Live Earth concerts were staged in nine locations including Tokyo, Johannesburg, New Jersey and Rio de Janeiro.

They were inspired by former US Vice-President Al Gore and were intended to raise awareness of climate change.

Critics argued the gigs themselves caused pollution, but organisers said they were as environmentally-friendly as possible.

There were also claims that many of the celebrities involved were poor role models because they flew around the world with entourages while on tour.