I wasn't near a t.v.to watch, but I heard some of it on the radio.  I know that I have not heard much buzz about it like the other Live Concerts.  I wonder if we are getting too used to the Live Aids and Farm Aid Concerts.  Concerts de jour! 

You are right though about the purpose.  Now that I think about it, was it a fundraiser, an informational tool or just hype for the movement? 

I sincerely feel that after so many of these concerts, and the fact that they're so common, they might be losing impact.

I still remember that blog jjackson posted about Geldof's fued with Gore. I think that after Geldof decided it was a waste of time a lot of people started to lose hope. I partially did, but I'm a huge fan of Gore so I'm also torn. I think it's a genuine method to try and get today's pop culture interested in the environment (eventhough some find this attempt hypocritical). I'm still a supporter regardless, yea some might just use it as an excuse to watch a free concert, but I know that others won't. But the same applies for every movement, some people will take it serious, others won't and just buy into it for their own benefit etc.

I think Live Earth was a good way to get younger people engaged and active in the quest for a healthier world. Protecting and being aware of the environment has become more and more prominent in the last few years. It is on the news, in magazines, everywhere we turn. The timing may have been too soon after the last Live Aid concert (I believe it was only 2 years ago) but it was a perfect time to have a tribute that reached across the globe for this important issue. And whether or not some of it was just hype and a chance to see a concert its message reached millions of people in one single day. I hope that it made an impact on people and that they will now make a conscience effort to change their habits.

I think it will definitely make a difference. The people in charge of the campaign can not help the way people will react or respond to it, but I think the intentions are good. Today's pop culture is the biggest target because most of the kids that follow it are the future leaders, and we definitely need to start making a positive influence on these kids and the best way to get to them is through what they like most right now; popular music and concerts. I think that this will gradually settle in these kids minds as they grow older, I definitely think that this should continue because it will at least spark something in today's generation. Hopefully.

i think the live earth guys are noble in their intentions, but the irony of these celebrities flying private jets to a massive energy splurging concert where they preach the environmental benefits of carpooling is a little too ironic for my taste. i'm kind of sick of listening to people tell me how to be more environmentally concious when they themselves live lifestyles that give off more waste than we could ever imagine.  

You have a good point about the garbage and gas that was emitted from the concert.  I wonder if any of the celebs are going to carbon offset what they used that day.  And I wonder how much of the garbage is recycleable?  The word has to get out, but at what cost?

Check this article out from the washington post

Live Earth will produce about 74,500 tons of the gas. Which means they need to plant about 100,000 trees.

I think planting that many trees is pretty impressive!

I'm still torn....

But I'm leaning towards this being the "Real Deal", I think this is my favorite quote:

"I think that this will be very inspiring and show people that you can put on concerts and tours in a much greener way," he said. "I understand concerns about Madonna's carbon footprint. But nobody's perfect, and at least we are now having an interesting debate about it, which will change behavior."