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This post, written by Bernie Heidkamp, originally appeared on PopPolitics
Normally, we at PopPolitics don't like to feed the beast. The obsession with scantily-clad celebrities reflects a lowest common denominator approach to pop culture.
But having said that, we can't resist beginning a post on the complications and contradictions of today's Live Earth concerts with an image from the front page of Boston.com, Boston Globe's website.
Yes, as the caption indicates, that's Shakira doing her best to combat global warming.
To their credit, organizers of the event like Al Gore and Kevin Wall continually assert that their goal is to use individual awareness to foster larger change. Gore told The New York Times that he wants to "create a critical mass of opinion worldwide that will push the world across a tipping point beyond which political and business and civic leaders across the spectrum will begin offering genuinely meaningful solutions to the climate crisis. I think that's a realistic hope, and it's greatly needed."
We're hoping he's right.
Plus: Yinka Adegoke of Reuters discusses how the Live Earth is harnessing the power of the web in unprecedented ways.
Tagged as: live earth, al gore, environment, global warming, music
Bernie Heidkamp is a Contributing Editor for PopPolitics.
1 comment:
Hi -- Sorry I'm leaving a comment instead of emailing you directly, but I can't find your contact information.
It's great that you appreciated this PopPolitics article, but we'd really appreciate it if you didn't post the full entry on your blog.
(We have an agreement with Alternet that allows them to repost our content in full).
Please quote from it or excerpt it instead. Thanks!
-Bernie Heidkamp
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