| Isn't it amazing how vocal the doom-sayers are, | | | | in temperature and definitely no hungry people. All |
| and all the time. They never let up. What is it with | | | | those are in the imagination of some |
| them. I have often wondered at the folk that are | | | | scaremongers. |
| around that always have to tell you that it won't | | | | Let's give credit where credit is due. Al Gore, the |
| work, waste of time, bad idea, not worth the | | | | person who a lot of Americans wrote off as a |
| effort and many many more negative | | | | non-leader during the elections which somehow |
| statements. | | | | went to Bush, the guy who people said was |
| There they are, dependable as ever, sprouting | | | | colourless and bland and no true leader. This same |
| out about the bad things about the Live Earth | | | | person has not only won an Oscar for a |
| concerts. There was an article on newsvine that | | | | documentary, he is short listed for a Nobel peace |
| was ridiculing Madonna's performance at the | | | | prize. |
| concert. I only read the first paragraph, but there | | | | This supposedly boring individual has managed to |
| were already 146 comments and umpteen votes | | | | enthuse people to hold world wide concerts to |
| for the article. I'm sure I could find a huge amount | | | | kick start an entire public relations and advertising |
| of bad things to say about the concerts, for | | | | campaign to get the message of Live Earth |
| instance the one in Germany wasn't as full as the | | | | across. And it is good that he is talking to the |
| organizers had hoped. | | | | youth. The older generation are already recycling |
| And of course the concerts would have used | | | | and worrying about the sustainability of the earth |
| electricity, water, created plastic cup waste etc | | | | and its hugely growing population. |
| etc. Loads of things that one could find wrong | | | | The concerts are the start of a three year |
| with the whole idea. But then there are loads of | | | | campaign to actually mobilize mankind to rethink |
| things right with it as well. First of all, it got the | | | | how the world is being treated. Gore has been |
| word out to a fair number of people, in fact | | | | taking his talk and slide show around the world |
| thousands, that the earth is worth looking after. | | | | already. He has spoken to thousands. He needs |
| That message might not be that important to | | | | help. He cannot do this on his own. |
| those negative individuals. I'm sure for them the | | | | By creating an awareness globally, he is also |
| earth is doomed already in any case, or else, they | | | | hoping that he might be able to fire up some |
| have their head buried in the sand and are | | | | further disciples and have some help to get the |
| pretending there is nothing going on. | | | | message across. It will be interesting to see how |
| After all there is no global warming. No destruction | | | | he fares with this. Instead of criticising we should |
| of fauna or flora, nope, nothing happening. No | | | | be eternally grateful that somebody is |
| major Tsunamis, forest and veld fires, no earth | | | | BOTHERING. |
| quakes, no floods, no hectic droughts, no increase | | | | |