tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9310432.post1558870982926770036..comments2023-11-03T05:02:44.081-05:00Comments on The Green Skeptic: Global Climate Change: Why Can't I Get Excited About "Live Earth"?greenskeptichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11794484456743626107noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9310432.post-2352448641333708632007-07-10T09:13:00.000-05:002007-07-10T09:13:00.000-05:00I thin there is room for more awareness raising bu...I thin there is room for more awareness raising but whether this is best done by jetting in rockstars from across the world is debateable. I don't think concerts really engage people too much in terms of encouraging them to change their lifestyles, but then how do we engage people? Given that we all need to be engaged before we can work on genuine solutions.Crafty Green Poethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02486633917197181851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9310432.post-66054232240355009292007-07-04T17:03:00.000-05:002007-07-04T17:03:00.000-05:00We do infact need more awareness raising in some n...We do infact need more awareness raising in some nations, not all of the two billion folk viewing will be familar with climate change.<BR/><BR/>Having said that you are right that what we need now is action, however this is just the sort of the event to create media coverage, coverage which has been repeatedly shown to set the political agenda.<BR/><BR/>Having set the agenda an engaged public have an even greater chance of encouraging political change and getting the right policies in place to start serious change.Calvin Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00899904249648707318noreply@blogger.com