Stars Join Their Voices to Support Live Earth

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They joined forces two years ago to combat global poverty under the flag of Live 8, and rock and pop stars and their myriad fans around the world threw their voices behind a good cause again on Saturday, this time that of raising awareness about global warming through a campaign called Live Earth.

In eight major concerts attended by hundreds of thousands and watched on television or the Web by many hundreds of millions more, local and international celebrities backed solo and group acts to promote individual, corporate and government action to slow, even reverse, climate change.

“We’re here to save the world,” Chris Moyles, a British D.J., told the crowd at the start of the nine-hour show at Wembley Stadium here. “Will you help?” After a bit of prodding, a loud “Yes” was the response.

The entire venture has Al Gore as its guardian guru. The former vice president’s environmental documentary, “An Inconvenient Truth,” inspired the American producer, Kevin Wall, to apply the formula he used to organize Live 8 to the fresh challenge of global warming. And Mr. Gore enthusiastically backed the 24-hour initiative.

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/08/arts/music/08liveearth.html?hp

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