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Live Earth: in retrospect

The Police and Kanye West conclude the New York concert. (via ECOtality)

Live Earth may be over, but it’s the after effects that will decide whether Live Earth has been a help, bringing awareness of climate change to the masses, or whether it has been just another rock concert with a massive carbon footprint.

Greenthinkers has checked out the press reviews of the event:

The Irish Times sums it up pretty well. The LA Times enjoyed the show. The Observer had a great time. But Reuters wasn’t impressed.

Live Earth Tokyo headliners Linkin Park have gone green as a result of being involved in Live Earth, and are now planning an eco-friendly tour.

On the other hand, Live Earth London headliner Madonna has been completely slated in the press for her carbon excesses. Come on Madonna, it’s time to put your money where your mouth is!

Treehugger reports that Live Earth London concert goers were a pretty green bunch. The car park at Wembley was empty because everyone had arrived by public transport.

Off-grid reveals that:

… British environmentalists who began the move for a climate change concert were forced into the margins and their attempts to reduce carbon emissions replaced with a series of hopeless gimmicks.
They claim Live Earth became a huge PR-driven machine with multi-national companies who have disputable green credentials – like Smart cars, Pepsi and Philips – jumping on the green bandwagon.

And finally, if Live Earth has got you hyped over not just going green, but the music too, Gift Rap has a list of 7 eco-friendly ways to enjoy your music.

If you didn’t see Live Earth, you can still watch it online.