1) Al Gore had an appointment with the environmental editor of the most popular Danish newspaper, but when he learned that the more knowledgeable environmentalist Bjorn Lomborg would also attend the meeting, he cancelled his appointment.
In the 1950's and 1960's, thousands of people in London died each year from the air pollution. In order to stop this, the heights of chimneys were raised . This angered Gore, since it led to some minor air pollution reaching Sweden. He didn't care about Londoners dying, he didn't want Sweden to have minor pollution.

Roger Bell, Ashton, MD

Why don't they all ride around on Zipee-bikes? Hybrid cars still use fossil
fuels...

Steve Stoke, reading, UK

I think it's great... for Al Gore.

One man who didn't succeed to become the most powerful politician in the world, by being democratically elected into office, has now assumed power on a planetary scale without a vote being cast.

He decides what the perfect global temperature should be... not too hot, not too cold but juuuuust right. I'm not sure when that point was in the last x billion years of earth's constantly (and naturally) changing global temperature but Al Gore is convinced that it's going in the wrong direction, despite the fact that life on earth has thrived for hundreds of millions of years in a constantly varying climate, at times cooler and warmer than today. Species have evolved and become extinct, time and again.

What exactly is the perfect temperature for the planet? Should man strive (despite what nature does itself) to maintain that temperature? What happens when nature say 'tomorrow's going to be 2 degrees colder and we'll have a new ice-age'? We fight it?

Ad, Nottingham, UK

Gore spends $30k per annum on fuel at his mansion. 'Nuff Sed.

Nobby Clark, London,

Didier in Brussels,
I resent that you are condemning the anti-all. You are pre-judging them and missing the point that if they are right about global warming then it is indeed a beautiful thing they are doing. You should stop judging people who judge. It isn't nice, I'm sorry. I'm afraid I have just judged you for judging the anti-all who seem to judge eveyone. I retract this statement, I hope you don't judge me harshly for judging you for judging the anti-all who judge eveyone.

I'm going to Al Gore's website so I can offsett all carbon I just created by perspiring while writing this. "Friends don't let friends cut their hair" Please stop choking our rivers and oceans with human hair. Don't get a haircut.

Bryan theterrible, Los Angeles,

When I was in high school, during the 70s, the so-called experts were predicting another ice age and the catch phrase for that time period was "global cooling".

One thing that you've got to ask yourself about this so-called "global warming" theory and those that support it is who stands to profit from it.

Fred Stueve, Burns, Wyoming

people love to criticize - the truth is that while yes, many people in the world are already aware of the climate crisis, there are many more who are not aware of how serious this actually is. the massive number of people who will tune in to watch their favorite artists and come away with a new understanding and willingness to change certain destructive activities will more than make up for the fuel used to transport some of the artists to the shows.

and re. the criticism of al gore consulting on environmental issues - well, the fact is that people get paid every day for the work they do. i personally do not know what money he does or does not make. that being said, i would much rather get behind the guy who is using his creativity, passion and intelligence to help solve one of the most serious threats to human existance on this planet. he has devoted his life to helping to find a solution....why should he be chastized for earning a living, if indeed that is the case?

terra , london, england

The temperature of Mars is increasing in line with the Earth's because of the way the martians live.
Al Gore should be sent to Mars to tell the martians how irresponsible their lifestyle is.An inconvenient trip for Al but also
a chance to become the saviour of two planets.(And if the martians
don´t have a planetary computer network yet ,Al can invent it for them as he has claimed to have done here on Earth.)

Mauri Ahlaja, Turku, Finland

Al Gore - The lights are on, but there's nobody home

p.s. Where can I buy my indulgences from Mr Gore to ensure my place in carbon free heaven?

john smith, manchester, uk

B J Deller from Marbella in Spain, Sam Young in Paris France, and all the others who dispute the effects of human activity on the changes to the earth's climate - you will probably be dead before it really kicks in so why worry anyway? Keep on guzzling folks.....

sonny, london,

Has anyone calculated how much petrol and other fuels will be expended in getting all of the people to the concerts, housing them, poured into electricity during the concerts, and getting people home again? Why not have everyone stay home during the concert and just devote all of the money going into this amusement to a worthy cause?

James, Jacksonville, Illinois U. S.

The temperature of Mars is increasing in line with the Earth's because of the way the martians live.
Al Gore should be sent to Mars to tell the martians how irresponsible their lifestyle is.An inconvenient trip for Al but also a chance to become the saviour of two planets.(And if the martians don´t have a planetary computer network yet ,Al can invent it for them as he has claimed to have done here on Earth.)

Mauri Ahlaja, Turku, Finland

dasmb, Albany, NY.....an what made the last Ice Age disappear........?

Phil, Preston,

The world has been terrified by small groups of murderous Islamic fundamentalists, hang on , you haven't seen anything yet from environmental fundamentalists!

James Wong, Macau,

How much energy does 50 million televisions expend? Now throw in 5 million state-of-the-art sound systems with 100 watt surround sound speakers . Include in your calculations, the two or three million VCRs, DVRs and cable boxes. These activists have a funny way of telling us how important climate change is.

Maybe next time, they'll cut down a few thousand trees to demonstrate how important it is to save the rainforest.

Morgan Nec, Harrisburg, USA

I'll be doing my part in this very serious enterprise. I'll be investing in my own carbon offsets. A new Al Gore Wall Street Stock idea offers offsets based on farmers burning their gaseous cow's methane right at the source. It is a process that is being perfected at this moment.

The first farmer caught his barn on fire when one of his cows let loose with a particularly forceful explosion of methane over the farmer's BIC lighter. The flame shot ten feet catching a bale of hay on fire. The farmer suffered singed eyebrows and community embarrassment.

Dan Hanover, Tarrytown, USA

Speaking as a "gas-guzzling" American, I am all for anything that can reduce the pollutants in the air for general health, but global warming is nothing more than an excuse for the redistribution of wealth(via carbon tax). If any of these celebrity activists including Gore were actually serious about climate change, they would give up their jets, their huge limousines and their multi-mansion lifestyles. Rather than give up, they hand money over to the con artists running the carbon credit companies to get their blessing and make themselves feel good.
When they tell everyone to reduce your global footprint, they don't actually mean themselves, they just mean the rest of you peasants.

Morgan Nec, Harrisburg, US

The artists and politicians involved with Live Earth envision it as a great symbol of support for climate change, and maybe it is, but what's more important is their agile response to cries of hypocrisy by climate change critics and environmentalists alike.

Big festivals are here to stay; they're exciting and profitable. Pushing promoters to create festivals that have a lower environmental impact is a good thing. Really, it doesn't make sense to ferry Al Gore back and forth from the UK...and yet, without criticism, nobody would have really seen a problem with it. We have all this great efficiency technology and it's useless without the will to put it to use -- a will that won't exist until somebody demands it.

Oh, and as for climate change being due to solar output: there is no strong evidence for this, the studies that suggest it have been summarily debunked, and the vast majority of climate research has shown this. Sorry man. Science sez you wrong!

dasmb, Albany, NY,

We have been offered a choice, a chance. I am now with you... When you seek me, then you shall find mankind's salvation. We will solve the issues at hand with unifying solutions, and fuel a future, in which we all will proudly participate. An abundant future awaits us all. My message must be spoken aloud and spread all over the World, God's chosen King, I will complete our childhood.

Casey O, Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA

Sam Young in Paris is my new hero for his comments!

I am looking forward to about ten years from now when all these people (particularly Hollywood) look back and realize how easily led they are. I see no reason for why we shouldn't be doing everything we can to get off oil it IS being used at an insustainable rate and makes us dependent on unreliable regions of the world. Cleaning up our air in an economically responsible way could only be to our benefit too, however, many people have lost sight of reason and jump on the shrill, self-righteous bandwagon driven by Gore.

Marianne, Cincinnati,

Wouldn't it be better for the planet if they didn't hold the concerts at all and used the money to do something like plant trees or provide grants to people to assist them in making their homes more energy efficient?

David, Houston, TX, USA

I wonder if these people who are so concerned with global warming realize just how much green house gases they will release into the atmosphere during these global warming concerts? I'm sure they will all come by private jet, and limosine. stay in thier air conditioned trailors, have thier 20 person entorage etc. etc. It is all so rediculous. Lets do something about real problems like Darfur and AIDS. Global Warming, another Hollywood flavor of the month! Whatever happened to the Bird Flu pandemic that was supposed to wipe out the world????

tom, NJ, USA

I say idiots that fall for the drivel of A Gores big concert.

News break. The earth has warmer periods and the earth has colder periods. Earth shattering wasn't it. And I was taught about it 45 years ago in elementary school.

So you can be a big energy hog and then make it ok by waving the magical carbon credit wand. Many years have passed since I gave up believing in the tooth fairy but then, all this stuff is to sway the mind of kids.

Soon Gore will tell his flock that the melting of ice on Mars is our problem because of our reflective atmosphere and will order the atmosphere to be contained. And all his followers will go Oooooo.

Tommy Ton, york, pa

What a novel idea, "Rock Stars against warming temperatures!". How appropriate that Spinal Tap be involved. This has gone from absurd to amusing.

William P., NYC, USA

People were "acting for the good" when they wrongly banned DDT. Millions of African deaths directly attributed to this action later, Africa and other third world nations are begging and pleading: PLEASE, no more acting for the good. We'll be better off if you don't.

This global warming nonsense is a scam of global proportions. Anyone buying into it should have their sanity questioned.

Kevin, NC, USA,

"To combat criticism of their own damaging effect on the environment, the organisers will pay at least £1m in carbon credits" Nice..the real "Inconvenient Truth" is that Al Gore owns a company that sells so called "carbon credits" how nice of him to promote a world wide concert and then sell them credits that will make him even more wealthy. Gore is the world's biggest charlatain. But, as is often said, "there is a sucker born every minute". Gore is capitalizing on a world full of suckers.

Jeff, Atlanta, U.S.A./GA

But...But...what happened to the Global COOLING and impending ICE AGE i was suppose to be terrified of in the 70's????

dan, holt, mi usa

So, how many televisions will have to be on to view this event? If average viewership is a million households watching (probably vastly understated) you've got 24 hours of 25" televisions being on per household, or 24 * 150 * 1,000,000 or 3.6 billion watts.

brian, belmont, USA, California

Are you 'avin a laugh?

J Sumner, Nashville , USA

Any musicians who are niaive enough to sign up to Gore's propaganda show should demand a share of the future profits from his environmental consultancy company.
And can someone explain to me why anyone would have the lights on in summer? Gore really is a clueless showman.

Chris, Birmingham, UK

Didier Niclaes:
"I really admire the action of Al gore and her/his followers"
You are mistaken, Al Gore is not a hermaphrodite. She is a beautiful lady.

Felix, Nottingham,

I really admire the action of Al gore and her/his followers like Madonna.

These people are acting for the good. But in this world, even the most beautiful acts are criticised. The "anti-all" just deserve contemption.

Didier Niclaes, Brussels, Belgium

Like many others, I believe that man-induced climate change is a hoax. It is due to solar activity as expressed by highly respected scientists and climatologists. But I do see the point in reducing CO2 emissions but for health's sake and to make sure we are no longer reliant on oil in 20 years time. But who is going to get the Americans, the Chinese and the Indians to cut back? The UK emits 2% of the world's emissions we are told, so let us back off a bit and stand up to these people who are making profit, either in cash, political or misplaced emotion, out of promoting the current fad. All we are doing is causing Third World countries where they are destroying their own environment to make extravagant claims for "damages" on the West.

The climate change band-wagoneers have not yet explained why the surface of Mars is increasing in temperature in line with the Earth's yet.

B J Deller, Marbella, Spain

Personally, i make a point of wasting energy, just to annoy the climate change people. I will continue to do so until this climate change hysteria has returned to the gutter from where it came.
That's my say had.
And i very much doubt that i am the only person fed up to the teeth with these tree huggers.
Merci

Sam Young, Paris, France

It is amazing how folks just keep talking about a false premise/issue of CO2 causing climate change. They are both poorly educated and misled by a party line or economic criminals.

Current incompetent stories regarding CO2 Causing Climate Change are a fraud.

When you base anything on a false premise everything else that follows is false. CO2 causing climate change IS a false premise.

Consensus is NOT science. Educate, inform yourself, take a 9th grade science class.

Stop listening to folks that have a financial interest in the subject. Unfortunately, many have learned to spin information, thusly have become intellectually and academically dishonest.

Information Vetting: I have no financial interest in this subject.

Dr Coles, Los Angeles, USA

Since when, Ben of Wilmslow, has any Chancellor needed an excuse to tax us? If he doesn't apply Green taxes (and he isn't!) he will tax something else. It is also worth remembering that taxes don't just go into a black hole, they are used to pay for services - hospitals, schools etc - that we need, and which we shout very loudly if we don't get.

I do agree that the tax take from business is derisory: about 8% of the total I believe.

Bill Linton, London,

This is surreal - to call it funny, would be to downplay the irony!

We must be hitting the point when Joe Public says Stop, no more!

We know its getting a little warmer, please don't try and cash in on it any more. Al Gore, Madonna, and politicians of all parties are expert at jumping on and off bandwagons, and this one is no exception.

I expect in about 5 years, we will be looking at the global warming hype as another example of cashing in on a public fear.

Maybe we should have a show to celebrate that - call it live hype or something!

Oli Rhys, Deeside, Wales

I think this carbon footprint hype is a load of twaddle; simply designed to extract more money from the ordinary joe. I do agree that global warming is happening, but to blame us is a step too far. Global warming has been around long before man and the industrial revolution. The only reason the British government tax joe public is because to tax big business would hurt the economy too much, so they don't. That's why aviation fuel is still tax free.

ben, wilmslow, cheshire