Alive after Live Earth

Your intrepid Grist correspondent sweats through an arena concert, so you don't have to

Posted by Emily Gertz (Guest Contributor) at 8:01 AM on 09 Jul 2007

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Don't ever say we never did anything for you. On Saturday, while you were cavorting in the surf, grilling organic free-range meat on the barbecue (or is that barbecuing meat on the grill?), or kicking back with a good book in the sweet, sweet air conditioning, Grist was sweating at Live Earth New York. Er, New Jersey. Whatever.

We suffered through sets by Ludacris, Melissa Etheridge, Roger Waters, and the Police to report back -- to YOU, dear Grist reader -- from the front lines of global eco-activism.

Or something like that.

Check back soon for my report from the scene of Live Earth at Giants Stadium on 7/7/07.

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Ecuador's Amazon Rainforest in the Spotlight

The plight of Ecuador's Amazon rainforest was in the spotlight during the Live Earth series of concerts this weekend as celebrities including Sting, The Police, Daryl Hannah, Martin Sheen, and Trudie Styler supported on air the landmark environmental lawsuit against Chevron and the international campaign to save Yasuni National Park, one of the most biodiverse ecosystems on the planet, from the oil industry:

To see the interview with Daryl Hannah on Bravo: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4q6X0_BLH1o

Amazon Watch and John Quigley (activist and artist) produced a video out of Ecuador which captures both the monumental struggle for justice against Chevron, as well as Quito's proposal to save Yasuni National Park from oil drilling. This video was aired, via satellite feed, across the world. To see the public service announcement, narrated by Martin Sheen: www.amazonwatch.org

To send a letter to David O. Reilly, Chevron CEO, demanding environmental remediation of the Ecuadorian Amazon: www.chevrontoxico.com/action.php?action=1

To send a letter to Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa, pledging to support the historic Yasuni proposal, visit: www.liveyasuni.org

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