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Live Earth Aims to Cause Lasting Change
Wall and Gore have also taken measures to maintain the concert's green integrity by enlisting the support of the U.S. Green Building Council and John Picard, a former member of President Clinton's Green White House task force. Live Earth is intended to be an eco-friendly event with power supplied from renewable energy sources and ground travel from hybrid or high-efficiency vehicles where possible.
"This is going to be the greenest event of its kind, ever," says Gore. "The carbon offsets and the innovative practices that are being used to make this a green event, I think will set the standard for years to come."
  Live Earth founder Kevin Wall, left, and former U.S. vice president Al Gore pose for a photograph Thursday June 28, 2007 in New York. Wall, an Emmy-winning concert producer who produced Live 8 and founded Live Earth, hopes Live Earth will change attitudes about global warming and jettison a larger movement. (AP Photo/Tina Fineberg) (Tina Fineberg - AP) Special Report
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While the former vice president has repeatedly said he will not run for president next year, he says it's a "main goal" of Live Earth to make climate change an important factor in the election next November and beyond.
"We're prepared to carry this on for three to five years," Gore says. "I'm optimistic that we'll reach the goal before then."
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