This day in music history.

July 7, 2007, The Live Earth concert event occurs. The concerts are a 24-hour music marathon spanning seven continents and featuring some of the biggest acts in the world. The shows were the idea of Al Gore to promote his ideas to fight global warming. Al asked the audiences to take his Live Earth pledge in hopes it would help avert more heatwaves, floods, droughts, disease and rising seas projected by the U.N. climate panel. Some of the artists performing were The Red Hot Chili Peppers, Madonna, Metallica, the Police, Kanye West, Genisis, KT Tunstal, Jack Johnson, Kelly Clarkson, Garth Brooks, The Foo Fighters, Corinne Bailey Rae, Snoop Dog, and Dave Matthews.
The Live Earth Pledge
1.To demand that my country join an international treaty within the next 2 years that cuts global warming pollution by 90% in developed countries and by more than half worldwide in time for the next generation to inherit a healthy earth;
2.To take personal action to help solve the climate crisis by reducing my own CO2 pollution as much as I can and offsetting the rest to become "carbon neutral;"
3.To fight for a moratorium on the construction of any new generating facility that burns coal without the capacity to safely trap and store the CO2;
4.To work for a dramatic increase in the energy efficiency of my home, workplace, school, place of worship, and means of transportation;
5.To fight for laws and policies that expand the use of renewable energy sources and reduce dependence on oil and coal;
6.To plant new trees and to join with others in preserving and protecting forests; and,
7.To buy from businesses and support leaders who share my commitment to solving the climate crisis and building a sustainable, just, and prosperous world for the 21st century.