Live Earth is, by any measure, a pretty staggering achievement: hundreds of artists on seven continents, all assembled to remind us to buy those spirally power-saving lightbulbs. If it weren't for the 77-drummer Boredoms thing, I would've definitely done everything in my power to make it out to the Giants Stadium show, partly because I can't resist it whenever such a random assortment of pop stars (Kelly Clarkson! Roger Waters! Dave Matthews! Akon!) convenes for any reason, but also partly because it seems to be, by any measure, a good thing. Ever since Al Gore won and then lost the presidency, he's been on this endlessly quixotic years-long quest to tell the world at large about sustainable energy, and even more amazingly, he actually appears to be making some sort of impact.
