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July 9, 2007
Greenies Mad at Madonna
Posted by Dave Blount at July 9, 2007 3:05 PM
Prominently featured at the Goracle's Live Earth flop was Madonna, who can be counted on to hop aboard liberal bandwagons, but who is about as environmentally conscious as her lyrics are intellectually profound.
Her Ray of Light Foundation annoys the environmentally pious by owning shares in companies like Alcoa, Ford, and Weyerhaeuser, all of which have been accused of putting human interests ahead of those of the Earth Mother.
Live Earth producer Kevin Wall comes to her rescue:
I know that her commitment to this cause runs deep. She is performing for free and has written a new song for us, which I think goes to show that.
But while Madonna chides us to stop using energy, her own royal lifestyle produces even more carbon than Al Gore's. She owns nine homes and six cars (including two gas hog Range Rovers), and flies by private jet. She has been estimated to produce 1,018,372kg of CO2 each year; the average Briton produces about 10,000 kg.
Sure she's committed: to self-promotion and self-indulgence, like most pop stars — and like the Goracle himself.
On a tip from Wiggins.
