U2's 'massive carbon footprint' called into question #climate #music


	U2's 'massive carbon footprint' called into question #climate #music

JICWyllie

7-8-2009 7:07 AM

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1-climate change, 1-emissions, 2-record, 3-reported, 4-intl

JICWyllie says:

Why are they doing it? And by what right? They can't need the money. And massively hypocritical to boot! And the figure does not count all the emissions from people travelling to attend the concerts. When will live Web concerts catch on?

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