The Daily Gut
Live Earth is approaching this Saturday - you know, the massive music event, featuring 24 hours of music by 150 of the worlds top musicians. The goal? To raise awareness about global warming.

Frankly, there can be no better goal than that. But sadly, many Americans aren’t aware of it. And it’s their lack of awareness about raising awareness that’s at issue.

The interesting fact is you don’t need facts to raise awareness. Never mind that the science behind global warming is about as consistent as I am tall. Which… is not very. In fact, there is absolutely no consensus on global warming other than it may or may not be happening, and we have no idea what to do about it. Other than, of course, raising awareness.

What I love most about raising awareness about the planet is that it allows you to ignore the real problems in your life. Like hygiene, or your mortgage. By thinking globally, you neglect locally. You can see this in any celebrity crusader - from Sean Penn, to Paul Newman, to Al Gore. Intent on saving the planet, they lose their priorities. If Gore spent more time thinking about offspring instead of offsets, maybe his son would not have been caught on a freeway operating a pharmacy on wheels at a 100 miles per hour.

But thank God, Al the Third was driving a Prius, the ultimate environmentally friendly hybrid. And by being arrested in it, the punk did his part to raise awareness for global warming! Just like good old dad!

And that’s my gut feeling.

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What a great line, “When you think globally you fail to think locally.”

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