Rasmussen Reports, July '07: Skeptical of Performers’ Motives, Public Tunes Out Live Earth Event,

Skepticism about the participants may have been a factor in creating this low level of interest. Most Americans (52%) believe the performers take part in such events because it is good for their image. Only 24% say the celebrities really believe in the cause while another 24% are not sure. One rock star who apparently shared that view is Matt Bellamy of the band Muse. Earlier in the week, he jokingly referred to Live Earth as "private jets for climate change."

Only 34% believe that events like Live Earth actually help the cause they are intended to serve. Forty-one percent (41%) disagree. Those figures include 10% who believe the events are Very Helpful and 20% who say they are Not at All Helfpul. Adding to the skepticism, an earlier survey found that just 24% of Americans consider Al Gore an expert on Global Warming.

Chunk of ice allegedly breaks loose in Antarctica

CSIC scientist, Jordi Dachs, reported that his team had found 'a very high level of biological production' in the areas where the fragments of ice have gone and that there is 'abundant fauna, with the largest concentration of humpback whales and leopard seals' they have seen up until now.