Norwood, NJ (July 5, 2007) – EmpireCLS Worldwide Chauffeured
Services agreed this week to supply over thirty chauffeurs to the U.S. Live
Earth which will be held on Saturday, July 7, 2007. Live Earth’s
24-hour; seven-continent concert series will bring together more than 150
music artists and two billion people to trigger a global movement to combat
the climate crisis.
EmpireCLS will provide the chauffeurs to drive E-Class BLUETEC® Mercedes
Benz Sedans for the performers scheduled for the U.S. concert, which will
take place at Giants Stadium. EmpireCLS will also provide chauffeurs
for former U.S. Vice President Al Gore, who is the Chair of the Alliance
for Climate Protection and Partner of Live Earth, and to Kevin Wall, Founder
and Producer of Live Earth.
“Earlier this year, we created a series of green initiatives to become
a more environmentally conscious corporation,” said David Seelinger,
Chairman and CEO of EmpireCLS Worldwide Chauffeured Services. “Today,
we are honored to have our services support Live Earth and the program that
will bring about this much needed and timely message of global warming.”
“EmpireCLS’s green practices,” said Kevin Wall, founder
and producer of Live Earth, “are just one more testament to our overall
goal of providing simple everyday solutions for improving sustainability.”
About EmpireCLS
EmpireCLS provides worldwide chauffeured services in over 650 markets. For
more information, please contact a member of our Business Development Team
at 800-451-5466, extension 2897; or via email at businessdev@empirecls.com.
About Live Earth
Live Earth is a monumental music event that will bring together more than
2 billion people on July 7, 2007 to combat the climate crisis. Live
Earth will stage concerts in New York, London, Sydney, Tokyo, Shanghai,
Rio de Janeiro, Johannesburg, Hamburg and will feature a mix of both legendary
music acts like The Police, Genesis, Bon Jovi and Madonna with the latest
headliners like Kanye West, Kelly Clarkson, Black Eyed Peas and Jack Johnson.
Live Earth’s 24 hours of music across 7 continents will deliver a
worldwide call to action and the solutions necessary to answer that call. Live
Earth marks the beginning of a multi-year campaign to drive individuals,
corporations and governments to take action to solve the climate crisis. Live
Earth is partnering with the Alliance for Climate Protection, The Climate
Group, Stop Climate Chaos and other international organizations in this ongoing
effort. Live Earth was founded by Kevin Wall, a worldwide executive producer
of the Live 8 concert series in 2005, and is supported by former U.S. Vice
President Al Gore.
smart is the world's only automaker serving as an Official Partner. Unlike
any other vehicle, the new smart for two combines a modern, individual lifestyle
with environmental protection by setting the standard in urban mobility and
offering the lowest CO2 emission of any vehicle on the market. smart responds
to environmental demands with innovative, technologically sound solutions
and as a result produces positive and credible answers to the question of
ecological driving.
Philips, as the world’s leading lighting supplier, joins Live Earth
as an Official Partner. Philips was the first to introduce the energy
saving light bulb in 1980 and has put environmental product improvement at
the heart of its business with its EcoDesign program since 1994, increasing
its green product range year by year.
Live Earth is partnering with companies on a local level who share the commitment
to helping people live a more energy efficient lifestyle. PepsiCo, an Official
Partner of Live Earth, is committed to making a difference with eco-friendlier
packaging, energy and water conservation and waste reduction. It’s
all part of PepsiCo’s commitment to Performance with Purpose -- to
do better by doing better. Esurance, the direct-to-consumer personal
auto insurance company, joins Live Earth as an Official Sponsor and is the
latest extension of Esurance's efforts to conserve energy and preserve the
planet's precious resources. For more than seven years, Esurance policyholders
have helped save thousands of trees by buying their auto insurance online
and using electronic documents. An official partner of Live Earth, The Absolut
Spirits Company, Inc., a subsidiary of V&S Group, produces and markets
ABSOLUT® VODKA, Level ™ Vodka, FRÏS® Vodka , Plymouth™ Gin
and Cruzan® Rum. The Absolut Spirits Company focuses on reducing
the impact on climate change, sustainable agriculture and optimizing use
of natural resources as mandated by V&S Group. To view details on the
company’s efforts to combat global warming, visit www.vsgroup.com and
click on “Corporate Responsibility/Environment.” Intelsat,
the leading provider of fixed satellite services worldwide, is the official
satellite capacity sponsor to Live Earth, providing the global high definition
infrastructure for an unforgettable viewer experience. Intelsat connects
the planet to Live Earth through its network of 52 satellites and global
terrestrial facilities.
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Media Contacts:
Yusef Robb/323.384.1789/ press@liveearth.org