The ratings are in, at least for Britain and the much ballyhooed Live Earth concert drew an average audience of less than a million. Previous mega concerts have drawn 10 times the audience.

The concert is justifying its jetting around and small mountains of trash with the use of carbon credits.

Its that like a child molester giving a dollar to the Boy Scouts to atone for his activities?

UPDATE: Rasmussen throws a few more shovefuls of dirt on the "private jets for climate change" series of concerts.

The Live Earth concert promoted by former Vice President Al Gore received plenty of media coverage and hype, but most Americans tuned out. Just 22% said they followed news stories about the concert Somewhat or Very Closely. Seventy-five percent (75%) did not follow coverage of the event.

By comparison, 80% of the American public followed the immigration debate. climate change ranks low among the issues Americans are most concerned with--well behind war, immigration and the economy.

Live Earth itself left a sour taste in people's mouths:

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.

That many?

UPDATE II: Al Gore's presidential campaign hopes are dashed--only 2.7 million viewers for NBC, which was dead last among the networks. It was 18% below reruns of such television heavyweights as reruns of "America's Got Talent" and "Medium".