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Francis also made video appearances.
The musical performers and celebrity guests had two main messages they emphasized: encouraging everyone to get a vaccine, and for countries with more resources to help provide vaccines to other countries.
Concert organizers imposed a number of Covid-related restrictions. The crowd was limited to less than a third of the stadium’s 70,000 capacity, and all attendees had to show proof of vaccination in order to be admitted. Alcohol and other concessions were not sold and masks were required, but this was the first time a crowd of thousands of people were allowed to sit right next to each other at a music performance in California.
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“This is a rock concert!” Dave Grohl excitedly told more than 20,000 fans as the Foo Fighters blazed through their first live set in front of an adoring crowd in over a year
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In a stadium of over 20,000 fans standing shoulder to shoulder eagerly awaiting their first star-studded concert in over a year, no one was more excited than Dave Grohl.
“This is a fucking rock concert!” the Foo Fighters frontman said multiple times between the band’s set, as if he still couldn’t believe it himself. “In the last year, I’ve been having this dream that’s happening now.”
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At a research site in rural Alberta, carbon dioxide is injected deep into the ground. Using remote sensors, scientists monitor its movement to ensure the planet-heating gas does not migrate upwards.
“Basically, think of ultrasound on bodies – we’re doing ultrasound on the earth,” said Don Lawton, director of the Containment and Monitoring Institute and a geophysics professor at the University of Calgary.
The research findings are shared with oil and gas companies exploring ways to capture carbon dioxide during production before the greenhouse gas is released into the atmosphere, and storing it underground or using it for other purposes.