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-lsb- http://psalngs.com www.psalngs.com -rsb- 2008 -- present 250px john lefebvre
 6 august 1951 solo_singer vocals , keyboards , acoustic guitar , electric guitar , piano john lefebvre.jpg calgary , alberta , canada john lefebvre singer-songwriter , entrepreneur , lawyer
john lefebvre

john lefebvre -lrb- born august 6 , 1951 -rrb- , is a canadian musician , composer , entrepreneur , retired lawyer and philanthropist currently active as a songwriter , touring performer , and recording artist -- as well as an activist and advocate who has made extensive contributions to the dialogue surrounding climate change issues .
in 2007 , he composed and recorded a double cd album entitled `` psalngs '' with the help of the legendary record producer brian ahern , whose previous credits include producing records by emmylou harris , marty robbins , george jones and ricky skaggs .
this was john 's first effort as a solo artist .
ahern gathered a skookum studio band for the album , which included jim keltner , hutch hutchinson , greg leisz , patrick warren , dean parks , al kooper , matt rollings and mac mcanally .
the players regrouped with lefebvre and ahern in the spring of 2010 to record lefebvre 's second solo effort , `` the initial album '' , scheduled for release in fall 2010 .
as an environmental advocate , lefebvre is a chief benefactor of desmogblog.com , a whistleblower blog run by vancouver public relations specialist james hoggan .
the site 's focus is on exposing those who deny the effects of fossil fuel upon the world 's climate while covertly working on behalf of fossil fuel producers .
john is among the blog 's most active commentators , in addition to substantial writing in other forums including social media .
his at times blunt outspokenness on environmental issues is well documented .
in addition , since july 2009 lefebvre has served as a director of the david suzuki foundation and is also a continuing supporter of the dalai lama center for peace and education , a vancouver-based institution focused upon the teachings of dalai lama and `` education of the heart . ''
lefevre first garnered public attention in 1999 , when he co-founded neteller -lrb- now known as neovia -rrb- , an online money transfer facility .
though a publicly traded uk company , the firm 's involvement in transactions serving the then-fledgling online gambling sector led to u.s. charges of possible money laundering against the company and his arrest in january 2007 .
lefebvre plead guilty to charges of conspiracy to conduct illegal internet gambling transactions and agreed to cooperate with prosecutors and testify if necessary .
the court ordered him to repay $ 185 million .
