15 Green Musicians and Bands | Grist | Main Dish | 22 Jun 2007

15 Green Musicians and Bands | Grist | Main Dish | 22 Jun 2007

Pop musicians and festivals making a difference?

Live Earth Concert - South Africa

Spanning the globe, there will be more than 1 million audience members at the
Live Earth concerts, and more than 2 billion viewers worldwide. With the
current range of performers, the Live Earth concerts are sure to reach massive ...
Explore South Africa - http://blog.exploresouthafrica.net

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Ramiro Burr: climate change song

Ramiro Burr: Rubio CD rocks more, shifts styles
San Antonio Express - San Antonio,TX,USA
Rubio raises the environmental flag on "Ayudame," a bubbly pop-rock song on which she pleads for help in reducing world climate change. ...

From Grist: Madonna environment song

AND I AM A RECYCLED-MATERIAL GIRL
Madonna releases single to support Live Earth climate efforts

What is it about climate change that makes music ... suck? First we had Melissa Etheridge's "I Need to Wake Up," the earnest, Oscar-winning "Inconvenient Truth" anthem. Now we have Madonna's "Hey You," a somnolent single released this week in conjunction with Live Earth, the continents-spanning climate-awareness concerts planned for 7/7/07. While we can't complain about our favorite virgin's intentions -- the single is downloadable for free for a week, and Microsoft is donating 25 cents for each of the first million downloads to the Alliance for Climate Protection -- we can complain about her music. Because its vapid lyrics and "stripped-down, folksy" style suuuuck. Still, Live Earth's Kevin Wall called the release of the ballad, which Madge will perform at the London concert, "an incredible boost to our efforts to get people engaged in the environmental cause." And you should go download it! To support climate relief! Plus you might love it! In which case, ignore everything else we just said.

straight to the source: Reuters, 18 May 2007

straight to the source: E! Online, Sarah Hall, 17 May 2007

see also, in Gristmill: The latest Live Earth news

straight to the song: Free download of "Hey You"


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Also in GRIST:

God of Small Things. An interview with underground foodie hero Sandor Katz.


Murdoch, She Wrote. An interview with Rupert Murdoch about News Corp.'s new climate strategy.


Lady, Bugged. Umbra advises on fighting pests with pests.

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Now, here is a summary of what you will find in Green Teacher 80, our Winter 2006-07 edition.

The Start of Something Big: Environmental Education in China
China faces enormous environmental challenges, but until recently most environmental education initiatives were organized by governments and were intended more for publicity than educational purposes. In the last few years, non-profit organizations have seized the opportunity to develop many successful educational programs that offer a glimmer of hope for China and for the world. Australia’s Jane Sayers describes several of these programs and their impact.

Last Child in the Woods? Treating nature-deficit disorder at a high school winter camp
A full-immersion winter camp in Canada's far north provides an life-changing experience with the elements and has a positive resonance with the wider community. Claude Doucette, David Kowalewski and Peggy Ransom describe the week-long camp and argue that outdoor education needs to expose young people to our harshest weather in order to develop a respect and enthusiasm for spending time in the natural world.

Making It Up As We Go Along

Tricia Edgar describes the role of pretend games in early environmental education and many of her favourite activities.

Getting Fresh with Farm-to-School Programs

By making direct connections between growers and schools, farm-to-school programs provide local markets for family farmers and healthier food choices for schoolchildren. Marion Kalb explores how these programs work best and introduces us to state-wide initiatives in Wisconsin, New York and Pennsylvania.

Social Justice and Language Arts
Christopher Greenslate shows how the language arts curriculum offers unlimited opportunities for teachers and students to make connections with current social and global issues.

Discovering Lake Management: Getting Students' Feet Wet
Teaching about lake management is an exciting way of getting students interested in the environment. Matthew Opdyke provides hands-on opportunities for students of all ages to learn about the biology and chemistry of lakes.

Growing Art in School Gardens
Hilary Inwood describes how school gardens can provide the inspiration, supply cupboard, and exhibition space for students' art.

And here is a list of educational resources that are reviewed in the Resources section of the Winter issue:

Cultivating Compassion (curriculum books & DVD)
Adbusters Media Empowerment Kit (includes binder, poster & DVD)
Birdsong and Coffee (DVD)
Great Lakes in my World (large paperback, K-8)
Change the World for Ten Bucks (pb)
Global Kidz Curriculum (Grades 4-5 curriculum binder)
The Goat Lady (hardcover children’s book)
What Do Roots Do? (hardcover book)
Professor Noggin's Life in the Ocean card game
Operation Thistle: Seeds of Despair (Grades 6-8 curriculum binder)
Mouse in a Meadow (hardcover children’s book)
On The Day You Were Born (hardcover children’s book)
Dig Your Hands in the Dirt (paperback)
A Mind with Wings (hardcover children’s book)
Animal Rescue series (paperback books)
Super Size Me (DVD w Grades 6-12 curriculum)

Songs for EE in the News, May 2007

Earth Day Venture Turns Green With Synergy
Newindpress on Sunday - India
Exactly how Dave Stewart, co-founder of the 1980s pop supergroup the
Eurythmics, came to launch a new multimedia venture with the
environmental crusaders of ...
See all stories on this topic

Environmental Month winners proclaimed
Saipan Tribune - Saipan,Northern Mariana Islands,Micronesia
Logo Contest winners were: Grace Christian Academy's
Charis Lopez, first place; Saipan Community School's So Jung Song,
second place; and MCS Ann Gelica ...
See all stories on this topic

Creative Action, Environment and Youth

Check out this page for some action ideas, quick facts and more...great lesson plans too, if you need to convey some environmental concepts!!

Creative Action

http://www.creativeaction.org/fast_facts.htm

World's Youth in Concert for Global Healing

Earth Day, April 22, 2007
Reverence for Life - Music for Life is planning a global wave of music with the Global Youth Service Days and the Earth Day Network. More than 20 concerts and events are confirmed on six continents.
http://www.reverenceforlife.org/reverence/index.html

Interactive IPY event for all!

Celebrate the International Polar Year and join us for Live from IPY with the BEST Expedition in the Arctic!

Interact with PolarTREC teacher Maggie Prevenas and science educator Robyn Staup live from the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter, Healy, from someplace in the Bering Sea! Ask questions and view photos! Anyone can register for these events and participation is free!

For more information about the BEST expedition or to register for live events, visit www.polartrec.com

Or contact Katie Breen or Janet Warburton or call the Arctic Research Consortium of the United States (ARCUS) at 907-474-1600

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There are two upcoming events:

Event 1: Tuesday, 17 April 2007

Time: 12:30 p.m. Alaska Daylight Time (10:30 a.m. HDT; 1:30PM PDT; 2:30 p.m. MDT; 3:30 p.m. CDT; 4:30 p.m EDT).

Duration: ~ 45 minutes

Event 2: Thursday, 26 April 2007

Time: 12:30 p.m. Alaska Daylight Time (10:30 a.m. HDT; 1:30PM PDT; 2:30 p.m. MDT; 3:30 p.m. CDT; 4:30 p.m EDT).

Duration: ~ 45 minutes

For these events, we will be using the webinar interface, HorizonWimba, which allows presentation of PowerPoint slides over the Internet during a conference call, and includes other useful functions such as online chat and polling features. To take full advantage of the webinar you will need telephone and Internet access. If you do not have Internet access, however, you can simply join the conference call.

The webinars will be archived online after the completion of the live sessions. Instructions on how to view an archived events will be posted on the PolarTREC website and emailed to all registered participants.

For more information, contact Katie Breen or Janet Warburton or calling the Arctic Research Consortium of the United States (ARCUS) at 907-474-16

Fill planet earthwith music (Asia)

Fill planet earth with music
Asianjournal.com - Los Angeles,CA,USA
This must be the message behind all the feverish preparations for Earth
Day 2007 by nongovernment and government organizations.
It will be a heady mixture ...

Bill McKibben weighs in on songs for EE

Introducing a brand-new, mass-protest climate movement for 2007 | Grist | Dispatches | 08 Jan 2007

A lot of songs have their own movements -- you know, like "Vogue" and "YMCA." But as writer Bill McKibben explains, every movement also needs its songs. The civil-rights movement had "We Shall Overcome," the labor movement had "Union Maids" and "Sixteen Tons," and climate activists have, well ... Musicians United to Save our Environment, an organization that's calling on artists to belt out tunes about global warming. Some have even answered the call. In his latest dispatch from the front lines of the Step It Up 2007 campaign, McKibben croons about the importance of music in activist movements, noting why climate activism is no exception.

Global warming: #2 on the pop charts | Gristmill: The environmental news blog | Grist

Global warming: #2 on the pop charts | Gristmill: The environmental news blog | Grist

Some more commentary about pop music from Kit Stolz.

Some envirosongs tidbits...

Enviro Songs of the Year 2006
By Kit Stolz
Is there such a thing as environmental music, or nature music? ... This method describes perfectly the best environmental music of last year, which I think was ... unfortunately, but know that this song has become something of a hit on ...
A Change in the Wind - http://achangeinthewind.typepad.com/achangeinthewind/

Music and Lyrics World Premiere to Benefit NRDC
Business Wire (press release) - San Francisco,CA,USA
NRDC is the nation's most effective environmental action organization. They use law, science and the support of 1.2 million members and online activists to ...

MORRISON SONG USED IN NEW ECO CAMPAIGN
Contactmusic.com - Burley in Wharfdale,Ilkley,UK
Rock legend JIM MORRISON is helping the fight against global warming from beyond the grave, with the release of a song he wrote. Environmental campaigners ...

The MUSE Campaign: Write a Climate Change Song

The MUSE Campaign: "Calling all Musicians
If every musician writes a song about global warming the world will listen.
Add your unique voice to musicians all over the world who are writing songs about global warming, the environment, and preventing a climate catastrophe."

Dutch artists contribute to Greenpeace, Dutch News, The Netherlands, Holland, Expatica

Dutch artists contribute to Greenpeace, Dutch News, The Netherlands, Holland, Expatica

The artists will be writing a new song or making a new version of an existing song for Greenpeace Music to highlight environmental issues. ...

Environmental Songs

Environmental Songs

Here's another interesting list. The environmental connections are a bit tenous on some of these songs though...

Environmental songs - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Category:Environmental songs - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Hey Songs-for-EE folks: Here's your chance to be a Wikipedia contributor...more to be added for sure!

Barenaked Ladies vocalist Steven Page lays bare his hopes for a green future | By Sarah van Schagen | Grist | Main Dish | 18 Dec 2006

Barenaked Ladies vocalist Steven Page lays bare his hopes for a green future | By Sarah van Schagen | Grist | Main Dish | 18 Dec 2006

Celebrities and environment: Toronto Star article

Cause celeb

Toronto Star:
More than ever, celebrities of all stripes are becoming environmentally active. But whether their motives are genuine or self-serving, most agree on one thing: it's about time...

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