Top Songs About Climate Change

“Climate change is now widely recognized as the major environmental problem facing the globe.” (UNEP) Global warming and climate change are an important and controversial topics. They have raised strong feelings on both sides of the debate. Where do you stand?

This post is part of Blog Action Day 2009, a worldwide initiative started by Envato founders Collis and Cyan Ta’eed, now being run by Change.org. Blog Action Day exists to change the conversation on the web for one day by uniting thousands of bloggers around one important issue – this year, Climate Change. It’s not too late to register your blog and participate.

Music is an effective tool for raising awareness, expressing emotions and prompting action. Many musicians are very conscious of the environment. Here are 8 top songs about climate change. The songs are new and old, fast and slow, funny and serious, by the famous and the unknown.

Read the full blog posting and YouTube videos of the songs, please visit:
http://audio.tutsplus.com/articles/general/top-8-songs-about-climate-change/

1.  Saltwater by Julian Lennon
2.  Where We Going to Go by David Todd
3.  The Shadow by Sandel
4.  I Need to Wake Up by Melissa Etheridge
5.  The Last Day on Earth by Kate Miller-Heidke
6.  Earth Song by Michael Jackson
7.  Can We Save the Planet With Music by Douglas Stambler
8.  Protect the World by a Bunch of Aussie Kids

There is another list of songs related to climate change and human impact n the environment.  It was compiled by Richard L. Wallace, Ursinus College Environmental Studies Program, January 2009.  To view the list, please visit:
http://www.conbio.org/workinggroups/sswg/downloads/climatechangesongs.pdf