Wednesday, May 6, 2009

Natural Resources and Art

During lunch today, we watched a clip of the Sarah Harmer documentary "Escarpment Blues" about the development on the Niagara Escarpment (in Ontario) and its negative consequences for the land.

Many artists have written songs about the effect of human development on our environment. Feel free to listen to these songs, and perhaps you, too will be inspired to create music, poetry or art to share your feelings.

Where do the Children Play by Cat Stevens (with clips from The Lorax)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XjdVOfnYkyA

Big Yellow Taxi by Joni Mitchell
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HTQubWecuv8

Escarpment Blues by Sarah Harmer
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=52vXPZAkDug

Mining for Gold by Cowboy Junkies (we are going to focus on mining fossil fuels in this unit, but this song still gives you an idea of the life of a miner)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4agHxT0wdec

Please share your own creations! :)

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