{"id":18379,"date":"2013-11-07T22:03:15","date_gmt":"2013-11-07T22:03:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ecowatch.com\/?p=311302"},"modified":"2013-11-07T22:03:15","modified_gmt":"2013-11-07T22:03:15","slug":"new-music-video-raises-awareness-on-climate-change","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leedpoints.com\/green-building-blog\/new-music-video-raises-awareness-on-climate-change\/","title":{"rendered":"New Music Video Raises Awareness on Climate Change"},"content":{"rendered":null,"protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/ecowatch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/videoFI-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"videoFI?\"><\/p>\n<p>Five prominent environmental groups have joined together with&nbsp;Canadian musician&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/gabenicola2.wix.com\/gaiaisi---wix-site\" target=\"_blank\">Gaiaisi<\/a>&nbsp;to release a music video and&nbsp;raise awareness on one of the most critical issues facing the human race&mdash;<a href=\"http:\/\/ecowatch.com\/category\/climate-change-news\/\" target=\"_blank\">climate change<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>With extreme weather events becoming the new normal, global temperatures reaching record highs and a continued&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/ecowatch.com\/2013\/10\/16\/mainstream-media-fossil-fuel-funded-propaganda\/\" target=\"_blank\">streak of climate science denial<\/a>, the music video is an effort to break through public apathy and pessimism to galvanize action on climate change.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The video is a dramatic global tour showing everything from the <a href=\"http:\/\/ecowatch.com\/2013\/08\/27\/yosemites-massive-rim-fire-fueled-by-climate-change\/\" target=\"_blank\">devastation caused by wildfires<\/a> and deforestation, to the huge footprint of industrial agriculture and impacts of our <a href=\"http:\/\/ecowatch.com\/2013\/10\/03\/report-calculates-damage-by-fracking\/\" target=\"_blank\">fossil-fueled economy<\/a>.&nbsp;The video captures the struggles of activists from all continents fighting for action on the climate crisis and highlights solutions, including&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/ecowatch.com\/category\/transportation-business\/\" target=\"_blank\">sustainable transportation<\/a>, permaculture and&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/ecowatch.com\/category\/renewable-business\/\" target=\"_blank\">renewable energy<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The song,&nbsp;<em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.indiegogo.com\/projects\/change-the-earth-music-video-project\/\" target=\"_blank\">Change the Earth<\/a><\/em>, is the result of a collaboration between <a href=\"http:\/\/gabenicola2.wix.com\/gaiaisi---wix-site\" target=\"_blank\">Gaiaisi<\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/350.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">350.org<\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/ecowatch.com\/author\/agore\/\" target=\"_blank\">Al Gore<\/a>&rsquo;s&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/climaterealityproject.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">Climate Reality Project<\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/usa\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\">Greenpeace<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/ran.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">Rainforest Action Network<\/a>&nbsp;and <a href=\"http:\/\/worldwildlife.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">World Wildlife Fund<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><strong>Visit EcoWatch&rsquo;s&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/ecowatch.com\/p\/air\/climate-change-air\/\" target=\"_blank\">CLIMATE CHANGE<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;page for more related news on this topic.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/ecowatch.com\/newsletter-signup\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-310040\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"topnewsbanner121\" src=\"http:\/\/ecowatch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/topnewsbanner1211.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"120\"><\/a> 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