Episode 11: Music as a Voice for Climate Action (song excerpts included!)

Everyday Climate Champions

In this 15-minute episode, we hear from songwriter Pete Kronowitt of the Face the Music Collective and Music Declares Emergency U.S. We also listen to excerpts of three engaging climate activist songs he is associated with. (Hint: prepare to rock!) He’s organizing a campaign for one of the songs, “I Wanna be Cool,” to be released in late 2023. Pete aims to have a large number of kids sing the chorus and simultaneously make a commitment to take at least one effective climate action.

Great Guest Quote: “Using the creative process can connect people in different ways. There's something about art that builds community.”

Keywords: #ClimateActivistSong #IWannaBeCool #FaceTheMusicCollective #MusicDeclaresEmergencyUS #ClimateSong #climatemusic #climateaction #musicforclimate #climatemusicproject #climatecrisis #climatechangemusic

Host: Sean Mendelson

Transcript HERE

Related Websites:

Be Cool Campaign: http://ClimateMusic.org/BeCool: Find out how your children or your school choir can be recorded for this climate activist song. Children will take a climate action in exchange for their participation.

#BeCoolSong Campaign page: https://www.facebook.com/BeCoolSong/: Please Like and Share it on Facebook!

Rewiring America IRA calculator: https://www.rewiringamerica.org/app/ira-calculator: Easily calculate your household’s rebates and tax incentives for electrifying appliances in your home.

Pete Kronowitt’s music website: http://www.petekronowittmusic.com: The official songwriter website for our podcast guest.

The ClimateMusic Project: http://ClimateMusic.org: This organization combines the talents and expertise of world-class scientists, composers, musicians, artists, and technology visionaries to create and present music and visual experiences that inspire climate action.

Music Declares Emergency U.S.: https://musicdeclares.net These artists, music industry professionals, and organizations stand together to declare a climate and ecological emergency and call for an immediate governmental response to protect all life on Earth.

Face the Music Collective: http://FaceTheMusicCollective.org: This group of creative activists uses performances to inspire individual action, one event at a time.

Roly Poly Song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_I2n2zfpwzE: This song was one of those featured in this episode.

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