Words by Diane Perlman, PhD (TRANSCEND member)*
\nMusic by Woody Guthrie
\nPerformed by Ya’akov-Yisrael “Jimmy” Costello<\/p>\n
httpv:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=GkCWJO6myDE<\/p>\n
Lyrics:<\/strong><\/p>\n To “This Land is Your Land” by Woody Guthrie<\/p>\n This land has tar sand<\/p>\n They have a grand plan<\/p>\n When they extract it<\/p>\n They unleash carbon<\/p>\n And release toxins into the water<\/p>\n Tar sands must stay for you and me<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The land has natives.<\/p>\n What is their fate if<\/p>\n We give them cancer?<\/p>\n What is your answer?<\/p>\n And when we mine it<\/p>\n We wreck the climate<\/p>\n Tar sands must stay for you and me<\/p>\n <\/p>\n They tell us oil’s<\/p>\n For our enjoyment<\/p>\n and the pipeline<\/p>\n Will bring employment<\/p>\n This industry robs<\/p>\n From many more clean jobs<\/p>\n Let’s hire more for you and me<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Marsela has shale<\/p>\n Our shale’s not for sale<\/p>\n You frack out gases<\/p>\n Make sick the masses<\/p>\n Puts poison fire into the water<\/p>\n Our shale must stay for you and me<\/p>\n <\/p>\n For mountain top coal<\/p>\n They’re selling our soul<\/p>\n Unto the devil<\/p>\n Each time they level<\/p>\n Coal cannot be clean<\/p>\n Deception is so mean<\/p>\n This coal must stay for you and me<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Obsessed with fracking<\/p>\n and with extracting<\/p>\n Cause our addiction<\/p>\n is an affliction<\/p>\n Will legislature<\/p>\n Protect our nature?<\/p>\n And will they vote for you and me?<\/p>\n <\/p>\n This land’s not our land<\/p>\n It’s for our children<\/p>\n for future life forms<\/p>\n the earth is too warm<\/p>\n We must preserve it<\/p>\n \u2018cause they deserve it<\/p>\n Three fifty (350) parts per mil for them<\/p>\n *Diane Perlman: Dedicated to my grandtwins, \u00a0Neima and Neli, born 9\/15\/10, their cohorts and their descendants. The content inspired from learnings from Bill McKibben, James Hansen, Naiomi Klein, Native residents and chiefs from Alberta who visited DC, and the youth of the world who appeared at the UN Conference on Climate Change, the Klima Forum and all over the streets of Copenhagen in December 2009.\u00a0This song is meant to be educational.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Words by Diane Perlman, PhD (TRANSCEND member)*
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