{"id":4487,"date":"2009-05-13T05:13:05","date_gmt":"2009-05-13T11:13:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wordpress-367309-1145705.cloudwaysapps.com\/?p=4487"},"modified":"2009-05-13T05:13:05","modified_gmt":"2009-05-13T11:13:05","slug":"ten-green-ringtones-you-can-cut-to-fight-big-coal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sustainablog.org\/articles\/ten-green-ringtones-you-can-cut-to-fight-big-coal\/","title":{"rendered":"Ten Green Ringtones You Can Cut to Fight Big Coal"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Just when it seemed solar and wind power–with a hand from good old conservation–might be gaining ground on Big Coal, the West Virginia Coal Association comes up with a ringtone<\/a> to further promote coal. <\/strong><\/p>\n

Ouch!<\/p>\n

With lyrics like…<\/p>\n

West Virginia coal gonna take you on a ride,
\nGonna take you to the city to the shore and countryside,
\nGonna let you work your magic and your power and your pride,
\nWest Virginia coal, you’re on your way!
\nFrom the coal found deep in the dark today, we come up with the light for America! America!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

…those of us who care for clean air and water (etc.) might as well give up our cause!<\/p>\n

Unless…unless we<\/em> can come up with a ringtone to combat this viral mega (read: mini) hit.<\/p>\n

[social_buttons]Sarcasm aside, I put together a list of ten (and certainly there are many more) environmentally-themed ringtones–let’s call ’em earthtones–to fight Big Coal’s itty bitty ditty. The beauty of these earthtones is that you are not forced to buy the section of the song that the ringtone provider chooses for you. mSpot.com<\/a> allows you <\/em>to pick whatever coal-hating or earth-loving part you’d like to cut (up to 30 seconds) to say “In your face West Virginia Coal Association!” or “In your face asthma-related deaths!” or “In your face mercury-filled fish!”…<\/p>\n

1. Mother Earth by Neil Young<\/a><\/strong>
\nRingtone I’d cut:<\/strong>
\nOh, freedom land
\nCan you let this go
\nDown to the streets
\nwhere the numbers grow
\nRespect Mother Earth
\nand her giving ways
\nOr trade away
\nour children’s days
\nOr trade away
\nour children’s days.<\/a><\/p>\n

2. Mercy Mercy Me by Marvin Gaye<\/a><\/strong>
\nRingtone I’d cut:<\/strong>
\nOh, mercy mercy me
\nOh, things ain’t what they used to be
\nNo, no
\nWhere did all the blue skies go?
\nPoison is the wind that blows
\nFrom the north and south and east<\/a><\/p>\n

3. 3 R’s by Jack Johnson<\/a><\/strong>
\nRingtone I’d cut:<\/strong>
\nWe’ve got to learn to
\nReduce, Reuse, Recycle
\nReduce, Reuse, Recycle
\nReduce, Reuse, Recycle<\/a><\/p>\n

4. Big Yellow Taxi by Joni Mitchell<\/a><\/strong>
\nHey farmer, farmer
\nPut away that DDT now
\nGive me spots on my apples
\nBut LEAVE me the birds and the bees
\nPlease!<\/a>
\nor
\nThey took all the trees
\nAnd put them in a tree museum
\nThen they charged the people
\nA dollar and a half just to see ’em
\nDon’t it always seem to go,
\nThat you don’t know what you\u2019ve got
\n\u2018Til it\u2019s gone
\nThey paved paradise
\nAnd put up a parking lot<\/a>
\n
\n5. Excuse Me Mr. by Ben Harper<\/a><\/strong>
\nRingtone I’d cut:<\/strong>
\nExcuse me Mr. but isn’t that your oil in the sea,
\nAnd the pollution in the air Mr.,
\nWhose could that be?
\nSo, excuse me Mr.
\nBut I’m a mister too
\nAnd you’re givin’ Mr. a bad name,
\nMr. like you <\/a><\/p>\n

6. Fall on Me by R.E.M<\/a><\/strong>
\nRingtone I’d cut:<\/strong>
\nWell I could keep it above
\nBut then it wouldn’t be sky anymore
\nSo if I send it to you you’ve got to promise to keep it whole
\nBuy the sky and sell the sky and lift your arms up to the sky
\nAnd ask the sky and ask the sky
\nDon’t fall on me<\/a><\/p>\n

7. Bad Moon Rising by Credence Clearwater Revival<\/a><\/strong>
\nRingtone I’d cut:<\/strong>
\nI hear hurricanes ablowing.
\nI know the end is coming soon.
\nI fear rivers over flowing.
\nI hear the voice of rage and ruin.
\nDon’t go ’round tonight
\nIt’s bound to take your life
\nThere’s a bad moon on the rise.<\/a><\/p>\n

8. Treat Yo Mama by John Butler Trio<\/a><\/strong> (In this song “Yo Mama” is referring to Mama Earth.)
\nRingtone I’d cut:<\/strong>
\nTreat yo mama with respect,
\nYa better treat yo mama with respect,
\nSlap you upside-down yo head,
\nYa don’t treat yo mama with respect.<\/a><\/p>\n

9. Don’t Go Near the Water by the Beach Boys<\/a><\/strong>
\nRingtone I’d cut:<\/strong>
\nDon’t go near the water
\nDon’t you think it’s sad
\nWhat’s happened to the water
\nOur water’s going bad
\nOceans, rivers, lakes and streams
\nHave all been touched by man
\nThe poison floating out to sea
\nNow threatens life on land<\/a><\/p>\n

10. Paradise by John Prine<\/a><\/strong> (for those who want to fight country with country)
\nRingtone I’d cut:<\/strong>
\nThen the coal company came with the world’s largest shovel
\nAnd they tortured the timber and stripped all the land
\nWell, they dug for their coal till the land was forsaken
\nThen they wrote it all down as the progress of man.
\nAnd daddy won’t you take me back to Muhlenberg County
\nDown by the Green River where Paradise lay
\nWell, I’m sorry my son, but you’re too late in asking
\nMister Peabody’s coal train has hauled it away<\/a><\/p>\n

Author’s Choice–Badfish by Sublime<\/a><\/strong>
\nRingtone I cut:<\/strong>
\nBaby you’re a big blue whale
\nGrab the reef when all duck diving fails
\nI swim but I wish I’ve never learned
\nThe water’s too polluted with germs<\/a><\/p>\n

I would agree that there is an overwhelming theme of pessimism in the earthtones, but realism (no matter how negative) beats old-timey, feel-good, misleading PR stunts any day. We can no longer act like everything is OK. It’s time for change! Marvin Gaye sang about “fish full of mercury” back in 1971. Over the next 38 years the mercury contamination–primarily introduced into our food chain by coal power plants<\/a>–has spread to the folks who eat the mercury contaminated fish, and drink and breathe the mercury contaminated water and air<\/a>. Therefore, no apologies should be made for honesty. We now have mercury filled people<\/a> ready to end our addiction to coal…<\/p>\n

…one ringtone at a time.<\/p>\n

Related Articles<\/h3>\n

News Flash: Yes, Coal Still Causes Global Warming <\/a>
\nCoal is Dirty–the facts<\/a>
\nHilarious Old Timey Country Ringtone Sings Praises of Coal<\/a><\/p>\n

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