NEWS. PRESS. MUSIC. SIDE PROJECTS. CD BABY. ITUNES. CAFEPRESS. PHOTO. CLIP. THINK. DONATE. LINK. INFO. THINK. Kiwis Against Seabed Mining Following the New Zealand government's decision to grant a prospecting license for huge areas of the west coast's seabed, Kiwis Against Seabed Mining (KASM) sought to highlight the seriousness of the threat to our coastlines and marine environments. Written in July 2005 in support of this campaign, 'Kiwis Against Seabed Mining' as a song aims to draw attention its namesake organisation and to the recklessness of this mining activity. Kiwis Against Seabed Mining has now been recorded for Daniel's 2006 release OP-ED, a collection of environmentally, socially, and politically inspired songs. You can hear it in hi-fi sound @ CD Baby. >> Click to hear: OP-ED: Environmental / Social / Political [2006] Track 10: Kiwis Against Seabed Mining Music & Lyrics by Daniel Gannaway/Apra © 2006 What's this? It’s just black sand The government treats it like an extension of the land Sells it off to the highest bidder They come suck it up with their giant vacuum Cleaner Cleaner Cleaner Cleaner Cleaner Cleaner And the government sings Our Green Agenda is central to our vision We are committed to protecting and enhancing our Environment What's this? It’s just black sand On the West Coast it's the signature of the land It's getting sold off to the highest bidder Crown Minerals Act '91 sends it up their giant vacuum Cleaner Cleaner Cleaner Cleaner Cleaner Cleaner And the government sings Our Green Agenda is central to our vision We are committed to protecting and enhancing our Green Agenda is central to our vision We are committed to protecting and enhancing our Environment [...Gidday I'm one of the remaining 111 Critically endangered Maui dolphins You know that same area that protects us from gill netting? Now it's open to seabed mining The next most endangered category for us is ahhh... Extinct... ] Our Green Agenda is central to our vision We are committed to protecting and enhancing our Green Agenda is central to our vision We are committed to protecting and enhancing our Environment © Daniel Gannaway/Apra - July 2005 Links: http://www.blacksands.org.nz - KASM http://www.seafriends.org.nz/oceano/seasand.htm - explanatory page about sand mining http://www.surfingnz.com - there is an article in the latest July/August NZ Surfing Magazine http://www.surf2surf.com/story.php?story=274 - Mundaka Quick links: >> MP3s & CDs @ CD Baby! >> Apple iTunes >> Rhapsody >> iSOUND >> MP3tunes >> Napster >> eMusic >> myspace >> VIRB >> ReverbNation >> CafePress ^ top ^ thankyou for supporting truly independent music