Black Ecology: 10 songs that address the environment theGrio lists ten songs that have brought attention to the climate and the apathy that’s led to its growing depreciation Loading the player... The majesty of nature has inspired and nurtured humans since the dawn of time. Music created by humanity attempting to replicate nature’s sounds owes its existence to the rustling breezes blowing through the leaves and love calls from singing birds. We owe everything to the environment, and yet, humans continue to callously undermine its health in exchange for convenience, profit and to establish oppressive dominion over beings of all varieties.