
{"id":14765,"date":"2020-04-20T15:49:12","date_gmt":"2020-04-20T20:49:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.iisd.org\/ela\/?p=14765"},"modified":"2023-09-25T14:03:53","modified_gmt":"2023-09-25T19:03:53","slug":"the-worlds-freshwater-playlist-tunes-for-a-summer-research-season-like-no-other","status":"publish","type":"blog","link":"https:\/\/www.iisd.org\/ela\/blog\/the-worlds-freshwater-playlist-tunes-for-a-summer-research-season-like-no-other\/","title":{"rendered":"The World&#8217;s Freshwater Playlist: Tunes for a summer research season like no other"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Whatever happens this summer, our 2020 research season will prove to be like no other. That is why the whole team has built a playlist to soundtrack our summer, so we can all remember the sights, the smells, the vistas, and, of course, the sounds of the world&#8217;s freshwater laboratory, even when we are not there.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>LISTEN TO THE WORLD&#8217;S FRESHWATER PLAYLIST ON <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/playlist\/2BLtKAOOm3f2UsBO4Bnpt0\">SPOTIFY<\/a> OR <a href=\"https:\/\/music.apple.com\/ca\/playlist\/the-worlds-freshwater-playlist\/pl.u-oZylMMWTo38Jgy\">APPLE MUSIC<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Everyone chose songs that depict the work that we do, the place we work, the memories we have made, or just those by our favourite artists from across Manitoba, northwestern Ontario (which we call home), or anywhere around the Great Lakes.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So go ahead and download our playlist (from the links above), turn on (your mobile device or stereo), tune in, rock out, and imagine you&#8217;re out at the lakes&#8230;<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Walk Out on the Water<\/em> by Royal Canoe (chosen by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=za-zYx5Aiik\">Lauren Timlick<\/a>)<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><iframe data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/X7FZgyAsxj8\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" data-load-mode=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;This song makes me think about walking out onto the ice during winter sampling.&#8221; Lauren Timlick<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Black Flies<\/em> by Ben Howard (chosen by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=za-zYx5Aiik\">Lauren Timlick<\/a>)<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>River Run<\/em> by James Keelaghan (chosen by <a href=\"http:\/\/iisd.org\/ela\/blog\/research-highlights\/nine-years-manipulating-lakes-watershed-mimic-climate-change-just-diversion\/\">Lee Hrenchuk<\/a>)<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Time<\/em> by Raine Hamilton (chosen by <a href=\"http:\/\/iisd.org\/ela\/blog\/research-highlights\/nine-years-manipulating-lakes-watershed-mimic-climate-change-just-diversion\/\">Lee Hrenchuk<\/a>)<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Wasted<\/em> by William Prince (chosen by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.iisd.org\/blog\/high-tech-data-sewage\">Geoffrey Gunn<\/a>)<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><iframe data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/zQca35iAPdM\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" data-load-mode=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>When I Write My Master\u2019s Thesis<\/em> by John K. Samson (chosen by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.iisd.org\/blog\/high-tech-data-sewage\">Geoffrey Gunn<\/a>)<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Red Lake Shores<\/em> by JD Edwards Band (chosen by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.iisd.org\/ela\/blog\/research-highlights\/monitored-lakes-last-fifty-years\/\">Paul Fafard<\/a>)<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>City of Lakes<\/em> by Matt Mays (chosen by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.iisd.org\/ela\/blog\/research-highlights\/monitored-lakes-last-fifty-years\/\">Paul Fafard<\/a>)<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"780\" height=\"495\" class=\"wp-image-14773 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/b3750661.smushcdn.com\/3750661\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Group-of-people-with-back-to-camera-watch-people-on-a-stage-on-a-trailer-sitting-in-a-straight-line-780x495.png?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1\" alt=\"Group of people with back to camera watch people on a stage on a trailer sitting in a straight line\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/b3750661.smushcdn.com\/3750661\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Group-of-people-with-back-to-camera-watch-people-on-a-stage-on-a-trailer-sitting-in-a-straight-line-780x495.png?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1 780w, https:\/\/b3750661.smushcdn.com\/3750661\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Group-of-people-with-back-to-camera-watch-people-on-a-stage-on-a-trailer-sitting-in-a-straight-line-360x228.png?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1 360w, https:\/\/b3750661.smushcdn.com\/3750661\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Group-of-people-with-back-to-camera-watch-people-on-a-stage-on-a-trailer-sitting-in-a-straight-line.png?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1 1108w, https:\/\/b3750661.smushcdn.com\/3750661\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Group-of-people-with-back-to-camera-watch-people-on-a-stage-on-a-trailer-sitting-in-a-straight-line.png?size=512x325&lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1 512w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 780px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 780\/495;\" data-original-sizes=\"(max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px\" \/>\r\n<figcaption>&#8220;This song is one of the first songs I heard played on Variety Night in my first year at the Experimental Lakes Area when I started as a summer student in 2011. I always think of the site when I hear it.&#8221; Paul Fafard explains that he heard one of his choices at Variety Night\u2014an annual night for our staff and students to show off their talents and let loose.<\/figcaption>\r\n<\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Autumn Rain<\/em> by Slow Leaves (chosen by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.iisd.org\/blog\/public-policy-gender-inequality-sustainable-development\">Marina Puzyreva<\/a>)<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Fables<\/em> by Red Moon Road (chosen by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.iisd.org\/blog\/public-policy-gender-inequality-sustainable-development\">Marina Puzyreva<\/a>)<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>LISTEN TO THE WORLD&#8217;S FRESHWATER PLAYLIST ON <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/playlist\/2BLtKAOOm3f2UsBO4Bnpt0\">SPOTIFY<\/a> OR <a href=\"https:\/\/music.apple.com\/ca\/playlist\/the-worlds-freshwater-playlist\/pl.u-oZylMMWTo38Jgy\">APPLE MUSIC<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Fish on the Sand<\/em> by Allah-Las (chosen by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.duluthnewstribune.com\/opinion\/4610768-national-view-consider-all-benefits-regulating-mercury-emissions\">Matthew McCandless<\/a>)<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Na<em>me Written in Water<\/em> by Cass McCombs (chosen by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.duluthnewstribune.com\/opinion\/4610768-national-view-consider-all-benefits-regulating-mercury-emissions\">Matthew McCandless<\/a>)<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Fishin&#8217; In The Dark <\/em>by Nitty Gritty Dirt Band (chosen by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/commentisfree\/2018\/dec\/04\/canada-marijuana-legalization-environment-impact\">Vince Palace<\/a>)<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Smokestack Lightning<\/em> by Howlin\u2019 Wolf (chosen by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/commentisfree\/2018\/dec\/04\/canada-marijuana-legalization-environment-impact\">Vince Palace<\/a>)<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\r\n<p>&#8220;Raine is one of my oldest friends \u2013 we met in grade 2! I spent many weekends at her cabin in the Whiteshell growing up, and I know that freshwater lakes and water health overall are super important to her. &#8220;<\/p>\r\n<p>Lee Hrenchuk chose two very personal favourites for her picks, including <em>Time<\/em> by childhood friend Raine Hamilton.<\/p>\r\n<\/blockquote>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Tamarack<\/em> by Jesse Matas (chosen by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.iisd.org\/ela\/blog\/commentary\/zooplankton-here-are-the-facts\/\">Michael Paterson<\/a>)<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Burn On<\/em> by Randy Newman (chosen by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.iisd.org\/ela\/blog\/commentary\/zooplankton-here-are-the-facts\/\">Michael Paterson<\/a>)<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><iframe data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/XVNuT4fkjAs\" width=\"580\" height=\"435\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" data-load-mode=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"has-normal-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;I chose this song because it reminds of why we do what we do. The Cuyahoga River runs through Cleveland and was so polluted that it caught fire several times. <em>Burn On<\/em> was written in 1972, shortly after a large fire on the river in 1969. Outrage about the fires on the Cuyohoga River helped stimulate the establishment of the US EPA and the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement. Since the 1970s, the river has been extensively cleaned up, showing that progress can be made, if we make the effort.&#8221; Michael Paterson<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>The Mosquito<\/em> by The Doors (chosen by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.iisd.org\/about\/people\/john-neall\/all\">John Neall<\/a>)<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>The Blackfly Song<\/em> by Wade Hemsworth (chosen by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.iisd.org\/about\/people\/john-neall\/all\">John Neall<\/a>)<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\r\n<p>&#8220;Contrary to what Cass proclaims in this song, you <strong><em>can<\/em><\/strong> step in the same river twice. Our field crews stand in the same stream time and time again each year. &#8220;<\/p>\r\n<p>Matthew McCandless, our Executive Director, explains his very pragmatic choice of <em>Name Written in Water <\/em>by Cass McCombs for the World&#8217;s Freshwater Playlist.<\/p>\r\n<\/blockquote>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>I Want A Pancake<\/em> by Al Simmons (chosen by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.iisd.org\/blog\/canada-europe-bioeconomy\">Richard Grosshans<\/a>)<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Camp Wiganishie<\/em> by Al Simmons (chosen by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.iisd.org\/blog\/canada-europe-bioeconomy\">Richard Grosshans<\/a>)<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Manitou Api<\/em> by The Red Shadow Singers (chosen by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.iisd.org\/ela\/blog\/commentary\/indigenous-western-approaches-environmental-science-integration-means-us\/\">Dilber Yunus<\/a>)<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Fishies<\/em> by The Cat Empire (chosen by <a href=\"http:\/\/sdg.iisd.org\/commentary\/guest-articles\/how-nanosilver-gets-into-our-freshwater-and-what-we-need-to-do-about-it\/\">Lauren Hayhurst<\/a>)<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Your Rocky Spine <\/em>by Great Lake Swimmers (chosen by <a href=\"http:\/\/sdg.iisd.org\/commentary\/guest-articles\/how-nanosilver-gets-into-our-freshwater-and-what-we-need-to-do-about-it\/\">Lauren Hayhurst<\/a>)<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\r\n<p>&#8220;Why did I choose these songs? From exceptionally talented Manitoban singer-songwriters on fleeting seasons, fleeting emotions, and beauty of the present moment.&#8221;<\/p>\r\n<p>Marina Puzyreva doesn&#8217;t mince her words explaining what inspired her two contributions to this playlist.<\/p>\r\n<\/blockquote>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Fish and Whistle<\/em> by John Prine (chosen by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.iisd.org\/ela\/blog\/news\/cycling-iisd-ela-solutions-lake-winnipeg\/\">Roger Mollot<\/a>)<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>When Can I See You Again<\/em> by Scott Nolan (chosen by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.iisd.org\/ela\/blog\/news\/cycling-iisd-ela-solutions-lake-winnipeg\/\">Roger Mollot<\/a>)<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>In a Town This Size<\/em> by John Prine and Dolores Keane (chosen by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.iisd.org\/ela\/blog\/photo-essays\/aboard-ccgs-vector-notes-canadian-oceanographic-research-vessel\/\">Ken Sandilands<\/a>)<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Lake Fever<\/em> by The Tragically Hip (chosen by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.iisd.org\/ela\/blog\/photo-essays\/aboard-ccgs-vector-notes-canadian-oceanographic-research-vessel\/\">Ken Sandilands<\/a>)<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Smokes \u2018N Chicken<\/em> by The Perpetrators (chosen by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.iisd.org\/ela\/blog\/researcher-profiles\/sonya-havens\/\">Sonya Havens<\/a>)<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Steady, As She Goe<\/em>s by The Raconteurs (chosen by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.iisd.org\/ela\/blog\/researcher-profiles\/sonya-havens\/\">Sonya Havens<\/a>)<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><iframe data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/DXAidGQUuns\" width=\"580\" height=\"435\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" data-load-mode=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"has-normal-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;This song was a favourite of the students over the last couple of years. It was played often and loudly.&#8221; Sonya Havens<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Juniper<\/em> by Begonia (chosen by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.iisd.org\/library\/how-build-floating-wetland\">Madeline Stanley<\/a>)<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Northern Air <\/em>by Elliott Brood (chosen by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.iisd.org\/library\/how-build-floating-wetland\">Madeline Stanley<\/a>)<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>LISTEN TO THE WORLD&#8217;S FRESHWATER PLAYLIST ON <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/playlist\/2BLtKAOOm3f2UsBO4Bnpt0\">SPOTIFY<\/a> OR <a href=\"https:\/\/music.apple.com\/ca\/playlist\/the-worlds-freshwater-playlist\/pl.u-oZylMMWTo38Jgy\">APPLE MUSIC<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Fussin&#8217; <\/em>by Royal Canoe (featuring Begonia) (chosen by Savana Theodore-Maraj)<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Old Pine<\/em> by Ben Howard (chosen by Savana Theodore-Maraj)<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><iframe data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/x8ccDb6n5Wg\" width=\"580\" height=\"326\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" data-load-mode=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"has-normal-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;That feeling after a long day at the beach and right before dinner when you\u2019re just relaxing is exactly what this song is. It also makes me think of driving home just as the sun is beginning to make its way down as you\u2019re packing up from the lake\/beach because of the slow but upbeat guitar.&#8221; Savana Theodore-Maraj<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Don&#8217;t Make Me Hold Your Hand<\/em> by Lake Street Dive (chosen by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.iisd.org\/ela\/blog\/researcher-profiles\/celebrating-women-limnology-six-influential-women-first-fifty-years-iisd-experimental-lakes-area\/\">Pauline Gerrard<\/a>)<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Nothing&#8217;s Gonna Harm You<\/em> by JP Hoe (chosen by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.iisd.org\/ela\/blog\/researcher-profiles\/celebrating-women-limnology-six-influential-women-first-fifty-years-iisd-experimental-lakes-area\/\">Pauline Gerrard<\/a>)<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Here Comes the Night <\/em>by Streetheart (chosen by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.iisd.org\/ela\/blog\/commentary\/carbon-water-climate-change\/\">Cyndy Desjardins<\/a>)<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Lake of Fire (live) <\/em>by Nirvana (chosen by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.iisd.org\/ela\/blog\/commentary\/carbon-water-climate-change\/\">Cyndy Desjardins<\/a>)<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><iframe data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/d4LdUQzCPPM\" width=\"580\" height=\"326\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" data-load-mode=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"has-normal-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;I know this dates me, but I remember when Nirvana played their live acoustic set on MTV and what a huge deal that was. And acoustic Nirvana just makes me think of sitting around a campfire as a teenager, so that\u2019s why I chose that song. &#8221; Cyndy Desjardins<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Bongo Bong<\/em> by Manu Chau (chosen by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.iisd.org\/ela\/blog\/commentary\/microplastics-what-are-they-and-what-can-we-do-about-them\/\">Michael Rennie<\/a>)<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Dirty Denim<\/em> by The Donnas (chosen by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.iisd.org\/ela\/blog\/commentary\/microplastics-what-are-they-and-what-can-we-do-about-them\/\">Michael Rennie<\/a>)<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>En El Muelle de San Blas (live)<\/em> by Man\u00e1 (chosen by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.iisd.org\/ela\/blog\/commentary\/science-communication-for-dummies\/\">Sumeep Bath<\/a>)<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Luna<\/em> by The Smashing Pumpkins (chosen by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.iisd.org\/ela\/blog\/commentary\/science-communication-for-dummies\/\">Sumeep Bath<\/a>)<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>LISTEN TO THE WORLD&#8217;S FRESHWATER PLAYLIST ON <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/playlist\/2BLtKAOOm3f2UsBO4Bnpt0\">SPOTIFY<\/a> OR <a href=\"https:\/\/music.apple.com\/ca\/playlist\/the-worlds-freshwater-playlist\/pl.u-oZylMMWTo38Jgy\">APPLE MUSIC<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\" \/>\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You know that ground-breaking freshwater research you <em>just<\/em> read about? Well, that\u2019s actually down to <strong>you.<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It\u2019s only thanks to our generous donors that the world\u2019s freshwater laboratory\u2014an independent not-for-profit\u2014can continue to do what we do. And that means everything from explore what happens when cannabis flushes and oil spills into a lake, to how we can reduce mercury in fish and algal blooms in fresh water\u2014all to keep our water clean around the world for generations to come.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We know that these are difficult times, but the knowledge to act on scientific evidence has never been more important. 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