It has become clear that the BP oil spill is an ecological disaster. The following songs — all released prior to the current spill — warn of the crisis to come. This list is, literally, for the birds, as we watch them die.

1. Do You Want My Job Little Village; Little Village (Reprise)
2. Earth Imogen Heap; Ellipse (RCA)
3. Gasoline Sheryl Crow; Detours (A&M/Interscope)
4. Millenium Theater Ani DiFranco; Reprieve (Righteous Babe)
5. Only So Much Oil In The Ground Tower Of Power; Very Best Of Tower Of Power-The Warner Years (Rhino/WEA)
6. Price Of Gas Bloc Party; Silent Alarm (Vice)

For more songs on this topic, see GreenBookofSongs.com® categories Danger & Disaster, Gas Stations and Nature: Ecology.