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Coffee Break: Earth Day

This photo of Earth was taken by the Apollo 17 crew on Dec. 7, 1972. It's widely known as "The Blue Marble."
This photo of Earth was taken by the Apollo 17 crew on Dec. 7, 1972. It's widely known as "The Blue Marble."Photo courtesy of Earth Sciences and Image Analysis Laboratory, NASA

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by Anna Weggel

April 22, 2019

Today is Earth Day - a day to demonstrate and promote environmental awareness and calls for the protection of our planet.

The theme of 2019's Earth Day is "protect our species" which aims to educate people about the accelerating rate of extinction of millions of species and encourage individual actions such as adopting plant-based diets and stopping pesticide and herbicide use.

So for today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear for Earth Day?

Respond with your song ideas in the comments below.

Have an idea for a Coffee Break topic? Submit your idea for a future theme and browse past Coffee Breaks in our archive. Or, when you register for a Minnesota Public Radio account, you can send requests via Alexa, too Just say "Alexa, ask The Current to play Song by Artist" e.g. "Alexa, ask The Current to play Left of the Dial by The Replacements."

Songs played

The Beatles - Because
Neko Case - Never Turn Your Back On Mother Earth
Midlake - Acts of Man
Midnight Oil - Blue Sky Mine
New Order - Everything's Gone Green
Joni Mitchell - Big Yellow Taxi
Shearwater - Breaking The Yearlings
Duran Duran - Planet Earth
Spirit - Nature's Way