Earth Day 2021 gives us the chance to pause our usual programming and consider the role pop music plays in our deepening climate emergency. On Side A, we listen to artists who have confronted the climate crisis head-on. Side B considers the environmental cost of streaming music with Kyle Devine, author of Decomposed: The Political Ecology of Music.Songs Discussed:George Pope Morris - Woodman, Spare That Tree!Joni Mitchell - Big Yellow TaxiMarvin Gaye - Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology)Tower of Power - Only So Much Oil in the GroundVarious Artists - Love Song for the EarthAnohni - 4 DegreesThe Weather Station - The RobberDJ Cavem - Sprout That LifeLearn more about the environmental impact of NFTs Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices