--- title: Earth Day: Google Doodle Has Climate Change Message description: Google's doodle for Earth Day sends a pertinent message about climate change with a story about a fox canonical: https://time.com/4751376/google-doodle-earth-day-tips-climate-change/ author: Mahita Gajanan article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-04-21T22:28:42.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-08-04T07:47:32.322Z og:title: Google's Earth Day Doodle Sends an Urgent Message About Climate Change og:description: Ahead of the March for Science og:url: https://time.com/4751376/google-doodle-earth-day-tips-climate-change/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt338a1ba4c6530f85/6988c4087cdbac6b46d58082/edtap.jpg?branch=production&width=600&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 600 og:image:height: 338 og:image:alt: edtap og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Google's Earth Day Doodle Sends an Urgent Message About Climate Change twitter:description: Ahead of the March for Science twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt338a1ba4c6530f85/6988c4087cdbac6b46d58082/edtap.jpg?branch=production&width=600&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Google's Earth Day Doodle Sends an Urgent Message About Climate Change > Sponsored content. 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Apr 21, 2017 10:28 PM UTC [Google’s doodle for Earth Day](https://www.google.com/doodles/earth-day-2017) sends a pertinent message about climate change as scientists and others gear up for the [March for Science](http://time.com/4736798/march-science-nature-editorial/) on Saturday. In a series of illustrations, the Google doodle tells the story of a sleeping fox that has a nightmare about the consequences of climate change, featuring melted icebergs and dead plants. Disturbed, the fox enlists two friends to be more thoughtful about conservation—the trio eat vegetables, grow plants, ride bikes and use solar energy. Google also offered [conservation tips for Earth Day](https://www.google.com/search?q=Earth%20Day%20tips), reminding people to turn off lights, plant trees, eat locally sourced food and avoid driving. ## Transcript [ APPLAUSE ] Energy, environmental protection, and biologic- Do we set fire to our spark? How do we create a true nation of makers, doer- [ APPLAUSE ] Public. And the media livestreaming on their cameras, this would not be possible without science. [ SOUND ] [ CROSSTALK ]. [ MUSIC ]. [ SOUND ]. [ SOUND ] [ UNKNOWN ] Information. 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