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The Sindh forest department in Pakistan wanted to plant some mangrove trees on an island mudflat, to help its threatened ecosystem. They decided to bring attention to coastal conservation by setting a world record in the process. 300 people planted 1,129,294 mangroves in only 12.5 hours! That averages out to 12 seconds per tree!
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Most trash goes into landfills, big holes that gradually turn into mountains of trash covered with dirt. There is no oxygen to decompose it, and the trash produces methane gas that hurts our atmosphere. About half of the stuff in a landfill is food and paper that could be composted. Build a compost pile and reduce waste!
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If you play Pokemon GO, and you want to help make a difference on Earth Day, you can join a cleanup event with other Trainers. You can unlock extra Stardust when catching Ground, Water, and Grass-type Pokemon, while picking up trash. Look at Pokemon GO Live dot com to see if there’s a location near you.
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The new State of Global Air report just came out. It found that 95% of the world’s population breathes polluted air, with some of the the worst air quality in the poorest countries. But many countries are using more clean solar and wind energy, and finding other ways to reduce pollution. Working together, we will breathe clean air again!
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On April 22nd 1970, Wisconsin Senator Gaylord Nelson created Earth Day. He wanted people to focus on the environment, air and water pollution. It grew into a global movement, bringing the world together to try and keep the Earth clean, prevent global warming, and preserve nature for future generations. Set a goal today to help the Earth this year!
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Apparently common sense is not enough to keep cars from driving or parking on sidewalks, so British inventor Yannick Read created the Catclaw. The device pops a metal spike out, to slash the tires of a car or truck that rolls over it. Lighter objects like people or bikes will not activate it. That should keep pedestrians safe!
What a good grandson. When Danny Weissberg’s grandmother had a stroke and he could no longer understand her speech, he created Voiceitt. Voiceitt is a speech recognition technology that learns how a person pronounces words, then translates their speech so that others can understand what they’re saying. Then they can talk to ME again!
The Equipe da Casa do Chocolate takes its name seriously. Brazilian for “house of Chocolate,” the company set a world record for largest chocolate sculpture by building an entire house out of chocolate! The furniture, kitchen, typewriter, and even 2 human figures are all sculpted out of delicious chocolate! I think I’ll eat the chocolate eggs first.
Last week in New York City, Girl Scout Troop 6000 held its first cookie sale. The troop is made up of girls who live in homeless shelters, where it’s hard to store cookie shipments. But Kellogg’s Cafe in Union Square let them sell cookies out of their location, and they’ve sold 30,000 boxes of cookies!
I’ve gotta record for sale here, who’ll give me one dollar, one dolla-one-one dolla one-HERE now gimme-two-two-two dolla two SOLD, for two dollars! It’s National Auctioneers Day! Talk like an auctioneer and sell something to your friends. I pretended to auction a record, because it’s National Record Store Day! If you can still find one, visit it!