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From cutting carbon emissions to clean water activism, in the next 10 minutes, we'll get the lowdown on how to protect our planet.

I'm Bethany Van Delft, and this is the 10 News.

April 22nd is Earth Day, so we're kicking off a whole month of stories about climate

change and other environmental issues, starting with a little good news for all you

screen lovers out there. Digital streaming service Netflix says it plans to cut the amount

of air pollution it produces and electricity it uses in half by the year 2030. Excellent. The company

plans to invest in planting trees and protecting forests. Plant life is so important because it captures carbon dioxide,

which is really bad for the atmosphere.

Netflix also plans to use local film crews

when it shoots its TV shows and movies around the world.

That way, they don't have to send lots of people on long flights,

which adds to air pollution.

And the company's already made sure all its film crews only use LED lights, which don't use up very much energy.

So you can breathe a little easier when you binge Kid Cosmic from now on.

Okay, let's do this.

Global warming can be kind of hard to wrap your head around.

So that's why we asked Jacob and Olivia Rosenzweig of the Curious Kid podcast to explain

what's going on and what we can do about it.

Over the last year or so, we've been confronted with the situation that has forced us to think not only about ourselves, but about the health and well-being of our families, our friends, and even complete strangers.

Thank you very much.

What each one of us has done to take precautions during the coronavirus pandemic has also impacted others in our homes, in our neighborhoods, and on our beautiful planet Earth.

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