Happy B-Earth-day, Planet Earth! 🌎

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🗓️ 26 April 2023

⏱️ 15 minutes

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🌎 Can you be-leaf the first Earth Day wasn't until 1970? We're here with the history behind the celebration 🐮 Miss Laine from Nature Nerds knows a new way to slow climate change & it involves potty-training cows! ♻️ Climate activist, Ryan Hickman of Ryan’s Recycling shares his best practices 🤔 Trivia with Tessa: do you know what people outside of the US call Earth Day? 📧 Email us your fun facts, stories, and eye-rolling jokes at: [email protected] 📱 Follow the show on Instagram: @thetennews 🖱️ Visit our website for resources and a transcript of today's episode at: www.thetennews.com

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0:00.0	Ooh, Pamela, this is my jam.
0:06.8	Glad to hear it, Ryan.
0:09.1	It's the official theme song of Earth Day.
0:12.8	Whoa, Earth Day has a theme song?
0:15.4	Of course.
0:16.5	It's one of the biggest worldwide celebrations.
0:19.9	I love starting the show with a song.
0:21.8	Me too.
0:22.8	I'm Pamela Kirkland.
0:24.3	And I'm Ryan Willard.
0:25.3	It's Wednesday, April 26th.
0:27.2	This is the 10 News.
0:33.5	10.9, 8, 7, 6.
0:36.1	5, 4, 3, six, five, four, three, two, one.
0:41.4	This past Saturday, April 23rd, was Earth Day. Earth Day began in the U.S. in 1970,
0:47.8	but is now spread around the world. Around one billion people celebrate Earth Day each year.
0:52.5	It all started when Wisconsin Senator Gaylord Nelson saw the terrible effects of an oil spill
0:59.5	off the coast of California in 1968.
1:03.1	He campaigned for a day to protect the environment.
1:06.7	That day became Earth Day.
1:09.9	From the beginning, schools and universities have been the driving force behind Earth Day.
1:15.4	It's always held around the time students have spring break so that they can participate in this important day.
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