0:02

Hey Ryan, happy almost earth

0:04

day. What up pamela, pamela, pamela,

0:06

pamela, ahhh! Whoa,

0:09

Ryan are you okay? I'm good, it's just

0:11

hard to see you. Why are

0:13

you wearing eclipse glasses? Because

0:16

I miss the total eclipse and I refuse

0:18

to miss it again. Um, Ryan?

0:22

I'm fine, totally fine. So fine that

0:25

we should start the show. I'm

0:27

Ryan Willard. And I'm Pamela Kirkland.

0:29

This Thursday, April 18th. This

0:32

is the 10 News. 10,

0:34

9, 8, 7,

0:37

6, 5, 4,

0:39

3, 2, 1.

0:42

So if you just sit still and

0:44

don't move, you won't crash into anything.

0:46

I can sit still, but I cannot

0:48

promise to not crash into anything. Aren't

0:51

we celebrating Earth Day today? We are. Earth

0:54

Day 2024 is on April 22nd. It's

0:57

a day for humans to raise

1:00

awareness of environmental issues and to

1:02

promote eco-friendly practices. Do you

1:04

know how it started? Earth Day started

1:06

in the US in 1970

1:08

when Gaylord Nelson, a Wisconsin

1:10

Senator, and John McConnell, a

1:12

San Francisco activist, encouraged Americans to

1:14

join a grassroots demonstration to raise

1:17

awareness about air pollution, pesticides, and

1:19

toxic drinking water. Yep,

1:21

and it worked. More than

1:24

20 million Americans participated, and as

1:26

a result, the US government created

1:28

the Environmental Protection Agency by the

1:30

end of 1970 and followed up

1:32

with laws like the Endangered Species

1:35

Act, the Clean Air Act, and

1:37

the Clean Water Act. And

1:39

now, more than 190 different

1:41

countries around the world celebrate Earth

1:43

Day. Since we're going into

1:45

Earth Day, let's talk about some good things

1:48

happening with the planet. Solar

1:52

Power is smashing records in the United

1:54

States. A report from the

1:56

Solar Energy Industries Association showed that in

1:58

2020, 3.

2:01

Solar power accounted for most of the

2:03

capacity the U.S. added to its electric

2:05

grid. California

2:07

and Texas led the charge to a stellar year

2:10

which we hope continues in 2024. The

2:14

Earth's lungs are breathing a little

2:16

bit easier. Deforestation in the Amazon

2:18

has dropped to a five-year low.

2:20

Brazil, which has the biggest share

2:23

of tropical forests in the world,

2:25

has made great progress and eco-minded

2:27

President Lula announced a $204 million

2:30

reforestation fund to work

2:33

with their pledge to stop all deforestation by

2:35

the end of the decade. Now,

2:39

the theme for Earth Day 2024

2:41

is Planet versus Plastics, which aims

2:43

to raise awareness of plastic pollution

2:45

for the sake of humanity and

2:47

planetary health and demand a 60%

2:49

reduction in the production

2:51

of all plastic by 2040. The

2:53

goal is to reduce single-use plastic

2:55

consumption, demand an end to fast

2:57

fashion, invest in technology that can

2:59

reduce plastic use, and push for

3:01

a strong U.N. treaty on plastic

3:03

pollution. High the

3:06

end of June 2024, the EU

3:08

is required to finish the

3:10

packaging and packaging waste regulation,

3:12

which is the world's biggest

3:14

attempt to crack down on

3:16

microplastics leaking into the environment.

3:18

In the EU, some packaging

3:21

will be completely banned, and

3:23

by 2030, all packaging material

3:25

must contain recycled material. We

3:27

hope to see efforts like this from the U.S. and

3:30

China, so if you want to join in on the

3:32

fight against plastics this Earth Day, check out our show

3:34

notes for some links to help you get in need.

3:40

Did you see the solar eclipse? The tenors

3:42

might have, but I did not. And

3:44

I can't see much of anything with

3:46

these glasses on, and I'm still wrapping

3:48

my head around what exactly an eclipse

3:50

is. A solar eclipse is when

3:52

the moon passes between the sun and Earth,

3:54

blocking all or part of the sun. On

3:56

April 8, 2024, a total... All

4:00

solar eclipse tracks from south central

4:02

Mexico all the way

4:05

up across the United States to

4:07

northern Maine. In a total

4:09

solar eclipse, the sun was completely

4:11

blocked causing a period of darkness

4:13

and was even up to four minutes

4:15

in New Jersey. The eclipse's

4:17

path of totality crossed directly

4:20

over 44 million people making

4:22

it the biggest eclipse crowd

4:24

ever for North America. I can't

4:26

believe I missed it. Well, you're in

4:28

luck. Bridget Todd is here to give

4:30

us a recap. The Bridget Todd? Where

4:32

is she? Right over here. This

4:36

week, there was a solar eclipse. That

4:38

means the moon traveled in between the earth and the

4:40

sun. And I traveled

4:43

all the way to Mazatlan, Mexico to

4:45

see the eclipse in what's called the

4:47

path of totality. That

4:49

means the moon was directly and exactly in

4:51

between the sun and the earth for

4:53

about four and a half minutes. That

4:55

was my first time seeing an eclipse in this world. Now

4:58

I have been told that it's really cool. It

5:01

kind of looks and feels like it does when it's nighttime.

5:04

The sky gets all dark. It gets

5:06

really quiet. The birds stop chirping. And

5:08

it's like somebody just turned the lights all

5:11

the way down. Only it's

5:13

not happening at night. It's happening in the middle of

5:15

the day. You didn't have to go all

5:18

the way to Mazatlan, Mexico like I did

5:20

though because you could see totality from parts

5:22

of Vermont, New York State, Ohio and Texas.

5:24

As long as it wasn't too cloudy that

5:26

is. But even if you don't

5:28

live in a state in the path of totality, you

5:30

might have been able to see the moon go over

5:32

the sun a little bit through special dark eclipse

5:34

glasses. This is really important.

5:37

You should never look at the sun without

5:39

these special dark glasses because you could hurt

5:41

your eyes. Oh my eye! You

5:43

shouldn't do it ever but especially you shouldn't do it

5:46

during an eclipse. I had

5:48

never seen a total eclipse before and it

5:50

felt like the entire city, kids, grownups,

5:52

and everybody went down onto the beach

5:55

in Mexico to wait for it and

5:57

watch. As The moon slowly broke, the

5:59

moon fell. In front of a sudden. The.

6:01

Entire beats got darker. Color.

6:05

It. Serves a feel like it does

6:07

ministers the air cooler and they

6:09

were weird said it was everywhere

6:11

and noon when the moon. Was

6:13

finally directly over the sun.

6:15

We. Were in totality. At

6:20

the time of when. Of

6:31

high. Went to describe it but I really don't

6:34

have them. It's

6:37

the most beautiful thing I've ever

6:39

seen. It was so beautiful. See

6:43

my both the longest and the shortest

6:45

four minutes ever. I. Didn't want

6:47

to end. But it did and

6:49

and we all have to put our special Eclipse

6:51

glasses back on. Because. The moon

6:53

was slowly uncovering the sun. Ah,

7:00

Beautiful as. Beautiful as

7:02

he accepts was probably the best part

7:04

was just wanted to get down the

7:06

beach with so many people. some of

7:08

them traveled from all over just to

7:10

watch this One Access performance. And

7:13

it reminded me of when I was a little kid. When.

7:15

I was a kid I love with Nip at the

7:17

Sky. I love to laying on my

7:19

back looking up at the stairs, watching meteor showers

7:22

and looking for planets. And out

7:24

on the beach during the Eclipse, we were

7:26

all little kids looking up at the sky

7:28

in wonder. Back. To you Ryan. Thanks.

7:33

So much for stopping by Bridget,

7:35

She's already gone. Ryan: Ah yes

7:37

Miss. Excuse.

7:41

Me: I hear a human

7:43

with small feat. identify yourself

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Korea. Cousin and was already

7:48

trivia when. Oh cool. It's two

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the I'm a big fan of

8:31

trees. They do so many cool

8:33

things. They provide shade, improve air

8:35

quality, and even help fight climate

8:37

change. But. You

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person on earth? Is

8:44

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or see four hundred trees

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C. I

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Lamp athletic three. Days are

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Tenors is you have a great

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the trivia thrown Leave us a

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News and we might have you.

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Ah so so. No,

9:42

I'm getting. Used to wearing

9:44

these Eclipse glasses. Movie. I can

9:46

pre midnight Tuesday to be by seeing I can.

9:50

I don't think that's an actual things and

9:52

midnight doesn't look like she wants to leave

9:54

her bed. So how are you going to

9:57

play video games wearing. Those a good.

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