Re-air: Happy B-Earth-day, Planet Earth! 🌎

About this episode

This episode explores the history of Earth Day and features discussions on climate change solutions and trivia.

Re-air! 🌎 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: hello@thetennews.com 📱 Follow the show on Instagram: @thetennews 🖱️ Visit our website for resources and a transcript of today's episode at: www.thetennews.com

People in this episode

Guests: Miss Laine, Ryan Hickman

Topics covered

• Earth Day
• climate change
• environmental activism
• sustainability
• trivia

Keywords

• Earth Day
• climate change
• potty-training cows
• Ryan Hickman
• Nature Nerds

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Nature Nerds, Ryan’s Recycling

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