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“We are defenders of this Earth...”

This Earth Day, Americans reflect on and share the actions they take around the climate emergency.

Our planet is a magnificent place, but it is under threat from the warming climate. Listen to stories about our fears and hopes for our shared home, as we celebrate this Earth Day.

I was raised to believe in heritage and responsibility to the earth.

Arthur R.
Rosston, TX
10 Jan 2020
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What keeps me up at night is the climate crisis. It is the culmination of all human rights abuses and systems of racism, sexism, greed and white supremacy...

Cemre G.
San Ramon, CA
09 Dec 2019
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The tradition I carry on is Earth Day 2020!

Allyson S.
Cottageville, SC
24 Apr 2020
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The thing that keeps me up at night is climate change.

Beth D.
New York, NY
06 Mar 2020
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The tradition I carry on is the Christian tradition of caring for the earth and fighting for justice. God has asked us to be good stewards of His earth and somehow we have forgotten that. Seeing the destruction of our earth has moved my heart to...
William M.
Torrance, CA
04 Mar 2020
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What keeps me up at night is the extinction of Salmon in Salmon, ID.

Russ C.
Salmon, ID
10 Jan 2020
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What gets me out of bed in the morning is my drive to affect climate change.

Christina H.
Pablo, MT
04 Oct 2019
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What keeps me up at night is the threat to the health of our planet.

Ken B.
Walpole, NH
27 Feb 2020
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What keeps me up at night is our world’s disconnection with the seasons and cycles of nature. Building my skills as a land steward is an incredibly healing...

Carmen T.
Chama, NM
10 Dec 2019
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I took a risk when I resigned from my job to became an unpaid organizer with Sunrise Movement Dallas. You see, when I had to wait to drink water on hot summer days in India as a child, I learned that environmental issues affect our...
Aaryaman S.
Dallas, TX
20 Feb 2020
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What keeps me up at night is climate change. My fear about that is part of what got me into raising bees- even knowing that I alone won't...

Frank S.
Ontario, WI
09 Dec 2019
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I took a risk when I decided to open a nature-based preschool while I was 5 months pregnant.

Davnet S.
Mystic, CT
02 Jan 2020
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Most days I feel hopeful. It can seem overwhelming with the climate crisis and the crushing weight of all the environmental problems we're trying to solve. But I...

Kathayoon K.
Portland, OR
12 Dec 2019
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What keeps me up at night is a book I keep by my desk full of studies on the impact of climate change. There are 450 studies. Each...

Thomas V.
Austin, TX
09 Dec 2019
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When I step outside my door I am in my office, the Sonoran Desert in Arizona. It's quiet. It's beautiful. I love it.

John R.
Scottsdale, AZ
09 Mar 2020
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What keeps me up at night is the impending doom of our world. I'm an avid, avid environmentalist. So I always think about where this world's going with...

Fahmi A.
Palos Hills, IL
22 Jan 2020
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What keeps me up at night is looking at the world around me, and I'm scared right now. I'm really really worried. The condition of the planet as...

Jess H.
La Crosse, WI
11 Dec 2019
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You don't know what it's like to realize that your entire planet and society may be destroyed from decades of people refusing to take the action we needed save them before you are 50 years old. And you can't exactly do much about it.
Max M.
Elizabethtown, PA
26 Mar 2020
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What keeps me up at night is contemplating the impact my daily life has on the environment and the world around me.

Alec S.
Winter Park, FL
22 Oct 2019
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What keeps me up at night is worrying about the honeybees. Over the past 15 years, we've been losing anywhere between 30 and 90% of all honeybee colonies...

Christine R.
Lancaster, PA
06 Dec 2019
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The tradition I carry on is to not throwing my trash all over the floor in order to keep our earth clean.
Anonymous
Bronx, NY
05 Mar 2020
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What keeps me up at night is mostly the environment and general waste.

Grumpy G.
Alameda, CA
10 Dec 2019
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My greatest challenge is to stay positive and not overwhelmed by the amount of marine debris coming in on Kauai’s beaches...

Barbara W.
Kapaa, HI
11 Dec 2019
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I was raised to believe in being kind to your community and the earth.

Craig F.
Mystic, CT
01 Jan 1970
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