This Thursday, April 22, is Earth Day. Originally observed as a national teach-in day in 1970, Earth Day has grown to an international movement of education, celebration and grassroots activism.
Read more to discover special PBS North Carolina programs and resources for all ages to learn, explore and celebrate this Earth Day!
Explore a range of environmental issues, meet the advocates and learn about their search for solutions to complex challenges. Find your local PBS NC channel or watch live online.
2 PM
Climate Change: The Facts
Explore the impact of climate change, what could happen if global warming exceeds 1.5 degrees, how the latest innovations and technology are posing potential solutions and what individuals can do to prevent further damage.
3 PM
Extinction: The Facts
1 million species are threatened with extinction. David Attenborough explores how this crisis has consequences for us all and puts us at greater risk of pandemic diseases.
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4 PM
PBS NewsHour Presents: The Plastic Problem
By 2050, there will be more plastic than fish in the oceans. Take a closer look at this ubiquitous material, how it's impacting the world and ways we can break our plastic addiction.
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5 PM
The West is Burning
Examine the history of forest management and the litigation that contributed to catastrophic fires plaguing the western United States. Then, learn how local stakeholders are working together to better manage and steward the land.
7 PM
That's Wild | REEL SOUTH
Atlanta teens Cliff, Ahmani, and Nicholas attempt to trek four 12,000 foot snowcapped peaks in the heart of the Rocky Mountains, facing the struggles, thrills and joys of navigating the Colorado wild.
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8 PM
Follow Greta as she witnesses the impacts of climate change at three locations: melting glaciers and dying trees in Canada, and fire devastation in California.
Most of the 600 billion pounds of waste that Americans produce every year ends up in landfills. All that trash has huge impacts on the environment, but modern landfills have found a new use for it — they’re turning it into energy.
As a centuries-old black community in Louisiana, contaminated and uprooted by petrochemical plants, comes to terms with the loss of its ancestral home, one man stands in the way of a plant’s expansion and refuses to give up.
Revisit the discussion from our virtual event with the filmmakers.
As global temperatures rise, scientists are exploring solutions from planting trees to sucking carbon out of the air to geoengineering. But would they work? And what are the risks of engineering Earth's climate?
With a background in law, Tom Earnhardt wandered far afield his profession to become one of North Carolina's most prominent environmental conservationists. In this conversation from 2014, he explains the unique aspects of our state that allow flora and fauna normally found north and south of us to intermingle here, creating a crossroads of wildlife.
Six Ways to Celebrate Earth Day Every Day
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Best Free Apps to Take Kids from Screen to Green
Find seven free apps for your young gamers to explore their surroundings, use observational skills and have adventures right in their own neighborhood.
12 Picture Books About Weather
Explore these books about meteorology with children and build on their experiences to help them understand and better prepare for all different kinds of weather.