• Gaylord Nelson, a Wisconsin senator, founded Earth Day in 1970, celebrated on April 22 nd . Senator Nelson wanted to raise public awareness about the horrors being done to the earth in the name of progress. He wanted to make to public realize of the harm we were doing to our planet from our “progress” with the vanishing wildlife and forests, the rise in pollution and increase in oil spills just to name a few things.

• Asia is the largest continent on Earth with 60% of the world’s population living there.

• If you like hunting or fishing in Georgia, you need to give thanks to Ranger Arthur Woody. Ranger Woody saw his father kill the last deer in north Georgia as a child. He promised himself that when he got older, he would fix that problem. He also introduced several species of Trout to Georgia as well. Go visit his museum in Suches, Georgia!

• Japan is working to convert the energy from walking into electrical energy. Japan along with several other countries are trying to convert footsteps into electricity using piezoelectric tiles.parametric-architecture.com

• The energy saved from recycling just 1 aluminum will power a Smart TV for 3 hours.

• The color of Fire Hydrants is not a random choice. The 3 colors have significant meaning on how much pressure is available from that hydrant. http://www.firehydrant.org/info/hycolor.html

• The first cartoon show to specifically designed to raise awareness about the Earth’s problems was “Captain Planet and the Planeteers” which premiered in 1990. The show targeted audience was children and was aimed at educating them on the problems surrounding pollution and deforestation. Captain Planet Foundation at captainplanetfoundation.org