WEBVTT 00:11.440 --> 00:13.679 Rise up sunshine. I'm Koi Wire. This is 00:13.679 --> 00:16.320 CNN 10. And today we are going big. As 00:16.320 --> 00:19.279 in 25,000 miles circumference, planet 00:19.279 --> 00:21.840 size big. Happy Earth Day. The one day 00:21.840 --> 00:24.800 where about 8.3 billion teammates share 00:24.800 --> 00:26.880 the same home field advantage and same 00:26.880 --> 00:29.679 responsibility. From the deepest oceans 00:29.679 --> 00:32.079 to the highest mountain tops to baby 00:32.079 --> 00:34.640 animals taking their first steps today. 00:34.640 --> 00:36.640 This show is a reminder that this planet 00:36.640 --> 00:39.040 isn't just where we live, it's who we 00:39.040 --> 00:41.520 are. We begin in the world's largest 00:41.520 --> 00:43.680 ecosystem, the ocean, where some of the 00:43.680 --> 00:46.160 smallest critters like paperclip small 00:46.160 --> 00:48.719 make a huge difference. Antarctic krill. 00:48.719 --> 00:51.039 These tiny crustations are the power bar 00:51.039 --> 00:53.039 of the Antarctic food chain. The primary 00:53.039 --> 00:55.360 food source for everything from tuxedo 00:55.360 --> 00:57.120 wearing penguins to the heavyweight 00:57.120 --> 00:59.039 champ of the animal kingdom, the blue 00:59.039 --> 01:01.600 whale. A single blue whale can eat up to 01:01.600 --> 01:04.080 four tons of krill in one day. That's 01:04.080 --> 01:05.760 like eating the weight of 4,000 01:05.760 --> 01:08.560 medium-sized pizzas per day. But krill 01:08.560 --> 01:10.560 are now facing growing pressure from 01:10.560 --> 01:13.280 industrial krill operations. Trwers are 01:13.280 --> 01:14.880 harvesting more than half a million tons 01:14.880 --> 01:16.960 of them each year. We went one-on-one 01:16.960 --> 01:19.200 with Greenpeace co-founder Captain Paul 01:19.200 --> 01:21.360 Watson, whose foundation is working to 01:21.360 --> 01:23.840 protect this fragile food chain, and his 01:23.840 --> 01:26.640 approach is anything but conventional. 01:26.640 --> 01:28.720 >> The primary purpose for the krill is to 01:28.720 --> 01:30.960 convert it into a cheap protein feed for 01:30.960 --> 01:33.360 salmon farms around the world. And it's 01:33.360 --> 01:35.360 a Norwegian industry primarily as a 01:35.360 --> 01:37.040 salmon farms. And this is a Norwegian 01:37.040 --> 01:38.880 industry doing the krill uh 01:38.880 --> 01:41.920 exploitation. So, for us to have cheap 01:41.920 --> 01:43.600 salmon, it means that we're going to 01:43.600 --> 01:44.880 have to starve the penguins and the 01:44.880 --> 01:46.720 whales down in the southern ocean. 01:46.720 --> 01:49.600 >> Now, your missions, quote, block, 01:49.600 --> 01:53.360 harass, do everything we can to stop 01:53.360 --> 01:55.439 industrial krill fishing, but your focus 01:55.439 --> 01:58.640 remains on this direct action nonviolent 01:58.640 --> 02:01.280 campaign. How do these missions work and 02:01.280 --> 02:03.840 and how effective are they? Well, 50 02:03.840 --> 02:05.360 years ago, I developed a strategy which 02:05.360 --> 02:07.439 I call aggressive nonviolence to 02:07.439 --> 02:09.200 aggressively intervene to make sure that 02:09.200 --> 02:11.520 nobody is injured and to stay within the 02:11.520 --> 02:13.040 boundaries of the law and the boundaries 02:13.040 --> 02:15.120 of practicality. And for the last 50 02:15.120 --> 02:16.800 years, we have shut down hundreds of 02:16.800 --> 02:18.080 illegal operations. 02:18.080 --> 02:19.760 >> So, when the Captain Paul Watson 02:19.760 --> 02:22.480 Foundation team arrives, what happens 02:22.480 --> 02:23.200 next? 02:23.200 --> 02:24.800 >> Primarily, we focus on illegal 02:24.800 --> 02:26.160 activities. The krill fishery is 02:26.160 --> 02:28.319 actually not illegal but we are 02:28.319 --> 02:30.560 challenging it on uh the through the 02:30.560 --> 02:32.640 United Nations World Charter for Nature 02:32.640 --> 02:34.720 because uh we believe that we have to 02:34.720 --> 02:36.800 exercise a precautionary principle here 02:36.800 --> 02:39.200 because there's real diminishment being 02:39.200 --> 02:42.319 caused by this and uh so we feel that we 02:42.319 --> 02:44.400 have to get it into court somehow. So 02:44.400 --> 02:46.640 what our objective was is first to let's 02:46.640 --> 02:47.840 bring this to the attention of the 02:47.840 --> 02:49.680 world. So how did we do that? We took 02:49.680 --> 02:52.319 our ship up against these monstrous uh 02:52.319 --> 02:54.720 uh krill fishing vessels and we gently 02:54.720 --> 02:56.800 nudged them. They of course they know 02:56.800 --> 02:58.160 they're going to accuse us of ramming 02:58.160 --> 03:00.000 them which we didn't do. We just scraped 03:00.000 --> 03:02.080 their paint. But that nudging was in the 03:02.080 --> 03:03.840 spirit of what the plains Indians used 03:03.840 --> 03:05.440 to call counting coup to get their 03:05.440 --> 03:07.519 attention. And that photograph of course 03:07.519 --> 03:10.239 was to dramatize the issue. And from 03:10.239 --> 03:11.920 there we went on to interfere with their 03:11.920 --> 03:14.400 nets and uh to you know prevent them 03:14.400 --> 03:16.560 from doing their fishing operations with 03:16.560 --> 03:19.200 the krill. and uh that resulted in them 03:19.200 --> 03:20.959 all fleeing the the area. 03:20.959 --> 03:23.280 >> On March 31st, one of the Captain Paul 03:23.280 --> 03:25.920 Watson Foundation's ships made headlines 03:25.920 --> 03:27.760 after deliberately colliding with a 03:27.760 --> 03:30.239 vessel operated by Oer Krill Company, 03:30.239 --> 03:31.920 one of the world's largest Antarctic 03:31.920 --> 03:34.640 krill harvesters. Here's what Oer Krill 03:34.640 --> 03:36.400 Company said about the incident. 03:36.400 --> 03:38.239 >> I hit right around the diesel tank. Uh 03:38.239 --> 03:39.760 it went well, but it could have ended 03:39.760 --> 03:41.519 differently where you have big spillage 03:41.519 --> 03:43.920 of oil into the Antarctic Ocean. It was 03:43.920 --> 03:45.680 also very close to our rudder, you know, 03:45.680 --> 03:47.599 which allows us to control and steer the 03:47.599 --> 03:50.000 vessel. And just a few hours later, it 03:50.000 --> 03:51.519 grew up to a large storm. And if we 03:51.519 --> 03:53.120 didn't have the rudder to control the 03:53.120 --> 03:54.080 vessel. 03:54.080 --> 03:56.879 >> Do you have this fear that if if krill 03:56.879 --> 03:59.040 becomes more endangered now that perhaps 03:59.040 --> 04:01.120 these whales wouldn't be able to adapt 04:01.120 --> 04:02.959 as they have in the past? 04:02.959 --> 04:04.480 >> You simply can't take that amount of 04:04.480 --> 04:06.239 krill out of the Southern Ocean without 04:06.239 --> 04:07.920 having an impact. And we're seeing that 04:07.920 --> 04:10.720 impact. That's the diminishment of all 04:10.720 --> 04:12.480 species of penguins down in the southern 04:12.480 --> 04:15.120 ocean. Um, they all rely on krill except 04:15.120 --> 04:17.040 for the emperor penguin, but the emperor 04:17.040 --> 04:19.120 penguin relies on silverfish which 04:19.120 --> 04:21.040 relies on krill. So everything is 04:21.040 --> 04:21.919 connected to krill. 04:21.919 --> 04:23.680 >> The krill fish is heavily regulated. So 04:23.680 --> 04:26.639 you can only catch 1% of the biomass. So 04:26.639 --> 04:29.759 99% of the biomass is left to to all the 04:29.759 --> 04:32.720 animals that are consuming about 24% of 04:32.720 --> 04:35.199 the biomass every year. When we harvest 04:35.199 --> 04:37.120 it, we harvest very little and make sure 04:37.120 --> 04:39.840 there's plenty of krill left for for 04:39.840 --> 04:42.160 ecosystems and and everybody that relies 04:42.160 --> 04:42.960 on krill. 04:42.960 --> 04:44.880 >> If someone watching this wants to help 04:44.880 --> 04:47.120 but might not know how, what are some 04:47.120 --> 04:48.560 things that they can do? 04:48.560 --> 04:51.759 >> The consumption of farmra salmon is the 04:51.759 --> 04:53.919 reason that this is happening. About 40% 04:53.919 --> 04:55.520 of all the fish is taken from the ocean 04:55.520 --> 04:57.360 is converted into fish meal. It's not 04:57.360 --> 05:01.120 eaten by people. And uh so this krill 05:01.120 --> 05:03.280 thing is in order to replace the 05:03.280 --> 05:04.560 diminishment of the fish that they're 05:04.560 --> 05:06.000 exploiting, we're going to catch the 05:06.000 --> 05:07.680 krill and convert that into the salmon 05:07.680 --> 05:09.680 feed. Basically, what we have to do is 05:09.680 --> 05:11.600 eliminate salmon farming. It's extremely 05:11.600 --> 05:13.440 destructive industry. Well, for the last 05:13.440 --> 05:14.639 50 years, I've seen the steady 05:14.639 --> 05:16.720 diminishment of biodiversity uh in our 05:16.720 --> 05:18.560 ocean. And I've been saying all year 05:18.560 --> 05:20.960 after year, if the ocean dies, we die. 05:20.960 --> 05:22.720 And therefore, it's really our 05:22.720 --> 05:24.160 responsibility to ensure that 05:24.160 --> 05:26.960 biodiversity is not diminished. 05:26.960 --> 05:28.400 >> All right. And if you thought Earth Day 05:28.400 --> 05:30.160 views were good from your backyard, try 05:30.160 --> 05:32.000 this one from the moon. 05:32.000 --> 05:33.759 >> Would you look at that, man? 05:33.759 --> 05:36.560 >> The Aremis 2 crew astronaut Reed Weisman 05:36.560 --> 05:38.880 captured this stunning Earth set or 05:38.880 --> 05:41.280 planet dipping below the moon's horizon. 05:41.280 --> 05:43.520 He described it as watching a sunset at 05:43.520 --> 05:46.000 the beach from the most foreign seat in 05:46.000 --> 05:48.400 the cosmos. And the wild part, it wasn't 05:48.400 --> 05:50.400 some giant space camera. He snapped it 05:50.400 --> 05:52.479 through a tiny window with his iPhone. 05:52.479 --> 05:54.560 You can even hear his fellow astronaut 05:54.560 --> 05:56.800 Christina Cook snapping away, too. 05:56.800 --> 05:59.120 capturing iconic images released by NASA 05:59.120 --> 06:00.960 that remind us from up there there are 06:00.960 --> 06:03.280 no borders, no divisions, just one 06:03.280 --> 06:06.720 glowing, fragile, beautiful home. Now to 06:06.720 --> 06:08.960 some Earth Day hope served extra cute in 06:08.960 --> 06:11.039 Southern California's Big Bear Valley. A 06:11.039 --> 06:13.360 pair of internet famous bald eagles is 06:13.360 --> 06:15.120 welcoming some new additions this 06:15.120 --> 06:17.840 spring. Jackie and Shadow are now proud 06:17.840 --> 06:20.800 parents times two. They are the valley's 06:20.800 --> 06:22.880 only yearround bald eagle residents. 06:22.880 --> 06:24.639 They've been the stars of a live stream 06:24.639 --> 06:26.639 for years. Earlier this month, viewers 06:26.639 --> 06:28.880 got a front row seat to Nature's reality 06:28.880 --> 06:31.199 show, watching their eagllets hatch over 06:31.199 --> 06:33.840 Easter weekend. Now, mom and dad, they 06:33.840 --> 06:35.600 have their talents full with this puffy 06:35.600 --> 06:38.080 pair of siblings known as Simply Chick 06:38.080 --> 06:41.120 One and Chick 2 so far, and that's where 06:41.120 --> 06:43.120 you come in. The nonprofit Friends of 06:43.120 --> 06:45.440 Big Bear Valley is hosting a naming 06:45.440 --> 06:47.520 contest for the chicks with proceeds 06:47.520 --> 06:49.520 going to help protect their habitat. 06:49.520 --> 06:51.120 Students at a local elementary school 06:51.120 --> 06:53.360 will peruse the list of names to pick 06:53.360 --> 06:55.280 the finalists. Last spring's hatchlings 06:55.280 --> 06:57.680 were dubbed Spirit, Sunny, and Gizmo. I 06:57.680 --> 06:59.360 may be biased, but uh Rise Up in 06:59.360 --> 07:01.199 Sunshine have a certain ring to them, 07:01.199 --> 07:03.199 don't you think? 07:03.199 --> 07:05.120 Pop quiz hot shot. Which of these has 07:05.120 --> 07:07.039 the highest electrical conductivity of 07:07.039 --> 07:09.759 any metal? Nickel, iron, silver, or 07:09.759 --> 07:12.759 aluminum? 07:16.160 --> 07:18.400 If you said silver, shine bright. One 07:18.400 --> 07:20.319 common use for silver is in electric 07:20.319 --> 07:22.319 circuit boards due to its conductivity. 07:22.319 --> 07:24.479 But some parts exposed to oxygen are 07:24.479 --> 07:26.560 usually swapped for gold because it 07:26.560 --> 07:29.280 doesn't tarnish as easily. 07:29.280 --> 07:31.120 Extra pop quiz hot shot. What do your 07:31.120 --> 07:32.960 broken refrigerators, old cell phones, 07:32.960 --> 07:34.960 and mystery drawers of tangled chargers 07:34.960 --> 07:37.360 have in common? They're all part of one 07:37.360 --> 07:39.039 of the most pressing pollution problems 07:39.039 --> 07:41.440 on our planet. Electronic waste or 07:41.440 --> 07:43.680 e-waste. Mountains of it. From broken 07:43.680 --> 07:46.240 microwaves to busted TVs pile up 07:46.240 --> 07:48.319 landfills each year. And as our love for 07:48.319 --> 07:50.479 shiny new tech grows, so does the 07:50.479 --> 07:53.039 e-waste we leave behind. A recent UN 07:53.039 --> 07:55.199 report says that more than 62 million 07:55.199 --> 07:58.800 tons of it was generated in 2022 alone. 07:58.800 --> 08:00.400 That would fill about 1 and a half 08:00.400 --> 08:02.319 million dump trucks bumper-to-bumper. 08:02.319 --> 08:04.720 That would circle the equator. But one 08:04.720 --> 08:06.720 company is using an innovative approach 08:06.720 --> 08:09.199 to help curb the crisis. Literally 08:09.199 --> 08:11.120 dissolving the waste with special 08:11.120 --> 08:14.560 chemicals. D cycle uses deep utctic 08:14.560 --> 08:17.360 solvents or dees for short to dissolve 08:17.360 --> 08:19.360 the precious metals found in so many 08:19.360 --> 08:21.280 circuit boards and other electronics. 08:21.280 --> 08:23.120 They say it allows them to recover 08:23.120 --> 08:25.440 things like gold, copper, and palladium 08:25.440 --> 08:27.440 from e-waste in a sustainable and 08:27.440 --> 08:29.840 efficient way. They say the process is 08:29.840 --> 08:32.000 also more eco-friendly than traditional 08:32.000 --> 08:34.240 e-waste recycling through processes like 08:34.240 --> 08:36.320 smelting, which consumes large amounts 08:36.320 --> 08:38.240 of energy and can release hazardous 08:38.240 --> 08:42.519 chemicals into the environment. 08:45.440 --> 08:47.360 Today's story getting a 10 out of 10. A 08:47.360 --> 08:48.800 group of high schoolers proving you're 08:48.800 --> 08:50.959 never too young to make waves or protect 08:50.959 --> 08:53.600 your coast. Oysters play a huge role in 08:53.600 --> 08:55.760 marine ecosystems by providing food and 08:55.760 --> 08:58.080 protection for fish. Students from St. 08:58.080 --> 09:00.000 Patrick Catholic High School in Bualuxy, 09:00.000 --> 09:01.680 Mississippi are partnering with the 09:01.680 --> 09:04.080 Coastal Conservation Association to 09:04.080 --> 09:06.480 apply what they learned to this project, 09:06.480 --> 09:08.800 attaching oyster shells to sheet metal 09:08.800 --> 09:10.720 that once belonged to an old shrimping 09:10.720 --> 09:13.360 boat. This studentmade reef will then be 09:13.360 --> 09:16.080 deployed near Ship Island. The finished 09:16.080 --> 09:17.920 product will be a part of a permanent 09:17.920 --> 09:20.240 reef site and expand the oyster 09:20.240 --> 09:22.480 ecosystem. Those students don't just 09:22.480 --> 09:24.399 talk about change, they build it. 09:24.399 --> 09:26.000 Congrats to our your word Wednesday 09:26.000 --> 09:28.320 winners, Miss Alzheimer, Jackson and 09:28.320 --> 09:29.680 William and our friends at Shambbley 09:29.680 --> 09:31.360 Middle School in Shambbley, Georgia. The 09:31.360 --> 09:33.839 word of the day, peruse, a verb meaning 09:33.839 --> 09:35.760 to read or examine something in a 09:35.760 --> 09:37.760 thorough, detailed, and careful manner. 09:37.760 --> 09:39.839 I see you, Bulldogs. We have some Earth 09:39.839 --> 09:41.680 Day shoutouts today. And the first one 09:41.680 --> 09:44.320 goes to Mrs. Fast at Franklin Middle 09:44.320 --> 09:46.720 School in Yakama, Washington. Thank you 09:46.720 --> 09:48.880 so much for this hand embroidered needle 09:48.880 --> 09:50.880 point piece. And uh Mrs. Fast, right now 09:50.880 --> 09:52.480 it's a necklace, but we have a perfect 09:52.480 --> 09:55.200 spot for you. and this on our wall of 09:55.200 --> 09:57.040 friends. All right, this next shout out 09:57.040 --> 10:00.000 goes to Mrs. Suffel, Mrs. Suful, and 10:00.000 --> 10:02.080 Miss Gibson at Jessup W. Scott High 10:02.080 --> 10:04.560 School in Toledo, Ohio. Their students 10:04.560 --> 10:06.320 are in charge of a huge recycling 10:06.320 --> 10:08.000 initiative, and they sent us this 10:08.000 --> 10:11.760 recycled paper project and a very Earth 10:11.760 --> 10:14.320 Day appropriate shirt. Thank you so 10:14.320 --> 10:16.800 much. From classroom lessons to real 10:16.800 --> 10:18.480 world impact, this is what Earth Day is 10:18.480 --> 10:20.320 all about. Let's go out and do our part. 10:20.320 --> 10:22.160 Recycle something. Pick up a piece of 10:22.160 --> 10:24.079 trash. plant some seeds or just tell 10:24.079 --> 10:25.920 someone who's taking care of our planet. 10:25.920 --> 10:28.160 Thank you. Keep rising and keep shining 10:28.160 --> 10:30.800 sunshine. I'm Koi Wire and we are CNN 10:30.800 --> 10:33.800 10.