Wray Ardan's Blog, page 7
August 2, 2019
Irish Teenager Wins Google Science Award for Removing Microplastics From Oceans
Fionn Ferreira, an 18 year-old Irish wunderkind, who won the grand prize at the 2019 Google Science Fair for creating a method to remove microplastics from the ocean.
Microplastics, which are less than 5mm long, come from beauty products, various textiles and larger bits of plastic that break down. Since they are so small, they escape water filtration systems and end up polluting waterways. Once in rivers and oceans, marine animals of all sizes end up ingesting them.
They are ending up in humans as well. A recent study found that every week, humans eat, on average, over 50,000 pieces of microplastics every year. That number skyrockets up for people who mainly drink bottled water, as EcoWatch reported.
SO INSPIRING!!!
July 26, 2019
'It Is Time to Rebel': Listen to Greta Thunberg on New Track From British Pop Rock Band The 1975
July 18, 2019
Watch These Young Spoken-Word Poets Take On Climate Change
Across the world, tens of thousands of young people are taking to the streets to protest climate inaction. And at the historic Apollo Theater in Harlem last month, more than a dozen of them took to the stage.
July 9, 2019
13-Year-Old Scientist's Research Shows Hand Dryers Can Hurt Kids' Ears
13-year-old Nora Keegan from Calgary, Canada, tells NPR that when she was 9, she decided to test the volume of hand dryers and find out if they were detrimental to children’s hearing. Nora’s research confirming her hypothesis was published in June.
Hand dryers are ubiquitous in public restrooms, but according to research recently published in the Canadian journal Paediatrics & Child Health, the noise they make may be harmful to children’s ears. Read more…
#teen #dakineteens #girl
May 29, 2019
Maui Youth Awarded $5,000 Planet Fitness Scholarship
Ahsam received the scholarship for her inspiring efforts to create a kinder world for today’s youth as part of the company’s Judgement Free Generation philanthropic initiative which aims to prevent bullying and promote kindness everywhere. READ MORE…
March 14, 2019
16-Year-Old Climate Activist Greta Thunberg Nominated For Nobel Peace Prize
I WANT TO BE LIKE HER WHEN I GROW UP! The Swedish high school student has sparked a worldwide movement against global warming. READ MORE…
March 13, 2019
Hundreds of Thousands of Students Prepare for Global #ClimateStrike: Here Are 5 Ways You Can Help
In 92 countries and counting, hundreds of thousands of students are planning to skip school on March 15 as part of the “School Strike 4 Climate” — a growing movement of young people demanding that policymakers worldwide take urgent and radical steps to battle the climate crisis. READ MORE…
March 8, 2019
Ways Women Are Changing The World
Forming A 385-Mile Human Wall, And 5 Other Ways Women Are Changing The World – Read the article and be inspired…
Women who changed how we see the universe
So why don’t we hear more about them?
Henrietta Swan Leavitt, Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin and Vera Rubin changed the way we view the universe.
CLICK TO VIEW A 4 min video – It is worth watching.
INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY
My hope for All Women is that we are all safe, educated about Herstory as well as history, are leaders of countries so there is a better chance for peace and kindness to prevail.
