Saving My Tomorrow - Season 1 - Episode 2
Part Two
15 Dec 2014
29 min
English
Docuseries
U/A 7+
"Earth is our home. We only have one home, and if we mess this one up... where do we go next?" asks concerned 8-year-old Hippocrates. At the American Museum of Natural History Bird Collection, collections manager Paul Sweet talks about the recovery of the bald eagle from near-extinction, giving a hopeful lesson on how conservation efforts can reverse environmental damage. Meanwhile, Colorado teen Xiuhtezcatl fears for the forests he's grown up with, which are being destroyed by wildfires and pine beetles, and tries to spread awareness through an environmental activism group for kids called "The Earth Guardians." After a 4th-grade class in Long Beach, LI shares their experiences from Hurricane Sandy, Minneapolis sextet "Da Rich Kidz" - Glenn, Freeman, Nasir, Antwon, Jasiona and Glentrel - perform "Weird Weather," a rap about the latest alarming weather extremes. Teakahla (11) and her parents do their part by running an organization which aims to protect newly-hatched sea turtles on the Florida coast. "Get your parents involved, get your neighbors involved," she urges. "It's about chipping in and doing your part." Xiuhtezcatl and his brother Itzcuauhtli echo this message in their song "Be the Change," accompanied by The Earth Guardians, which empowers kids to make a difference. Interspersed are readings by Neil deGrasse Tyson (about the polar bear) and Susan Sarandon (the sea turtle), with performances by Willie Nelson and Ziggy Marley.Show more
Cast: Willie Nelson, Susan Sarandon, Neil deGrasse Tyson
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