Sustainability means meeting current needs without harming future generations. Elementary school is crucial for teaching sustainability habits
Global temperatures reached 1.46C above pre-industrial levels in 2023. CO2 levels in atmosphere doubled since Industrial Revolution. Greenland ice sheet melting at record rate, threatening 6-meter sea level rise. Ocean acidification causing coral bleaching and reef loss
First tea bag patent granted in 1903 by Lawson and McLaren. Commercial tea bags appeared around 1904, marketed by Thomas Sullivan in 1908. First tea bag packing machine invented in 1929 by Adolf Rambold. Modern rectangular shape invented in 1944
80% of marine pollution comes from land-based activities. Rivers, sewage, and atmospheric pollution contribute significantly. Ships discharge ballast water and oil, spreading invasive species. Deep sea mining releases toxic metals into oceans
Midway Atoll is a 2.4 sq mi atoll northwest of Hawaii. Formed 28 million years ago as shield volcano, now 516 ft thick coral reef. First Pacific island annexed by US in 1867. Only Hawaiian island not part of state, observes Samoa Time