Jaden Smith: Save This Earth!

Jaden Smith, who with his dad Will stars in the recently-released movie After Earth, has made public service announcement on behalf of the the National Aeronautic and Space Administration (NASA). The PSA highlights what NASA is doing to prevent the plot of After Earth from becoming a reality. In case of you didn’t see it, and millions haven’t because the movie was panned by reviewers, After Earth chronicles the story of people who must leave Earth because it is no longer fit for humans to live on it.

Who’s the Real Johnny Depp?

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As this BBC News story notes, “Naming new species after celebrities is a very good way to draw attention to your finings. 

Why did the scientists who discovered a huge scissor-clawed prehistoric arthropod name it after Johnny Depp? Well, before he was a Pirate of the Caribbean, Depp was Edward Scissorhands. Scissor-clawed, scissorhands, get it?

Yeah, it’s a stretch.

Should Chris Brown Get a Ticket for Tagging on his Own Property?

As reported last week on TMZ.com, rapper Chris Brown is in trouble with the Los Angeles police for spray painting on his own property.

After his neighbors complained that Brown’s artwork was an eyesore, Brown was cited by police for “unpermitted and excessive signage.”

Signage is just another word for graffiti, which if it were done on public property would be denounced as “tagging.”

Tagging on public property is an environmental crime, but how do you feel about someone who tags his own property? Should he get a ticket, or should he be allowed to express himself through his art? Keep in mind that Chris Brown’s neighbors have rights too. Why should they have to look at Brown’s very big murals?

Earth Preservers wants to know. Would you fine Chris Brown for spray painting on his own property? Leave your comment below.

Scotland OK’s Offshore Wind Farm Over Donald Trump’s Objections

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Donald Trump wants wants to own a golf course in Scotland that has a magnificent view of the sea.

The Scottish government is getting in his way by wanting to build an offshore wind farm that would be in the view of the golfers.

Mr. Trump has been huffing and puffing, threatening legal action to stop the wind farm from being built.

The Scottish government effectively just told him to drop dead. The wind farm will be built.

In response, Mr. Trump reiterated his threat to take legal action. But for now at least, the wind farm is a “go.”

To learn more, read this Guardian story

Would You Watch a TV Show Starring the ‘Energy Hog’?

We’re not saying he’s in the Honey Boo-Boo category. But in Earth Preservers’ opinion, the “Energy Hog” has real potential to star in his own television program.

Created by the Alliance to Save Energy, the Energy Hog reminds us of Oscar the Grouch from Sesame Street.

The Energy Hog has an important story to tell about why everyone should save energy, and right now he’s doing it in skits and other activities in schools in the US.

The question we want you to answer is:

Would you watch a TV show starring the Energy Hog?

Leave us a comment below.