Here are some examples of how kids can support the Occupy Wall Street movement.

1,600 That’s the average number of pounds of waste each American produces in a year. (U.S. Environmental Protection Agency)

About 45,000 Verizon workers went on strike starting August 7. Check out this interview with a Verizon worker by IndyKids Kid Reporter, Estrella Barriga.

Despite the environmental hazards, President Obama gives Shell oil company the thumbs up to drill in the Arctic Ocean.

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Learn about how oil companies have affected the lives of the Ogoni people of Nigeria.

Karyll, age 8, is from the Philippines. She now lives in Queens, New York. Tagalog is Karyll’s first language. She also speaks English. If you speak another language, practice it and don’t forget it. You’ll be glad you did!

IndyKids asked these five-year-olds in Homer, Alaska, how they take care of the Earth.

Politicians in Maine are trying to pass several child labor laws that have parents very concerned.

Bridget Duru, 13, is an eighth grader in Montgomery Village, Maryland. She is a teen adviser with the Girl Up campaign of the United Nations Foundation working to raise money and awareness about girls in developing countries.