This month I will be talking about the most important thing in 2020: COVID-19. This is the AUDREY4CARE Environmental News Report. I am Audrey Kim.

Source: Top 10 environmental news stories of 2020, WWL (deforestation)

    Welcome to AUDREY4CARE, your source of Environmental News and Headlines from around the world! Due to Covid-19 the environment got better and worse. Because of the lockdown people stopped going outside. The animals were not afraid anymore and went into the streets and the sky was clearer than pure spring water! Not only was the air and water cleaner there was a dip in greenhouse gas emissions! However, good is always proceeded by bad. Several meetings that were scheduled to be about climate change were canceled or postponed. However, in Brazil, so much of the forest was deforested that it beat records of 2008. Also, in some tropical places including Brazil and Indonesia more people were engaged in illegal logging, mining, and land invasions due to relaxed environmental regulation and enforcement.  

Now I will talk about deforestation more in-depth. 

Deforestation is bad for so many reasons! Here are just a few: One: while you are cutting down trees you are also creating greenhouse gas emissions. Two: the soil depends on the trees to keep it in place. When the trees aren’t there it creates more soil erosion. Last but most importantly, all trees provide homes to insects and animals.When the trees are removed then the animals, insects, and vegetation suddenly go ‘poof’ or are pushed to another place to survive. So please don’t irresponsibly destroy natural habitats for wild creatures!!

Thanks for watching. This is the AUDREY4CARE Environmental News Report. I am Audrey Kim. Hope you and everyone watching around the world has a happy and healthy New Year!!
See you in 2021!!!

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Our Responsibility
written by AUDREY 
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       I am staring at the white tiled floor and I hear the faint squeak of carts going back
and forth. I put my hands on my chair which is as cold as ice. I can see people are
trying to smile at me, but I feel that it is weak, and it makes me uncomfortable. I knew
this hospital was cleaned often due to the smell of Clorox. It also had an antiseptic
smell.
       The doctor came out and shook his head. My brain turned numb. My jaw opened
wide as an elephant. I was thinking, “I knew it. His time is up.” Stupid Covid! Why didn’t
the other person wear a mask? Why didn’t daddy wear one either? The tears were
overwhelming my eyes as I felt the sadness creep into my body. I realized that all the
things my friends, teachers, and the government said about masks were because they
cared. I learned that day masks might be uncomfortable, but they save lives by helping
block the spread of COVID-19.
       You are probably thinking that this story is sad and talks about the importance of
masks. You might think this is untrue, but it is not! Someone from Ohio who said he
didn’t want to wear a mask died because of COVID-19, but he didn’t die because he
didn’t wear a mask. He died because others didn’t wear a mask and he didn’t wear one
either. Wearing a mask doesn’t protect you per se; it protects others from being infected
by you. When you wear a mask, you are saving lives and when others wear a mask,
they are saving your life because your mask contains your spit and saliva from
spreading. However, if you choose not to wear a mask, you will probably end up
wearing an oxygen mask in the hospital instead. Remember this as well: COVID IS A
TRANSMISSIBLE VIRUS THROUGH CLOSE PERSONAL CONTACT WITHIN 6FT
PROXIMITY OF EACH OTHER. The idea of wearing a mask is not favored by many; it’s
a very stuffy and uncomfortable but it gives you protection that may save your life and
somebody else’s.
       So, the question is this: how important is your life and others around you?

written by Audrey

California’s gov. Signed an order on Wednesday saying that all gasoline powered cars on sale will be removed by 2035 and replaced by electric cars. The goal of this order is to discontinue internal combustion engines within 15 years.To do this they will require new cars that are going to be sold to be electric cars, but don’t worry if you have a gas-powered car you are allowed to have it.  Newsom said this endeavor will help unpollute the air and not help with the wildfires. Newsom said in a statement. “Our cars shouldn’t make wildfires worse — and create more days filled with smoky air. Cars shouldn’t melt glaciers or raise sea levels threatening our cherished beaches and coastlines.” Because of this, greenhouse gas emissions from cars will decrease by more than 35%! This is amazing! The Golden State will help our environment! This is a “Golden” opportunity for helping decrease climate change and global warming!  But I hope electric cars will be more affordable by then, so people will be able to buy them, and what about Greenhouse gas emissions from other sources? Like agricultural practices or deforestation?

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Earth Day Activity with Katie Wheeler Library.
Thank you everyone for decorating the bags with me!
We donated all the bags to the library.
Thank you so much Katie wheeler library for supporting AUDREY4CARE & Pacific Marine Mammal Center!

Please join AUDREY4CARE to celebrate Earth Day! 
Earth Day(April 22)is the largest, most celebrated environmental event worldwide! Come out and celebrate with me!

After reading a book about Frida Kahlo, Audrey draw this poster!

In January (1/1-1/31), AUDREY4CARE and Pacific Marine Mammal Center will be displayed in display glass boxes at Katie Wheeler Library (Irvine Public Library). Stop by and take a look at them!

(size 4x4, 1/3 inch thick- very vivid color,glossy)
Now selling at Pacific Marine Mammal Center's gift shop "Treasure Trove" for $5 each!! All the arts are handpainted by Audrey(except the logos) and she got all the materials with her allowance, which means 100% of what you pay will go to PMMC!
Also looking for shops to carry Audrey's coasters to support PMMC. There will be other designs with endangered species(coming up soon!). If you are interested please let us know.
*100% of Proceeds go to Pacific Marine Mammal Center.