'Muppets' Star Kermit the Frog Star Urges World to 'Do a Better Job' at Reversing Climate Change
The climate crisis is no longer a distant threat. With the impacts of global warming stressing ecosystems and leaving monumental impacts on communities and economies, YouTube and Google are working hard to set the pace with the Earth in mind. By unifying practices, partnerships and products around a single mission to foster sustainability, their latest undertaking is an extraordinary, star-studded 100-minute YouTube original called Dear Earth, kicking off a month of shows, ideas, and actions focused on healing the planet. The event will stream exclusively on YouTube Saturday, Oct. 23 at 5 p.m. ET and feature an opening address from none other than Muppets star Kermit the Frog.
In celebration of Dear Earth featuring a roster of celebrities and social media content creators, the living legend told PopCulture.com host Tania Hussain exclusively it's time we do a "better job" at ensuring our planet is safe and clean for generations to come, especially as reports and studies state frogs are disappearing due to the strains within climate change on ecosystems.
"It's really sad," Kermit said of vulnerable frogs disappearing around the world. "Frogs are what we call a bellwether species, which means we feel the impact of changes in the climate and in the environment before people and others do. And what's happening to frogs is a warning to the world. We have to do a better job of making sure that this planet is here for everybody, for all species, for now, and forever. And the Earth — it needs us to keep it healthy so it can keep us safe."
