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December
is a good time
to reflect on
the positive changes
we have made during
the past year...
and also to think
of what we would
like to do in
the New Year.
If you are
still feeling
that there is
room for you
to do more,
why wait until
January 1st?
Make this holiday
season even
better by giving
'gifts' that
help our ocean!
Positive
change begins
with you! By making
smart choices
this season, you
can have both
a happy holiday
and a healthier
ocean! This month,
learn how to save
money and energy
by being creative
with holiday gifts
and decorations.
Each
of us can help
by taking a few
simple steps.
Please check out
the newly-themed
Seas
the Day
website this
month to learn
more and take
action. The
choices you
make this season
help to protect
this blue planet
we call home.
www.TheOceanProject.org
We would like
to thank Wolcott
Henry, NOAA
Photo Library,
and Eyewire
for the use
of their images.
We
welcome and appreciate
forwarding of
our newsletters
in their entirety
or in part with
proper attribution.
2006 The Ocean
Project
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Three
great gift
ideas for
you and
yours!
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1.
Give
yourself
a day
at your
local
zoo or
aquarium!
Skip the
mall and
go to
a local
zoo or
aquarium
(which
are usually
a lot
less crowded
in winter).
Click
here
to locate
your local
zoo or
aquarium...
2.
Shopping
for holiday
presents?
Consider
going
off the
charted
course
for ocean-friendly,
interesting
and memorable
gifts.
Get ideas
for children
and adults...
3.
Give
back!
Most of
us say
we wish
the holidays
were more
about
giving,
less about
buying.
Find out
how to
'walk
the talk'
this month!
...and
three
more for
our sea:
To
help the
ocean,
help cut
down the
amount
of trash
created
this holiday
season.
1.
Cut
down on
that wasted
food!
Around
28 billion
pounds
of food
are thrown
out each
year:
plan carefully!
Learn
more...
2.
Create
natural
cards,
wraps
and decorations!
Use flowers
or leaves
in place
of bows
and ribbons,
and old
maps,
magazine
pages,
or comics
for wrapping
paper.
Find
more creative
ideas...
3.
Get
smart
with holiday
lights!
Find out
how to
cut down
the amount
of pollution,
including
harmful
mercury,
typically
generated
when making
electricity,
this holiday
season...
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