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The problems facing our ocean, from global warming
to overfishing, may
seem too big for anything we do on our own to be of
significance. Yet
we only need to take a minute to stop and think of
the ways in which
small actions from a large number of us can quickly
add up, or, in this
case, subtract down.
Visit the Seas the
Day website this month
for ways you can help!
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 for me...
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1. Simplify, simplify, simplify.
Before we buy more stuff, think
about whether it's really needed and weigh the
hidden environmental
costs to our planet. Find out more!
2. Buy the product, not the
packaging.
Start at the grocery
store and try to buy items with the least packaging
or, at least, the
most environmentally-friendly packaging. Find out more!
3. Think of the eco-
alternative!
For example, instead of buying
bottled water, use a water bottle. Find out more!
...and three for the
seas
1. Rethink your morning
commute.
Consider joining the 20% of
Americans who use
a bicycle at least
once per month for transportation, even in winter!
Think of all the
pollution that will be kept out of our air and our
ocean. Find out more!
2. Save trees, save
seas.
Trees combat global warming and protect our ocean
by soaking up carbon
dioxide and storing it out of the atmosphere.
Remember to
help protect
trees by minimizing the use
of new paper.
Start by opting out of all that
unnecessary junk
mail, sending out e-invitations, and using both
sides
of the paper. Find out more!
3. Tell a friend.
Take what you find to be the best ways to
simplify and rejuvenate your lifestyle, and help
spread the word by
telling a friend. When we all cut down, it quickly
adds up for the
ocean. Find out more!
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