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Underwater cleanup needs helpers - TCPalm

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 13:58 GMT

Underwater cleanup needs helpers
TCPalm
... lifetime and our children's children's children. Please visit www.earthdayjournal.com to sign up or call Don Voss at Marine Debris Iniative: (772) 528-0675.

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California Coastal Cleanup Day Prepares to Celebrate Its 25th ... - PR Newswire (press release)

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 08:04 GMT

California Coastal Cleanup Day Prepares to Celebrate Its 25th ...
PR Newswire (press release)
... to launch a new initiative to identify the "trash hot spots" of Santa Monica Bay, and focus its efforts on those locations hardest hit by marine debris. ...

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Clean ocean proponents rally against offshore liquified natural ... - Asbury Park Press

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 23:38 GMT

Clean ocean proponents rally against offshore liquified natural ...
Asbury Park Press
The event also launched the 19th Annual Clean Ocean Action Shore Tips (COAST) campaign to educate citizens about ocean pollution issues. ...

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Sea otters dying at alarming rate - abc7news.com

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 20:15 GMT

Sea otters dying at alarming rate
abc7news.com
It is disturbing new evidence of the threat ocean pollution is posing to marine wildlife. In the calm waters of Monterey Bay, a mother otter and her pup ...

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Stimulus package funds Alaska marine trash pickup - Juneau Empire

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 08:45 GMT

Stimulus package funds Alaska marine trash pickup
Juneau Empire
... Alliance Foundation got $1 million in stimulus money from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to clean up marine debris in Alaska. ...

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Restaurants need to be environmental stewards - Bethany Beach Wave

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 03:13 GMT

Restaurants need to be environmental stewards
Bethany Beach Wave
As part of its clean, safe and green component, the Berlin Main Street Program recently donated $2000 to Grow Berlin Green ...

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Alaska Receives $4.5M For Coastal Restoration - WKRG-TV

Tue, 30 Jun 2009 18:09 GMT

Alaska Receives $4.5M For Coastal Restoration
WKRG-TV
Another $1 million goes to Alaska Marine Debris Removal and Restoration to remove 466 metric tons of debris from multiple locations throughout coastal ...

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Washington to benefit from marine and coastal restoration fund ... - Seattle Times

Tue, 30 Jun 2009 17:43 GMT

The Plain Dealer - cleveland.com

Washington to benefit from marine and coastal restoration fund ...
Seattle Times
Removal of Derelict Fishing Gear in Puget Sound: $4.5 million -Removes over 200 metric tons of marine debris, including over 3000 net removals, ...
Commerce Secretary Gary Locke Announces $167 Million in Recovery ...NOAA

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Plastic bag industry criticises UN call for plastic bag ban ... - Environmental Expert (press release)

Mon, 29 Jun 2009 09:37 GMT

Plastic bag industry criticises UN call for plastic bag ban ...
Environmental Expert (press release)
However, plastic and paper bags were the second most frequent marine debris items found globally between 1989 and 2007 with 9.4 per cent. ...

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An important first step - Mail Tribune

Fri, 19 Jun 2009 03:12 GMT

An important first step
Mail Tribune, OR
Reserves are not a cure-all for what ails the ocean. Pollution, climate change, forest practices and dams inland all contribute. But the reserves are an important piece of the puzzle. Restoring the health of the ocean is a monumental task, ...