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Keeping America’s beaches ‘barefoot-friendly’
Barefoot Wine has partnered with the Surfrider Foundation to reveal beachgoer trends from coast to coast – and found that garbage is on everyone’s minds.
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Deepwater Horizon disaster: deadly for Sea Turtles in Gulf of Mexico
According to a new report by Oceana, the world’s largest international ocean conservation organization, the Deepwater Horizon oil spill is devastating sea turtle habitats in the Gulf of Mexico.
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Saving one billion sea turtles
A new sea turtle expedition project is kicking off during El Salvador ’s “turtle nesting season” to support the release of a BILLION baby sea turtles around the world over the next ten years.
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Let’s hear it for the girl: Hayden Panettiere races to the rescue again
The young actress, activist and Heroes star has once more returned to Taiji in an effort to raise awareness against the yearly dolphin slaughter that occurs there – as was highlighted in this year’s Oscar-winning film the Cove.
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Galapagos Diving – Keeping it Green
Is it possible for us to enjoy the benefits of Galapagos diving without leaving further footprints on this, the most wonderful of natural resources?
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Help save sharks with a new all-inclusive adventure expedition
A new Whale Shark tagging expedition by the nonprofit ocean conservation organization Iemanya Oceanica is the first shark tagging trip to be open to the public.
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Are cruise ships finally going green?
Three major cruise lines have announced the winners of the companies’ internal “Ship of the Year” awards for environmentalism and innovation. Royal Caribbean, Celebrity and the lesser-known Azamara cruise lines are attempting to reward and encourage ships to enhance eco-sensitivity in the niche known for its negative-impact blunders.
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Two eco-minded students win Ocean Journey Scholarships to explore the Galápagos
Blue Ocean Institute & Lindblad Expeditions have awarded their 2nd annual Kalpana Chawla Ocean Journey Scholarship to a 17-year-old student who emigrated from Vietnam to California, and a 16 year-old from New Jersey for selflessly supporting their communities’ environmental programs.
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Clean, green beaches are always good for family fun
As families and beach-lovers around the country prepare to flock to the shored for the July 4th weekend, the Clean Beach Council has just released its annual list of clean and healthy beaches for “National Clean Beaches Week” – highlighting family-friendly beaches that are clean, healthy and above all environmentally well-managed.
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New marine educational center now open at Golden Gate
The newly rebuilt Marine Mammal Center Hospital and Educational Facility is now open to the public in the Golden Gate National Recreation Area. The center showcases a rehabilitation hospital for seals, sea lions and other marine mammals in an effort to push forth a “new era” of scientific discovery to the public.
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Planet Green goes 'Blue' in August
Discovery’s popular green-living brand, Planet Green, will be ushering in the end of summer with “Blue August” – a month-long campaign of on-and-off-air programming focusing on the world’s most precious resource: water.
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World Oceans Day 2009: UNEP works to ensure cleaner oceans for a greener planet
Organizations and activists throughout the world are standing up to recognize the plight of the world’s big blue ecosystems, hoping to shed light and build support to protect the world’s greatest and largest natural habitat.
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Can three conservation groups win protection for sea turtles with a lawsuit?
The U.S. government is being sued over sea turtle protection, or rather lack thereof, by three conservation groups. The lawsuit has been filed against the National Marine Fisheries Service and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service over violations of the Endangered Species Act.
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Eco-friendly whale watching
Pacific Whale Foundation president Greg Kaufman recently presented at a naturalist workshop in Provincetown, Massachusetts – sharing direct experiences with modeling eco-friendly behaviors for its guests and using eco-friendly products.
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World Ocean Day brings mystique of Sea Turtles to the surface for wildlife lovers
As one of the world’s most mystical and prehistoric creatures, sea turtle exploration presents many opportunities to see these endangered gentle giants and participate in conservation efforts that are underway to protect them.
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Sportswear company helps raise funds to protect sharks in the wild
Activist clothing company, Planet Protect® Sportswear, has partnered with Shark Savers to help raise funds to protect sharks, enabling customers to donate 10% of their purchase to be donated to protect sharks from exploitation, shark fining practices and establish permanent sanctuaries for sharks.
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Bush creates three Marine National Monuments in the Central Pacific
President George W. Bush made history today with the announcement of strong new protections for a vast area of the central Pacific Ocean that includes nine distinct tropical coral islands and their surrounding waters, ranging from Wake Island in the west to Palmyra Atoll in the east.
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Coral ecosystems are renowned as one of the most fragile ecosystems throoughout the globe, as well as one of the most beautiful, making them a top activity for tourists everywhere. Their sensitivity to temparature, salinity and sunlight make them an easy target to human hands, with everything from tourism, pollution and other factors. However, according [...]
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