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Gearing Up for Annual Coastal Cleanup Day 2010
Plastic Bags -vs- the World
From South Australia to Texas to Maui and the Stanley Cup, plastic bag bans are surfacing everywhere we turn these days.
Can you believe Californians use 19 billion plastic bags a year?
AB 1998, the California Assembly Bill to ban single-use plastic bags, is gaining support from consumers and retailers around the state, but the final vote rests in the hands of the Senate this August. Help keep our oceans free of plastic bags by Taking Action to help pass AB 1998!
You can also join the Plastic Bag Monster rally on Thursday, August 12th @ 10am in Ghirardelli Square, San Francisco, because every once in a while, politics can be a whole lot of fun. 
Tickets are on sale now & going fast!
When: Saturday, August 21st, 6 -10pm
Where: Seymour Center at Long Marine Laboratory, Santa Cruz
Get your Toast to the Coast tickets today.
You wont want to miss the delicious dessert by Cassie's Cakes, the sustainable spread by Santa Cruz Green Cuisine, the live music by 7 Come 11, the art display by Chris Jordan, or the locally produced beer and wine.
Grand Prize Raffle: A week's stay in Hawaii, a private sail for friends & family on the Chardonnay, a weekend getaway at Costanoa Lodge, admission for 8 plus a behind the scenes tour at the Monterey Bay Aquarium & more! Raffle Tickets are $5 each, or 5 for $20.
And don't forget, our Door Prize Raffle also takes place throughout the night, so you'll have plenty of chances to win!
Videos Take on Plastic Bags in 60 Seconds Flat - Announcing our Top 10 Video Contest Finalists
You won't want to miss our Top 10 Finalists in the Hey-hey-hey, Goodbye Plastic Bags Video Contest!
From hilarious to informative to even a little bit sc ary, each of the 60 second videos are creative, unique, and well worth the time spent. Check them out on Into the Blue and then tell us what your top picks are on our Facebook Fan page.
The 2nd Place prize (a new Flip camera) goes to the video with 'Most Views' on YouTube, so it's up to you, the viewer, to help send your favorite video to Most Viewed stardom! |
Save Our Shores Volunteers Needed!
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- August 7th, 10am-2pm: DockWalkers at Monterey Harbor
- August 14th, 10am-2pm: DockWalkers at Moss Landing Harbor
- August 14th, 10am-12pm: Monterey Monthly Beach Cleanup at Asilomar State Beach
- August 21st, 10am-12pm: Santa Cruz Monthly Beach Cleanup at Twin Lakes State Beach
- August 24th, 10am-12pm: Half Moon Bay Monthly Beach Cleanup at Poplar State Beach
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Take Action! |
Want to help heal the effects of overfishing, pollution, bycatch and global warming in our oceans? Support the establishment of more Marine Reserves, or protected areas, in our oceans around the world.
Take Action! Marine creatures and their habitat need a break!
In
order to protect the oceans, we need to leave some of it alone. By
supporting efforts to establish more Marine Reserves, our oceans and
wildlife will have a better chance of coming back to life.
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Oil Spills Aren't Slick -
How to Help in the Gulf | |
The LiveProud Group announces a new way for you to donate to the oil spill cleanup currently happening in the Gulf:
Your purchase of this Oil Spills Aren't Slick Eco Tech Tee from LiveProud.com will donate proceeds to the National Parks Foundation program helping with the Gulf cleanup, as well as to local ocean protection programs through Save Our Shores. Made from 5 post-consumer plastic bottles, this quick-drying, UV 50 tee allows you to protect the ocean even while out on your next ocean adventure. | |
Thanks for your support! |
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SOS Takes on Monterey
| | Save Our Shores just launched our Monterey Monthly Beach Cleanup Program and the next cleanup takes place on August 14th at Asilomar State Beach.
We'll need Volunteers to take the lead on this new program by running beach cleanups & getting the word out about our new-found presence in Monterey County.
Help us continue to grow our big, blue network and give the marine animals of the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary a healthier, safer home, with cleaner beaches for us all.
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Support Save Our Shores
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Want to help SOS keep oil drilling out of the
Monterey Bay, to inform boaters how to prevent oil spills, to educate
the youth & public about plastic pollution AND keep our beaches
clean?
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Thank You
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| Save Our Shores
thanks our many volunteers, sponsors, partners, and contributors for
helping Save Our Shores continue our work of caring for the marine
environment through Ocean Awareness, Advocacy, and Citizen Action!
The ocean and its inhabitants thank you, too.
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SOS: Winner of Best Non-Profit of 2010!
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