JUNK Launches on June 1st!
Check it out HERE and be there if you can to send them off on their trip from CA to Hawaii aboard a plastic bottle raft.
Friday, May 30, 2008
Wednesday, May 28, 2008
OR IV: The Mother Hips
Ocean Revolution IV: The Mother Hips rock SC
June 14, 2008
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
OCEAN REVOLUTION IV HITS SANTA CRUZ JUNE 14
The fourth annual Ocean Revolution celebration will be held at Moe's Alley in Santa Cruz on June 14, to celebrate World Ocean Day. The Mother Hips will be headlining with special guest Matt Butler, starting at 9:30 pm. The event will offer a chance to get up-and-close with local, national and international ocean conservation groups and their leaders, to celebrate the ocean in a rocking atmosphere and to explore ways in which we can all live like we love the ocean.
The event is organized each year by Santa Cruz locals Dr. Wallace J. Nichols, OCEAN REVOLUTION founder and Ocean Conservancy Senior Scientist, and Will Henry, renowned photographer and Save the Waves Coalition founder, who are joined this year by many other ocean activists.
"After four years this celebration is something lots of ocean-loving people look forward to. There's no better place to celebrate World Ocean Day than Santa Cruz, the heart of the Ocean Revolution," says Nichols.
"The Mother Hips' lead singer and guitarist Tim Bluhm has proven his ongoing dedication to ocean protection over the past few years," adds Henry.
The band has headlined three out of four OCEAN REVOLUTION shows and also played at the May "Life is a Wave" benefit concert in San Francisco. The event raised over $25,000 for Save the Waves Coalition.
OCEAN REVOLUTION is an international program designed to grow a creative network and inspire a new wave of young leaders, united in their quest for innovative solutions to protect our oceans.
Save the Waves Coalition is a non-profit that works to preserve surf zones internationally, and is based in Davenport.
For more information, contact Will Henry at will@savethewaves.org or 831-818-9292
June 14, 2008
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
OCEAN REVOLUTION IV HITS SANTA CRUZ JUNE 14
The fourth annual Ocean Revolution celebration will be held at Moe's Alley in Santa Cruz on June 14, to celebrate World Ocean Day. The Mother Hips will be headlining with special guest Matt Butler, starting at 9:30 pm. The event will offer a chance to get up-and-close with local, national and international ocean conservation groups and their leaders, to celebrate the ocean in a rocking atmosphere and to explore ways in which we can all live like we love the ocean.
The event is organized each year by Santa Cruz locals Dr. Wallace J. Nichols, OCEAN REVOLUTION founder and Ocean Conservancy Senior Scientist, and Will Henry, renowned photographer and Save the Waves Coalition founder, who are joined this year by many other ocean activists.
"After four years this celebration is something lots of ocean-loving people look forward to. There's no better place to celebrate World Ocean Day than Santa Cruz, the heart of the Ocean Revolution," says Nichols.
"The Mother Hips' lead singer and guitarist Tim Bluhm has proven his ongoing dedication to ocean protection over the past few years," adds Henry.
The band has headlined three out of four OCEAN REVOLUTION shows and also played at the May "Life is a Wave" benefit concert in San Francisco. The event raised over $25,000 for Save the Waves Coalition.
OCEAN REVOLUTION is an international program designed to grow a creative network and inspire a new wave of young leaders, united in their quest for innovative solutions to protect our oceans.
Save the Waves Coalition is a non-profit that works to preserve surf zones internationally, and is based in Davenport.
For more information, contact Will Henry at will@savethewaves.org or 831-818-9292
Thursday, May 15, 2008
Wal-Mart tightens safety standards for toxics in toys
Beauty of the Beast
Wal-Mart tightens safety standards for toxics in toys
Posted on Grist.org at 7:55 AM on 14 May 2008
Wal-Mart, the world's largest toy retailer, has told its suite of suppliers that they must meet new safety standards for toxics in toys by later this year. Some 25 million toys were recalled by toy makers last year in the United States, many due to high lead levels. Wal-Mart's new standards apply to a range of toxics, including antimony, arsenic, barium, cadmium, chromium, lead, and mercury.
READ MORE HERE
Wal-Mart tightens safety standards for toxics in toys
Posted on Grist.org at 7:55 AM on 14 May 2008
Wal-Mart, the world's largest toy retailer, has told its suite of suppliers that they must meet new safety standards for toxics in toys by later this year. Some 25 million toys were recalled by toy makers last year in the United States, many due to high lead levels. Wal-Mart's new standards apply to a range of toxics, including antimony, arsenic, barium, cadmium, chromium, lead, and mercury.
READ MORE HERE
Wednesday, May 7, 2008
Laura Bush says "reduce, reuse, recycle"!
In a letter to the Wall Street Journal, Laura Bush wrote: (excerpted)
"…People everywhere have a responsibility to be good stewards of our environment. The trash we throw away can have harmful consequences on wildlife and the environment far from home. President Bush joins me in encouraging all Americans to reduce the amount of plastic we use in our daily lives; re-use the plastic we already have; and buy items made of recycled materials and those that can be recycled. Our efforts will help ensure a cleaner and healthier environment for future generations."
Laura Bush
The White House
Washington, DC
Read the whole article HERE
"…People everywhere have a responsibility to be good stewards of our environment. The trash we throw away can have harmful consequences on wildlife and the environment far from home. President Bush joins me in encouraging all Americans to reduce the amount of plastic we use in our daily lives; re-use the plastic we already have; and buy items made of recycled materials and those that can be recycled. Our efforts will help ensure a cleaner and healthier environment for future generations."
Laura Bush
The White House
Washington, DC
Read the whole article HERE
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)
