Facebook/Twitter repostings - Part 6 - The undiscovered Tweet ;)

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Clinton Global Initiative Members Join Forces to Combat Ocean Trash - MarketWatch

The global initiative started by former President Clinton is tracking and fighting against global trash and plastic usage - check it out

 

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BBC News - 'Missing' D-Day ship wreck LCT 427 found in Solent

WWII wreck found off the UK coast - this one was involved in the D-Day landings - very cool!

 

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The Peculiar Whale Sharks of Indonesia « Breaching the Blue

Great stuff - just goes to show that you can cooperate and preserve instead of just destroying....

 

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fKb2jo1E-I8

The juvenile great white still doing well at the Monterey Bay aquarium.

 

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SeaWorld Scrutinized Over Whale Incident Reports - Orlando News Story - WESH Orlando

Orcas belong in the wild, not a tank!

 

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Son of Star Trek Creator Talks About Trek Nation - YouTube

Great interview with Rod talking about the Dive Team and the upcoming Trek Nation documentary

 

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Shark Defenders: Mexico to ban Shark Fishing in 2012

Mexico to ban shark fishing in 2012! Amazing - the tide keeps on rolling through the international community - the realization that we need to protect the oceans for the future is hitting home!

 

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Video: Richard Branson makes shark-fin soup plea in China - Telegraph


Richard Branson makes plea to influential Chinese to reduce shark fin consumption - please share

 

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As one friend pointed out - this probably happens more than we know. Yet it does not lessen the impact when we see the results of this thoughtless action. - DM Jim

Nature Report: Massive Shark Kill near South Padre Island : News : ValleyCentral.com

 

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http://www.ktla.com/news/landing/ktla-santa-monica-surfer-ocean-trash-help,0,2385081.story

One more story about how plastic is killing the oceans and the planet. The hardest part is trying to keep it out of your life - packaging, bags, cups, etc - it's literally everywhere! I, for one, re-use plastic bags, pick them up when I see them on the street, and don't use them at the market. What do you do to reduce your plastic impact?