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Positive
change begins
with you! Conserving
energy means a
healthier ocean!
This month, learn
how to save energy,
save money and
protect your "blue
backyard,"
our ocean.
Each
of us can help
by taking a few
simple steps.
Please check out
the newly-themed
Seas
the Day
website this
month to learn
more and take
action. What
you do to
save energy
helps protect
this blue
planet we
call home.
www.TheOceanProject.org
We would like
to thank Wolcott
Henry, NOAA
Photo Library,
and Eyewire
for the use
of their images.
We
welcome and appreciate
forwarding of
our newsletters
in their entirety
or in part with
proper attribution.
© 2006 The
Ocean Project
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Take
four simple
steps
this month,
just one
per week:
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1.
Truly
clean
clothes.
Save a
penny,
help a
blenny!
Approximately
80-90
percent
of the
energy
used in
washing
laundry
is used
to heat
the water.
Use cold
water!
Consider
damp-drying.
Get
more tips!
2.
Warm
your house
without
touching
the thermostat.
About
one-third
of your
utilities
bill likely
goes to
heating
your house...
Luckily,
it is
easy and
not too
expensive
to achieve
some dramatic
improvements
in efficiency.
Learn
more and
do more!
3.
You
have the
power!
Another
third
of a typical
home energy
bill is
for electricity,
much of
which
comes
from the
burning
of coal
which
leads
to mercury
emissions
and polluted
water
and fish.
Learn
some simple
ways you
can help!
4.
Fight
global
warming!
Did you
know that
global
warming
has already
had a
drastic
effect
on many
of the
world's
coral
reefs?
Changes
in ocean
temperature
can cause
huge problems
for many
marine
ecoystems.
The time
to act
is now
so our
grandchildren
will have
reefs
in their
future.
Learn
more,
and do
more this
month!
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