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Seas the Day
According the World
Ocean Network, the oceans have,
Celebrate World “never deteriorated so much in five
Ocean Day June 8 years.” Fish populations are falling
sharply; invasive species and diseases
Thousands of concerned are spreading; coral reefs are dying;
citizens will gather on World and pollution continues to threaten
Ocean Day, June 8, marine life, including plankton and
to deepen awareness of the shellfish that form the base of the
universal benefits and alarm- food chain. Escalating carbon dioxide
ing plight of Earth’s oceans, saturation is acidifying and altering
and the need to stop human ecologies in the warming waters of our
activities from harming them. oceans, which play a crucial role in
Inspiring community events, maintaining Earth’s climate.
activities and celebrations will roll out at aquariums, zoos,
museums and other educational institutions in all 50 states Find ideas for individuals, families, communities, artists,
and 70 countries, based on the 2009 theme, “One climate, educators and conservationists who want to join in at
one ocean, one future.” TheOceanProject.org/wod/wod_ideas.php.
Survey Surety
Underwriters Laboratories to Verify Green Products
A survey by Cone Inc., of Boston, found that 34 percent of adult consumers
said they are more likely to buy green-leaning products in the current economic
climate; 44 percent said their environmental shopping habits have not changed
because of the economy. Only 8 percent said they were less likely to buy Earth-
friendly products due to the downturn.
Now, Underwriters Laboratories is parlaying its 115-year track record in evalu-
ating the safety of millions of products to its new UL Environment mark, which will
be use to reliably designate environmentally sustainable products. Their indepen-
dent auditing, testing and validation of manufacturers’ claims, as well as a separate
certification that products meet industry-accepted environmental standards, will
“help industries and the public make sense of green claims, while helping manu-
facturers maintain transparency and credibility in the marketplace.”
18 Broward County
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