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together in building a healthier, stronger society that
works for all.
Seas the Day
Celebrate World
Ocean Day June 8
Thousands of concerned citizens will
gather on World Ocean Day, June 8,
to deepen awareness of the universal
benefits and alarming plight of Earth’s
oceans, and the need to stop human
activities from harming them. Inspiring
community events, activities and cele-
brations will roll out at aquariums, zoos,
museums and other educational institu-
tions in all 50 states and 70 countries,
based on the 2009 theme, “One climate,
one ocean, one future.”
According the World Ocean Network, the oceans have, “never deteriorated
so much in five years.” Fish populations are falling sharply; invasive species
and diseases are spreading; coral reefs are dying; and pollution continues to
threaten marine life, including plankton and shellfish that form the base of the
food chain. Escalating carbon dioxide saturation is acidifying and altering ecolo-
gies in the warming waters of our oceans, which play a crucial role in maintaining
Earth’s climate.
Men’s
Find ideas for individuals, families, communities, artists, educators and conserva-
tionists who want to join in at TheOceanProject.org/wod/wod_ideas.php.
HEALTH
Survey Surety
Get in the zone of
Underwriters Laboratories
to Verify Green Products
physical and mental
A survey by Cone Inc., of Boston, found that
well-being with
34 percent of adult consumers said they are
more likely to buy green-leaning products
natural healing
in the current economic climate; 44 percent
tips especially
said their environmental shopping habits
have not changed because of the economy.
for you, in the
Only 8 percent said they were less likely
June edition of
to buy Earth-friendly products due to
the downturn.
Natural Awakenings.
Now, Underwriters Laboratories is par-
laying its 115-year track record in evaluating
the safety of millions of products to its new
for more information
UL Environment mark, which will be use to
about advertising and how
reliably designate environmentally sustainable products. Their independent audit-
you can participate, call
ing, testing and validation of manufacturers’ claims, as well as a separate certifi-
cation that products meet industry-accepted environmental standards, will “help
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industries and the public make sense of green claims, while helping manufacturers
maintain transparency and credibility in the marketplace.”
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