Life Below Water

Through World Merit, we are raising awareness for 'Life Below Water' one of the UN and Global Goals 17 goals. We're heading to New York to meet with the UN and propose an action plan. GET INVOLVED! Contact: [email protected]

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A few photos from beach cleaning the other week!

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Bill Gates is investing $2B to renewable energy technologies - Green Bay Tech Part

Reports on the upcoming Paris climate talks are stating that Bill Gates’ next big project will be focusing on clean energy.Gates and a group of developing and developed countries will agree to double their research and development budgets to boost clean energy deployment and work collaboratively, an energy and climate trade publication, citing government and …

Hooray!

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I had the fortunate opportunity it work with ‘The New Brighteners’ who voluntarily clean beaches around The Wirral, UK. We cleaned up a lot of plastic and I hope to work with them again in the future! Anyone welcome to future events. https://www.facebook.com/groups/thenewbrighteners/?fref=ts

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Living Life with Less Plastic since 2007.

Great tips for a plastic free life!

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The sad truth about ‘recyclable coffee cups’ there is a company that make paper only cups, can’t find them now though!! 

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No packaging. Nothing processed. No waste.

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Ugly fruit, bee larvae and fermentated coffee -- scientists and writers tell WIRED what the future of food looks like

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One man, his dog, and a 7,000-mile litter sweep

What a hero! Would love to do this locally. 

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Definitely attending this!!

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Major supermarkets: A UK ban on single-use plastic bags

In 2014 8.5 billion (or 58,000 tons or 132 per person) single-use carrier bags were used by customers of UK supermarkets. Since then we have seen the 5p charge introduced in October 2015, which has been hugely successful with Tesco reporting a 78% decrease in bags sold and Marks & Spenser a further...

YEAH sign this! 

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This guy!

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Royal Navy Admits Causing Whale Deaths

Three 1,000lb bombs detonated underwater by the Royal Navy were to blame for the mass stranding and deaths of a pod of pilot whales on the north coast of Scotland in 2011, it has emerged. A report released by the Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs on Wednesday cited the explosions as a significant factor in the whales' deaths.

Booo!!!!!!

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We are Protecting the World's Oceans.

One of the biggest and easiest ways to take action right now is to support Oceana and some of their campaigns. Sign up and sign!

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Oceana’s ‘Save the Oceans Feed the World’ Campaign

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Tidal Vision creates sustainable products from Fish Waste, but also highlights how extensive fish waste is, how it not only harms the fish themselves but also the rest of the fish in the ocean through mass deterioration. 

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Petition: David Cameron to take serious diplomatic action against commercial whaling

Japan, Norway & Iceland have killed more than 30,000 whales, defying the global ban. In 2014 the ICJ ruled Japan’s ‘scientific’ Southern Ocean whaling illegal, but Japan is preparing to kill 4,000 more whales in Antarctica. The whaling ban is vital but under attack. It must be enforced & protected.

Sign this petition to stop ILLEGAL whaling in Antarctica! 

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Campaign NOW against Sky Balloons

Sky Balloons are a unesscery litter and serious threat to sea life, animals on land and buildings that they can land on and catch fire to. Some councilds have banned them, but not all. Follow the below link to see if yours has, and how to let your council know!

http://www.mcsuk.org/what_we_do/Clean+seas+and+beaches/Campaigns+and+policy/Action+on+sky+lanterns+&+balloons#England