World Oceans Day 2010

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My new blog design is ready just in time for World Oceans Day 2010.

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Today -- June 8th -- is World Oceans Day!

Although celebrated unofficially for more than a decade, World Oceans Day was officially designated to be June 8th by the United Nations in 2009.

This year, World Oceans Day events are focused on the diversity of life in the oceans. And this focus could not come at a better time. We’ve all seen the heartbreaking pictures from the Gulf of Mexico of birds, sea turtles, and even dolphins covered in oil and struggling to survive through one of the worst oil spill disasters in history.

For those of us who don’t live close enough to volunteer to help, we’re left wondering what we can do. In honor of World Oceans Day and the diversity of life in the oceans, here are few ways that we can help protect the wildlife endangered by the oil spill:

The National Wildlife Federation is assisting with the clean up and rescue of animals stranded in oil. Visit the NWF website here. But, most importantly, to help with their rescue effort, please text "WILDLIFE" to 20222 to donate $10.

Buy Dawn. One bottle purchased = $1.00 donated to save wildlife. Click here for details.

Wear blue and tell two. Wear blue in support of the oceans and marine creatures and tell two people about World Oceans Day and how to donate to the wildlife rescue effort in the Gulf.

Be Blue. Read my Bluesday tips (on the menu tab at the top of this page) to learn about tips for how to protect the oceans and sea creatures now and in the future.

World Oceans Day is a reminder that the ocean is not only our life support system, but a thing of great beauty, teeming with amazing creatures. The ocean is resilient, but we are testing it almost to its limits. The oil spill underway in the Gulf of Mexico is a startling and sad example of just that.

Wear blue today. Be blue today. For the ocean and its diversity of life, celebrate World Oceans Day 2010 by doing your part to help with the rescue of wildlife in the Gulf of Mexico.

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