| Main Title |
50 ways to save the ocean / |
| Author |
Helvarg, David,
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| Other Authors |
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| Publisher |
Inner Ocean Pub., |
| Year Published |
2006 |
| OCLC Number |
66276473 |
| ISBN |
1930722664; 9781930722668 |
| Subjects |
Marine resources conservation--United States.
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| Holdings |
| Library |
Call Number |
Additional Info |
Location |
Last
Modified |
Checkout
Status |
| EKAM |
GC1020.H448 2006 |
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Region 4 Library/Atlanta,GA |
08/03/2009 |
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| Collation |
xvi, 186 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
| Notes |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| Contents Notes |
Go to the beach -- Get married on a wild beach -- Dive responsibly -- Be a blue boater -- Keep your home aquarium ocean friendly -- Go on a whale-watching trip -- Visit a tide pool -- Take kids surfing, or have them take you -- Fish for fun, food, and the future -- Walk on whatever beach you want -- Talk about the ocean in your place of worship -- Eat organic and vegetarian foods -- Eat seafood that's healthy and sustainable -- Grow a natural yard and garden (and play on a natural green) -- Conserve water -- Conserve energy to help the seas and yourself -- Be a marine sanctuary volunteer -- Prevent sea turtles from going the way of dinosaurs -- Use less plastic -- Opt out of the throwaway culture -- Raise funds for ocean conservation -- Maintain an ocean-friendly driveway or green roof -- Keep your household refuse nontoxic -- Drive a fuel-efficient car, join a car pool, or use public transit -- Don't use your storm drain as if it were a toilet -- Upgrade your house above hurricane code -- Join in a coastal cleanup -- Protect our waters from invasive organisms (exotic critters) -- Sail on an ocean-friendly cruise ship -- Support your local wetlands -- Restore a stream, river, or watershed -- Live a reasonable distance from the beach -- Count the fish; then do some light -- Housekeeping for them -- Protect the dunes so they'll protect us -- Power down around whales, manatees, and other marine wildlife -- Join a marine mammal rescue center -- Work to create wilderness parks under the sea -- Don't feed the sharks (or let them feed on you) -- Don't exploit sea creatures for vanity's sake -- Keep oil off our shore -- Visit an aquarium -- Support marine education in our schools -- Speak for the seas at local public hearings -- Learn your local maritime history -- Talk to your cousin in Kansas about the weather -- Learn how to navigate and read the tides -- Immerse yourself in blue media -- Go on a live or virtual ocean expedition -- Vote for those who protect the coast -- Be a seaweed rebel. [This book] addresses daily choices we can make to restore, preserve, and ultilmatly respect the great seas ... (back cover.). |
| Place Published |
Makawao, Hawaii |
| Alternate Title |
Fifty ways to save the ocean |
| PUB Date Free Form |
c2006 |
| BIB Level |
m |
| Cataloging Source |
OCLC/T |
| LCCN |
2006284013 |
| OCLC Time Stamp |
20090727171441 |
| Language |
eng |
| Origin |
OCLC |
| Type |
CAT |
| OCLC Rec Leader |
01305cam 2200361Ia 45020 |
