Mother Ocean is Bleeding

I have not posted anything here in a while because there are so many issues on our Planet Earth that I have been overwhelmed by all the information, not to mention being busy by obligations and life. Monsanto is a monster that I have been researching and wanting to blog about for some time, but I can't wrap my hands around it's horns… Yet! So I will focus on something I have always been in love with since the first time that I set my eyes on her many different shades of blue, our Mother Ocean and the Seven Seas.

The Oceans and Seas have been taken for everything that they provide for thousands of years, but just in the past decades, the oceans have been and are continuing to be raped; overfished, over whaled, drilled for oil, and treated as a dumpster. Reefs are dying at an alarming rate, dead zones are growing faster than ever, many sea creatures are becoming endangered more rapidly than any other time in history, etc, etc.. There are so many other issues with what man is doing to the Oceans, but you get the point. It's an ancient story about greed, taking, taking some more, with no thoughts to replenish.

I recently watched and was inspired by the renowned Oceanographer, Explorer, Pioneer and Joan of Arc of the Oceans, Dr. Sylvia Earle's documentary, ~>Mission Blue<~. I was deeply affected by this documentary, especially because I don't live far from the Gulf of Mexico and Dr. Earle was raised diving in the Gulf of Mexico back in the years when it was pristine. I also felt extremely moved by it because I had just moved here less than a month before the worst environmental disaster in American history, which she discusses, the BP Gulf Oil Spill. The image above is a satellite picture of Louisiana's coast dead zone as of 2014, which happens to be 5,052 square miles of dead organisms which used to feed the thousands of species that live in the Gulf. 5,052 square miles…, that is the second largest man caused dead zone in the world.

I don't know if anyone will ever read my blog, but that doesn't matter. Even if only a few people read this, my only wish is that perhaps the reader will learn something that they didn't already know and spread the awareness, because in a country that promotes corporate capitalism and consumerism, with minimal funding to sustainable living, the thing that is the most important is to learn, become proactive, share and spread awareness.

Thank you for taking the time to read.* Please take the time to Click On the links below.

::CLICK HERE:: to learn more about Dr Sylvia Earle's Mission Blue.

::CLICK HERE:: to learn about Restoring the Gulf beyond the Shore.

::CLICK HERE:: for tips on how to find sustainable seafood sources.

::CLICK HERE:: for a list of fish that Women should AVOID.

BP Gulf Coast Oil Spill: Environmental Disaster!!

On April 20, 2010 a catastrophic environmental disaster occurred. An oil rig that was drilling off the coast of Louisiana exploded, sadly killing 11 men working on it, but the harm done goes much further and deeper than the unfortunate loss of 11 men. Everyday the oil well is leaking nearly 210,000 gallons of crude oil into Gulf Coast waters. The disaster eclipses the Exxon Valdez spill in 1989, which killed over 250,000 Alaskan marine & land animals. Not only is it affecting marine wildlife, it is affecting thousands of people who's livelihoods depend on fishing and shrimping in the Gulf.

"The recent oil spill off the coast of Louisiana has an oil slick circumference estimated at more than 600 square miles, which could take several months and millions of dollars to clean up. It is dangerously close to reaching shore. Countless wildlife species are threatened.

Yet White House spokesman Robert Gibbs said there is no reason to abandon plans to expand offshore drilling.

The spill is an all-around environmental catastrophe, and even Gibbs himself admits that similar incidents are very likely to happen again. All this to tap a source we know is unsustainable.

America cannot succeed with offshore drilling. Besides continuing to deplete a finite resource, drilling is a dangerous and destructive process -- for people, animals, and the environment. Encourage President Obama to reconsider his plans for offshore drilling expansion, and to instead enforce stronger fuel efficiency standards and invest in clean energy sources -- reducing our need for oil in the first place." -Care2.com

To help prevent future offshore drilling ::PLEASE CLICK HERE TO SIGN THE PETITION::

To Support Audubon Society's Funding for Coastal Louisiana Restoration ::PLEASE CLICK HERE::

To Donate & Help Aid Oil Spill Clean Up ::PLEASE CLICK HERE::

To see a list of the animals endangered by the disaster ::CLICK HERE::

To Volunteer ::PLEASE CLICK HERE::

To read about alternative energy sources other than oil ::CLICK HERE::

As of now, 2013, a few of these links are now inactive, but you can check out some Oil Spill stats here ~> The Top 10 Largest Oil Spill List CLICK HERE