Please Help Stop the Dolphin Massacres In Taiji

I recently watched the documentary that uncovered the reality of what has been going on in Taiji, Japan, concerning the capture and slaughter of thousands of dolphins and whales for many years now. The Cove opened my eyes in a way that I could not ignore. It broke my heart into a million pieces to see such inhumane cruelty. Whaling has been going on for a long time, but we are in the 21st Century. These highly intelligent marine mammals are a very important part of the eco-system that need to be protected! The slaughter has to STOP!! The issue has come into light for almost a decade now, but it is sadly still going on. There is more that has to be done about it, be it by signing a petition, donating to the people fighting for the cause, boycotting all Marine Mammal Parks &/or just spreading the word.

"Each year from September to May over 20,000 dolphins are slaughtered in Japan. Fishermen round them up by the hundreds using sound barriers to disorient and herd the frantic pods out of their normal migrations into hidden lagoons like the one featured in The Cove. Bottlenose dolphins, especially ones that look like Flipper, are pre-selected by trainers and sold off for upwards of $200,000 to marine mammal parks around the world, where they will remain in captivity performing as circus acts. After the trainers and spectators have left, the rest of the dolphins are inhumanely killed in what can only be described as a massacre." via The Oceanic Preservation Society

::CLICK HERE:: to sign the petition to help stop the slaughter.

::CLICK HERE:: to learn about the Oceanic Preservation Society and to Donate

::CLICK HERE:: to learn about the Facts about the Dolphin slaughter in Taiji via The Sea Shepard Society.

::CLICK HERE:: for further information regarding the slaughter that recently resumed this past month, Sept 2014.

Thank you for taking the time to read.

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.

Help Raise The Awareness To "Rise Above Plastics"

as found on RiseAbovePlastics.org

"Each year over 500 billion plastic bags are consumed worldwide - only a tiny fraction of which are ever recycled.

What makes these bags such an environmental nightmare?

For starters these bags are made of thin sheets of high density polyethylene (HDPE) plastic. This material makes the bags exceptionally light and exceptionally strong. While these attributes are ideal in terms of this being a distributable product, it also means that these bags can easily be carried off in the wind or flushed down storm drains - in some cases for hundreds of miles. It also means that the bags do not biodegrade - or breakdown into organic compounds within the environment. Instead, these bags go through a process called photodegradation; which means that they break down under the sun's ultraviolet light into smaller and smaller pieces of plastic. These small pieces of plastic remain in the environment, where they pose a threat to animals and birds that often mistake them for food.

While the majority of these bags are given out for free, they are not without their costs."....

"The best way to reduce your plastic footprint is to practice the three 'R's' -Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle.

When and wherever possible, people should work to reduce the amount of plastic - especially single use of plastic - that they use. This can be as simple as bringing out own re-usable grocery bag with you to the market instead of using those milky white plastic bags that most markets typically use."

Here are 6 easy ways to help reduce your "Plastic Footprint and help keep Plastics out of our Marine Environment":

brought to me and you by RiseAbovePlastic.org

1. Stop using bottled water. I mean really.. in most cases it is not safer or healthier than the water coming out of you tap.. and costs 3 times as much as gasoline and about 1000 times as much as tap water.

2. End the "paper or plastic?" debate once and for all by bringing your own re-usable grocery bags with you whenever you go to the store.

3. Use a refillable dispenser for your hand soap and dishwashing liquid - then buy your soap or detergent in bulk.

4. Stop using plastic sandwich bags. Buy a re-usable sandwich box instead.

5. Bring your own "to-go" mug with you to the coffee shop- it's a great way to reduce the number of paper cups and plastic lids given out.

6. Go digital! No need for plastic CD's and jewel cases when you buy your music and videos online." (also go Paperless online when paying bills)

TO READ MORE about the detrimental effect of PLASTIC !!CLICK HERE!!

TO TAKE ACTION and take a Pledge against Plastic !!::CLICK HERE::!!

THANK YOU! ~*