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Join COA in saluting NJ Assembly Members Houghtaling (NJ-11) and Downey (NJ-11) for introducing a statewide bill today to prohibit the intentional outdoor release of balloons, and to minimize accidental release. Balloons are festive and fun, but released outdoors they can be lethal to birds, turtles, whales, and many others. Balloons litter our ocean and are one of the most lethal forms of marine debris. In fact, 70,055 balloons were removed from NJ beaches by volunteers on just 40 days during the 20-year period (1999-2019) of COA's biannual Beach Sweeps! Also, a recent study in the journal Marine Policy ranks balloons as #3 of the 20 deadliest forms of trash in the ocean.
Let’s get this bill popping! Support A4322 by signing the petition! COA is not anti-balloon, just anti-balloon litter, and want to protect marine life from this harmful, painful, and senseless threat.
Read below message from COA's Board of Trustees:
“The ocean brings the world together and a healthy ocean sustains life on earth for all people. Clean Ocean Action stands against racial, social, and economic injustice and will work to ensure our mission is committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion. These are not words but actions that truly bind humanity together and are at the core of a sustainable livable world. For COA, this is a mindset that works to ensure that these values are enhanced by our mission.”
Clean Ocean Action hopes you enjoyed our World Oceans Day celebration with marine-based lessons from some of our favorite local scientists and educators. Waves of thanks to our friends Kathleen Gasienica, David Grant, and Bryan Zinski, for their participation in World Oceans Day and continued true-blue support!
World Oceans Day Celebration Videos:
7:30am: “Morning” sunrise over the Atlantic Ocean
9am: Message from Cindy Zipf, Executive Director, Clean Ocean Action
10am: Beachcombing Discoveries with Naturalists Kathleen Gasienica and Dave Grant
11am: Connecting with the Waves with Bryan Zinski, Summa Love Surf & Yoga
12pm: "Noon" Mid-Day Mindfulness (soothing video of the ocean)
8pm: "Night" Sunset on World Oceans Day: Keep it rolling… pledge to make everyday World Ocean Day
Clean Ocean Action’s Offshore Wind Policy Stance
Overarching Policy: To ensure the environmentally sustainable development of Offshore Wind in the New York/ New Jersey Bight.
VICTORY!
Governor Murphy Denies All NESE Permits
“NESE is finally dead in the water! Three cheers for the hard work of the coalition on both sides of the ocean in the NY/NJ region, and the thousands of citizens who rallied to stop NESE,” said Cindy Zipf, Executive Director of Clean Ocean Action. “We salute NJ Governor Murphy and the NJDEP for recognizing that this project would have devastated the environment, and is and will always be UN-NESE-SARY!”
Following NY’s denial of all permits for the Northeast Supply Enhancement pipeline project (NESE), NJ also denied all permits for the proposed project.
Read the Press Statement on NJ Gov. Murphy's Denial of All NESE Permits
COA’s Policy Attorney Peter Blair, Esq.testified virtually before the NJ Senate Environment and Energy Committee on Senate Bill No. 2515, which would create recycled content requirements for several items sold in the state (i.e., plastic containers, glass containers, paper carryout bags, reusable carryout bags made of plastic film, and plastic trash bags). This legislation will help ensure the development of a market for post-consumer recycled content, and thereby limit the need for newly produced plastic and help ensure more plastic is routed to recycling centers, and not the ocean.
While COA is encouraged by and supports this legislation, we strongly advocate that it be a part of a legislative package that includes other plastic reduction measures. This legislation is a needed step that will make recycling more meaningful in New Jersey and help increase the public’s level of trust in the process of recycling. Read COA’s testimony.
Clean Ocean Action’s annual Ocean Celebration on November 13, 2020 will be themed in honor of the Beach Sweeps program. Please Save the Date! The beautiful artwork by Stella Ryan was made from pieces of litter collected during Beach Sweeps.
Over 7 Million Reasons to Salute Beach Sweeps
COA's 2019 Beach Sweeps Report highlights: the cumulative items removed over the past 34 years of Beach Sweeps -- an astonishing 7,239,232!
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