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One in every four homes built within 500 feet of the sea will be destroyed over the next 50 years due to rising sea levels and erosion linked to fossil fuel-driven climate change. Moreover, rising ocean temperatures threaten more severe hurricanes in the upcoming seasons. This is just a sampling of the many ecological disasters we have created for one of our favorite places: the ocean. While most Americans know that they can make a difference, many do not realize that every action they take already does impact the ocean. Ocean activist David Helvarg’s 50 Ways to Save the Ocean addresses how we can continue to enjoy and value the ocean, while also exploring simple, everyday actions that will protect and restore this vital resource.
Personal, and sometimes whimsical, 50 Ways to Save the Ocean breaks down the daily choices we can make that impact the health of our oceans into five accessible sections: Enjoy, Conserve, Clean, Protect, and Learn and Share. In each, Helvarg highlights the outcome of our decisions, from choosing sustainable seafood and conserving energy to practicing proper ocean sport etiquette and planning vacations. 50 Ways also looks at seemingly daunting issues and what we can do to stir the waters, including curbing the runoff of toxic pollutants, protecting wetlands and sanctuaries, saving coral reefs and establishing marine wilderness parks.
Helvarg is President of the Blue Frontier Campaign and the author of Blue Frontier: Dispatches from America's Ocean Wilderness. He is also the author of The War Against the Greens, editor of The Ocean and Coastal Conservation Guide, organizer of several ‘Blue Vision’ conferences for ocean activists, and winner of Coastal Living Magazine’s 2005 Leadership Award. Helvarg worked as a war correspondent in Northern Ireland and Central America, covered a range of issues from military science to the AIDS epidemic, and reported from every continent including Antarctica. An award-winning journalist, he produced more than 40 broadcast documentaries for PBS, The Discovery Channel, and others. His print work has appeared in publications including The New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Smithsonian, Popular Science, Sierra, and The Nation.
More information about the book is available at www.50waystosavetheocean.com.
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