Stop Plastic Pollution From Killing Ocean Animals

Dear Center Supporter, Plastic debris in our oceans kills hundreds of thousands of seabirds, endangered sea turtles, rare seals and other marine species every year. Roughly 40 percent of the world's oceans are covered in giant, swirling convergences of garbage, including billions of pounds of plastic that have become semi-permanent floating islands. More plastic has been produced in the past decade than in the entire 20th century, and much of it ends up in the ocean. For instance, in the Los Angeles area alone 20 tons of plastic fragments -- grocery bags, straws and soda bottles -- are carried into the Pacific every day. All this plastic takes a deadly toll on hundreds of marine animals, from brown boobies to great white sharks. Please take a moment to sign our petition asking the Environmental Protection Agency to curb plastic pollution on our beaches and in our oceans. Click here to find out more and take action. If you have trouble following the link, go to http://action.biologicaldiversity.org/p/dia/action3/common/public/?action_KEY=11461. Please take action by December 31, 2012. Donate now to support our work. Read more about ocean plastics pollution here. Photo of brown booby on plastic debris by Naim Manzanilla Rahal/The Clipperton Project. This message was sent to ignoble.experiment@arconati.us. The Center for Biological Diversity sends out newsletters and action alerts through DemocracyinAction.org. Click here if you'd like to check your profile and preferences. Let us know if you'd like to stop receiving action alerts and newsletters from us. Center for Biological Diversity P.O. Box 710 Tucson, AZ 85702 1-866-357-3349