Fw: Earth Day 2010

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Dear Matthew,

Thanks for so much great info about sustainable seafood - it's hard to
keep up with the latest news on this issue but you seem to be very up to
date. I love food related ways to further the cause of conservation!

I am working with The Nature Conservancy on their 2010 Earth Day
campaign. We're taking a unique approach to Earth Day by providing simple
things the average person can do to help protect oceans. Our Top 5 Earth
Day Actions encourage protecting oceans in ways ranging from shopping
with reusable bags to adopting a coral reef. #2 Eat Sustainably has
recipes for sustainable seafood from chefs Mario Batali and Dan Barber.
It's really the little things that help make our oceans healthy.

Please check out our Earth Day mini-site at www.nature.org/earthday and
the Top 5 Earth Day action list below - it includes social network
messaging. If you like the list, we'd appreciate a link back or post to
your readers about our efforts on your blog; and any social media support
would also be great. Please let me know if you have any questions.

Wishing you a Happy 40th Anniversary this Earth Day.

Thank you,

Midori Matsuyama
Online Outreach
The Nature Conservancy
http://www.nature.org
http://twitter.com/nature_org


Top 5 Earth Day Actions (includes Tweets / Status Updates):

1. Use Reusable Bags http://earthday.nature.org/reuse/

a. Hundreds of thousands of marine animals die every year from
ingesting plastic bags #EarthDay http://bit.ly/cCww8r

2. Eat Sustainably http://earthday.nature.org/sustain/

a. You eat fish even when you don't: 36% of world's fisheries
catch is used to feed farm animals #EarthDay http://bit.ly/asiJjO

3. Green Your Gardening http://earthday.nature.org/garden/

a. Plant native species – they require less fertilizer, which can
seep into oceans! #EarthDay http://bit.ly/aSwOhb

4. Adopt A Coral Reef http://adopt.nature.org/coralreef/bahamas/

a. 70% of all Earth's coral reefs will be destroyed by 2050, act
now! #EarthDay http://bit.ly/bs7Sp4

5. See Oceans, Save Oceans http://nature.org/disney

a. See OCEANS (4/22-4/28) & a portion of ticket sales benefits
Conservancy's work on coral reefs #EarthDay http://bit.ly/cYENDQ

6. *Bonus - General Earth Day messaging http://earthday.nature.org/

a. It's time to celebrate Earth Day's 40th anniversary, we're
asking you to help protect oceans #EarthDay http://bit.ly/aPZPWY
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