Guest guest Posted May 8, 2006 Report Share Posted May 8, 2006 > > Monday, May 8, 2006 > > IDEAL BITE ~ a sassier shade of green > > =============================================== > Today's Daily Tip: When Six-Pack Rings Attack > =============================================== > > Do you find yourself picking up more than just > seashells by the > seashore? > > The Bite: > We’ve all heard about the six-pack-soda-ring–thing > killing animals. > (And that would be a “bad thing,” Martha.) Luckily, > there are some > simple steps to help you take a bite out of ocean > litter. > > > The Benefits: > - Protect wildlife. Continue to cut those 6-pack > rings, which can wrap > around animals’ fins and limbs; but more > importantly, dispose of > garbage properly. Some animals mistake debris for > food, which can > cause choking or block their digestive systems. > - Become a savvier shopper. Opt for products with > minimal or less > wasteful packaging – go for soda that doesn’t have > the rings at all. > In many regions, plastic materials constitute as > much as 90-95% of the > total amount of marine debris. > - Get involved. Volunteer for coastal cleanups or > find out how your > local municipality is disposing of waste. > > > Personally Speaking > Doing our part, we volunteer at least once a year at > local park and > beach clean ups. Let us tell you: take gloves on > your cleanups - > picking up those cigarette butts is just nasty > without the gloves. > > > Wanna Try? > - Living Responsibly - additional ocean-friendly > tips from the Ocean > Conservancy. > (http://www.oceanconservancy.org/site/PageServer?pagename=ta_choices, > http://www.oceanconservancy.org/site/PageServer?pagename=home) > - Boating Litter & Fish Waste Fact Sheet - steps > recreational boaters > and fishermen can take to reduce litter. > (http://www.cleanboating.org/research/boat2a.html) > - Volunteer for the International Coastal Cleanup. > (http://www.coastalcleanup.org/pub1/index.cfm?task=pub_shared_main & Region=usa) > > > Bang for the Bite Rating: 5 Apples (out of 5) > If we all did our part in keeping plastic out of the > sea, we could > save many of the 1 million sea birds, 100,000 sea > mammals and > countless fish killed by plastic waste annually. > > > Cocktail Tip > Sea trash of another kind: modern-day pirates make > away with an > estimated $13-16 billion per year worldwide. > > > This Tip Submitted By Marie Arnold. > > ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ > ~ ~ ~ ~ > Visit Ideal Bite on the web at > http://www.idealbite.com/ > ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ > ~ ~ ~ ~ > Blog about it at the Ideal Bite blog! > http://idealbite.blogs.com/ > ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ > ~ ~ ~ ~ > Speak Up for a Better World - Working Assets > Wireless > Speak up for a better world - get a FREE cell phone, > a great plan, and > more. We donate 1% of charges to progressive causes > at no extra cost > to you. Since 1985, we have raised over $50 million > for groups like > Amnesty International, Greenpeace, and many others. > Find out more now. > (http://www.workingassetswireless.com/?c1=WorkingAssets & source=IdealBite) > ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ > ~ ~ ~ ~ > > > > > © 2006 Ideal Bite, Inc. > > > All editorial suggestions in this tip are the result > of testing and a > preference for the tip topic. No advertiser has paid > to have its > company referenced in the tip. Advertising on the > Ideal Bite can be > found as separate and distinct units, namely the > skyscraper banner > along the side and/or a small image with text along > the bottom of the > email. From time to time, if we know that a certain > company is going > to be mentioned or featured, we inform them in > advance and allow them > to purchase paid advertising space if they would > like to do so. But we > promise -- we won't recommend anything we didn't try > and didn't like > -- and no one can pay to be featured in the tip. > > > > This email was sent to info, by > dailytip > I did the 2006 CN Tower Climb for WWF Canada. I raised $1,010. Thank you! I'm showing with the other members of the Whiteoaks Art Group at Riverwood (1475 Burnhamthorpe) May 19-21, www.visualartsmississauga.com I'm also part of the Port Credit Art Walk May 26 - June 4, 2006. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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