🌊 52+ years
🌊 26 Congresses
🌊 10 U.S. Presidents
That’s how long we've been protecting our ocean—and we’re👏not👏stopping👏now.
We’ve done it before and we’ll do it again. Join us.
https://t.co/GnbTwCgR8H
The final negotiations on the first global agreement to tackle plastic pollution will take place next month & I’ll be there with my @OurOcean colleagues.
But we can't combat the deluge of plastics if we don’t address #microplastics.
More from @Nature 👇
https://t.co/6bJv1bfoqz
Big Oil MUST be held accountable for driving the plastic pollution crisis, full stop.
@OurOcean applauds @AGRobBonta for taking action. We need major change if we're going to protect our communities, wildlife & ocean from harmful plastics.
Our statement: https://t.co/ULMaNdGvt4
Good. Ocean. News! So proud of the team @OurOcean and many others who are helping ensure the #PlasticsTreaty protects our ocean and our communities. 💪 🌊
😡 We’re often sold plastics as the “cheap option,” but the real cost is staggering—to our ocean, climate & people.
🏡@anAarthi visited Texas communities where plastics are made & what she saw was troubling.
✅Hold plastic producers accountable: https://t.co/ntOtxJhgPm
WATCH:
We're off to the @whitehouse for an Instagram Live with @BrendaMallory46 + @WHCEQ! We'll discuss:
🥤The plastic pollution crisis
❎Federal actions to phase out single-use plastics
🌊What @OurOcean is doing
📱How YOU can get involved
Sea you there! ⏰
🔗 https://t.co/aFFvXqU77g
BIG NEWS ... 🌊 WE DID IT! 🌊
#TeamSeas has officially reached (and surpassed) its campaign goal of removing 30 MILLION pounds of trash from our ocean and waterways worldwide. 🌎
Together, massive change for our ocean is possible. Let's keep making waves, @TeamSeas! 🎉
There isn’t a simple solution or “magic pill” to solving the plastics crisis. But my colleagues @OurOcean and I are hard at work on these 3 key steps--from local to international stages--so we can protect our ocean from becoming seas of plastic.
Join us: https://t.co/BK3cgZZZ3v
How do we solve the plastics crisis? Here are 3 (not-so-easy, but straightforward) steps from @NickMallos:
1️⃣ Reduce the amount of plastics—especially single-use.
2️⃣Manage & actually recycle plastics.
3️⃣ Clean up.
Dive in for #PlasticFreeJuly:
https://t.co/TlCKqkrDiv
"The SCOTUS decision on Chevron was never just about fish...[the fishery] was used as a Trojan Horse to attack the foundations of the public agencies that serve the American public and conserve our natural resources." - @OurOcean Fish Conservation Director Meredith Moore
#NationalBingoDay? Say no more! 👌
#PlasticFreeJuly is almost here, and our new bingo card has everything you need to make an impact for our ocean through small but hugely effective actions this summer. 🌊
Be sure to save it and re-share it as you complete each action! ✅
🌊 #WorldOceanDay is HERE! 🌊
There is no better time to give back to our blue planet. Thanks to our board and generous donors, your gift today will be MATCHED. ✅✅
Don't miss your chance to make 2X the impact for our beloved ocean! 🌊 #LiveAsOne
🔗 https://t.co/8N6cf8TWP4
I spoke with the folks at @the_inertia about the ocean plastics crisis, what my colleagues at @OurOcean and I are doing about it and how you can get involved.
Photos of me and my kiddo at the beach included🤙
Check it out:
https://t.co/C0BatY4TMq
Inspiring evening reconnecting with @OurOcean’s National Cleanup Partners from across Latin America.
More than 300 years of cumulative marine debris expertise in this amazing group. #internationalcoastalcleanup
“It’s all Floridians banding together to protect Florida’s beaches that are the backbone of our economy and the underpinning of our cultural identity.”
@JonPaulBrooker@OurOcean spoke with @caraNYT about keeping balloons off beaches and out of our ocean.
https://t.co/l98v2C10BH
As the #1 generator of plastic waste, we're calling on the U.S. to lead the way in tackling this crisis. #PlasticsTreaty
Be a part of the movement and take action with @OurOcean. ⤵️
https://t.co/58By8ZgijW
My incredible colleagues were at #INC4 last week working on a global #plasticstreaty--a once-in-a-lifetime chance to curb the plastics pollution crisis worldwide.
I spoke with @JeffYoung8 for @Newsweek about what this means for our ocean, planet & future.
https://t.co/eJk7fD66JZ
As negotiators from around the world descend at #INC4 to continue drafting a Global #PlasticsTreaty, join @OurOcean in urging them to keep microplastics out of our ocean! ⤵️
🔗 https://t.co/lLFi2DvQ89
“Every scientific model investigating how to solve the plastic pollution crisis and the climate crisis it helps fuel has found that we need to do 3 things...”
- @NickMallos at @OurOceanGreece on how we can make progress against plastic pollution ⬇️🧵