Everyone can make a difference. I have alerted you to some of my favorite bloggers out there. Each trying to get the message of sustainability out there for everyone. One of my favorite is The Daily Ocean. Sara Bayles started this as an experiment to raise awareness of the plight of beach and ocean pollution. In Santa Monica, California, Sara goes out and picks up trash for 20 minutes. She has committed to a year of trash collection. Every day, she weighs her trash and shows everyone just how much garbage is left behind on an average beach. She takes pictures of some of her most beautiful moments, like some stunning sunsets, and her most bizarre or common finds. Mind you, she is not the main caretaker for this beach that she patrols. This is just the stuff that is missed by the parks folks. Additionally, there are plenty of garbage cans on the beach. This is not an area where there is no place to throw something away.
Another blogger that I read everyday is Green LA Girl. An avid bicycle enthusiast and all around eco living supporter, Siel writes about events, news and products. Many of her articles have to do with just LA, but some are important to everyone. I especially like the way she reviews green products. In fact, she is the blogger who turned me on to The Daily Ocean. After reading Sara’s blog, Siel decided to join her for a round of trash pickup. The friendship inspired by this meeting, has led to more. Now they have organized the Blogger beach Cleanup.
They have managed to organize a collection of bloggers who are all encouraging their readers to volunteer for a day to pick up trash from the beach. As part of the Daily Ocean project, the clean up will only last for 20 minutes. The idea is to show just how much impact you can have on your environment in as little as 20 minutes a day. They are creating quite a buzz, too. They have managed to get some cool gift certificates as prizes, and are organizing a post clean up party.
When: October 24, 2009. Meet at 4 pm; cleanup begins 4:20 pm; more fun ensues 4:40 until ?
Where: Santa Monica Beach at Ocean Park, between lifeguard stations 26 and 27.
If you live anywhere near Santa Monica, please go and pick up some garbage, and meet some of the coolest people in LA! If you don’t, then I encourage you to think about what YOU can do in 20 minutes a day to help save the planet.
