Posts Tagged ‘Blog Action Day 2010’
The July wave: Ocean policy in DC and the Plastiki in Sydney
Here’s a long one for Blog Action Day 2010 and change.org.
July was a big month for ocean policy and global attention on polluted oceans.
On July 19 President Obama signed an Executive Order establishing a National Policy for the Stewardship of the Ocean, Coasts, and Great Lakes. His order adopted the 96-page Final Recommendations of the Interagency Ocean Policy Task Force and directs Federal agencies to take the appropriate steps to implement them.