Help this Marine Monument!
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The Bush Administration
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The Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument was created June 2006 by President George W. Bush in an effort to protect the area's coral reefs and 7,000 rare species that would fund clean up efforts. 25% of the species are completely unique to this remote chain of the Hawaiian Islands. He prohibited any material that might injure the area's flora and fauna. All together, 139,793 miles were placed under protection
57 tons of garbage and discarded fishing gear wash up on shore every year while debris removal has fallen to 35 tons a year. This is due to the Bush Administration cutting the budget from 2.1 million in 2005 to a mere 400,000 in 2008-a budget cut of 80%.
This monument is home to the largest albatross colony in the world. Those very same albatross eat indigestible plastic and feed it to their young. It is the primary habitat of the critically endangered Hawaiian monk seals. The monk seals are being snared by discarded fishing net as well as threatened green turtles. There are about 4,500 miles of pristine coral reefs affected as well.
This is arguably the worst ocean trash problem in the world.
While we applaud the president's decision to fund this clean up, the lack of follow-through is disheartening. It is a problem that is not going away and will not go away until a promise is kept.
57 tons of garbage and discarded fishing gear wash up on shore every year while debris removal has fallen to 35 tons a year. This is due to the Bush Administration cutting the budget from 2.1 million in 2005 to a mere 400,000 in 2008-a budget cut of 80%.
This monument is home to the largest albatross colony in the world. Those very same albatross eat indigestible plastic and feed it to their young. It is the primary habitat of the critically endangered Hawaiian monk seals. The monk seals are being snared by discarded fishing net as well as threatened green turtles. There are about 4,500 miles of pristine coral reefs affected as well.
This is arguably the worst ocean trash problem in the world.
While we applaud the president's decision to fund this clean up, the lack of follow-through is disheartening. It is a problem that is not going away and will not go away until a promise is kept.
The Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument was created June 2006 by President George W. Bush in an effort to protect the area's coral reefs and 7,000 rare species that would fund clean up efforts. 25% of the species are completely unique to this remote chain of the Hawaiian Islands. He prohibited any material that might injure the area's flora and fauna. All together, 139,793 miles were placed under protection
57 tons of garbage and discarded fishing gear wash up on shore every year while debris removal has fallen to 35 tons a year. This is due to the Bush Administration cutting the budget from 2.1 million in 2005 to a mere 400,000 in 2008-a budget cut of 80%.
This monument is home to the largest albatross colony in the world. Those very same albatross eat indigestible plastic and feed it to their young. It is the primary habitat of the critically endangered Hawaiian monk seals. The monk seals are being snared by discarded fishing net as well as threatened green turtles. There are about 4,500 miles of pristine coral reefs affected as well.
This is arguably the worst ocean trash problem in the world.
While we applaud the president's decision to fund this clean up, the lack of follow-through is disheartening. It is a problem that is not going away and will not go away until a promise is kept.
57 tons of garbage and discarded fishing gear wash up on shore every year while debris removal has fallen to 35 tons a year. This is due to the Bush Administration cutting the budget from 2.1 million in 2005 to a mere 400,000 in 2008-a budget cut of 80%.
This monument is home to the largest albatross colony in the world. Those very same albatross eat indigestible plastic and feed it to their young. It is the primary habitat of the critically endangered Hawaiian monk seals. The monk seals are being snared by discarded fishing net as well as threatened green turtles. There are about 4,500 miles of pristine coral reefs affected as well.
This is arguably the worst ocean trash problem in the world.
While we applaud the president's decision to fund this clean up, the lack of follow-through is disheartening. It is a problem that is not going away and will not go away until a promise is kept.
We the undersigned would like to thank you for your efforts in protection of the Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument but would also like to express our concern about the decline of help. The current budget of $400,000 simply is not sufficient to protect these rare and magnificent creatures.
57 tons of waste wash ashore the beaches of the ten islands every year in contrast to only the 35 tons that were removed the past year. If funds are not returned to their previous level or at least increased, the roughly 1,750 species completely unique to the islands risk further extermination and the probability of extinction. This is not the legacy we leave behind for our children, nor is it the world they deserve to inherit. A change needs to be made.
Thank you for reading this letter and considering the gravity of this situation.
57 tons of waste wash ashore the beaches of the ten islands every year in contrast to only the 35 tons that were removed the past year. If funds are not returned to their previous level or at least increased, the roughly 1,750 species completely unique to the islands risk further extermination and the probability of extinction. This is not the legacy we leave behind for our children, nor is it the world they deserve to inherit. A change needs to be made.
Thank you for reading this letter and considering the gravity of this situation.
We signed the "Help this Marine Monument!" petition!
# 58:
3:23 am PDT, Oct 26,
Timea Melinda Kovacs, Romania
# 57:
12:46 pm PDT, Sep 21,
Simos Tarabatzis, Greece
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12:10 pm PDT, Sep 5,
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4:48 pm PDT, Sep 2,
Stan Weedon, Florida
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10:41 am PDT, Sep 2,
Jenny Oestli, Norway
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1:44 pm PDT, Sep 1,
Mary Beth Hostrup, Florida
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6:32 am PDT, Aug 30,
Kenneth Lapointe, Canada
# 51:
10:02 am PDT, Aug 26,
John Kesich, Pennsylvania
Yo, W! Talk is cheap. Walk the walk. Adequately fund Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument.
Yo, W! Talk is cheap. Walk the walk. Adequately fund Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument.
# 50:
12:56 am PDT, Aug 25,
Norah Lu, California
animals have feelings too!
animals have feelings too!
# 49:
4:19 pm PDT, Aug 20,
Shawnamarie Murray MD, New Hampshire
DEMAND THAT EACH STATE BE RESPONSIBLE FOR EVERY ITEM OF TRASH THAT RESULTS AS A RESULT OF EACH OF THEIR ECONOMIES... MONEY CAN BE MADE BY RECOVERING AND RECYCLING GLASS, PLASTIC AND OTHER PARTS OF THE WASTE STREAM... ALL PAPER RECYCLING SHOULD GO TOWARD MAKING TOILET PAPER AND OTHER DISPOSABLE PAPER GOODS... IF EACH STATE TRULY TOOK RESPONSIBILITY FOR THEIR OWN ITEMS PERHAPS LESS WOULD END UP IN THE PACIFIC AND ON YOUR ISLAND...PETITION THE STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS TO WORK WITH GREENPEACE AND THE OTHER ENVIRONMENTAL GROUPS... IT WILL ONLY HAPPEN IF IT BECOMES LAW... PEOPLE AE JUST TOO LAZY AND CARELESS TO RECYCLE ON THEIR OWM...IT MUST BE MANDATED....
DEMAND THAT EACH STATE BE RESPONSIBLE FOR EVERY ITEM OF TRASH THAT RESULTS AS A RESULT OF EACH OF THEIR ECONOMIES... MONEY CAN BE MADE BY RECOVERING AND RECYCLING GLASS, PLASTIC AND OTHER PARTS OF THE WASTE STREAM... ALL PAPER RECYCLING SHOULD GO TOWARD MAKING TOILET PAPER AND OTHER DISPOSABLE PAPER GOODS... IF EACH STATE TRULY TOOK RESPONSIBILITY FOR THEIR OWN ITEMS PERHAPS LESS WOULD END UP IN THE PACIFIC AND ON YOUR ISLAND...PETITION THE STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS TO WORK WITH GREENPEACE AND THE OTHER ENVIRONMENTAL GROUPS... IT WILL ONLY HAPPEN IF IT BECOMES LAW... PEOPLE AE JUST TOO LAZY AND CARELESS TO RECYCLE ON THEIR OWM...IT MUST BE MANDATED....
# 48:
1:01 pm PDT, Aug 19,
Sandy Valencour, Washington
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2:13 pm PDT, Aug 18,
Thomas Kristan, Canada
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12:09 pm PDT, Aug 18,
Margaret Tollner, California
# 45:
7:10 am PDT, Aug 18,
Angela Rhodes, Greece
# 44:
11:41 am PDT, Aug 17,
Sean Noyes, Finland
Any chance, George, that as the days thankfully tick by until the end of your term, you could really do as you said? Please appropriate funds to protect this highly valuable resource.
Any chance, George, that as the days thankfully tick by until the end of your term, you could really do as you said? Please appropriate funds to protect this highly valuable resource.
# 43:
6:30 am PDT, Aug 17,
Delliana Of the Sea, Colorado
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8:37 am PDT, Aug 16,
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2:55 am PDT, Aug 16,
Steve Klein, Canada
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1:43 pm PDT, Aug 14,
Greta Malkotzoglou, Greece
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1:43 pm PDT, Aug 13,
Amanda Riley, New Jersey
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6:13 am PDT, Aug 13,
LuCy J Boogaard, Netherlands
# 37:
5:43 am PDT, Aug 13,
Tamarah Swensen, Netherlands
# 36:
6:39 pm PDT, Aug 12,
Roxanne Phillips, California
Bush is a disappointment as usual. He needs to follow through with the clean up, but more importantly, he needs to address the problem of the origin of the trash. Where is it coming from and how do you change the behavior? That is the only way this can be satisfactorily resolved. Stop the polluters and there will be no more trash to clean up. Clean beaches, safe environment AND money saved. Win win win. Get it Bush? You need to learn to work for win win, not win lose.
Bush is a disappointment as usual. He needs to follow through with the clean up, but more importantly, he needs to address the problem of the origin of the trash. Where is it coming from and how do you change the behavior? That is the only way this can be satisfactorily resolved. Stop the polluters and there will be no more trash to clean up. Clean beaches, safe environment AND money saved. Win win win. Get it Bush? You need to learn to work for win win, not win lose.
# 35:
6:28 am PDT, Aug 12,
Avak Norbert Kirchner, Germany
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6:08 am PDT, Aug 12,
Lee Roessler, Pennsylvania
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5:24 am PDT, Aug 12,
Michael Miller, New York
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3:41 am PDT, Aug 12,
Animal Abuse Greece, Greece
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5:53 pm PDT, Aug 11,
Mark Kiernan, Italy
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1:42 pm PDT, Aug 11,
Suvra Anita Das, United Kingdom
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12:31 pm PDT, Aug 11,
Panagiotis Rigopoulos, Greece
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10:23 am PDT, Aug 11,
Alice Olivo, Italy
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7:03 am PDT, Aug 11,
Maria Oniga, Romania
# 26:
5:49 am PDT, Aug 11,
Kirsikka Ahtiala, Finland
# 25:
2:53 am PDT, Aug 11,
Suzanna Van der Voort, Netherlands
Dear mr. Bush, you made a promise and we will keep you to that!
Dear mr. Bush, you made a promise and we will keep you to that!
# 24:
2:12 pm PDT, Aug 10,
Anthony Montapert, California
# 23:
12:31 pm PDT, Aug 10,
Jennifer Jorgenson, California
# 22:
11:44 am PDT, Aug 10,
ELAINE ROBINSON, United Kingdom
Come on Bush see this through
Come on Bush see this through
# 21:
1:07 am PDT, Aug 10,
David Dunkleberger, Pennsylvania
For more impact, add a personal comment here
For more impact, add a personal comment here
# 20:
9:38 pm PDT, Aug 9,
Caroline Swaya, Ohio
President Bush what is your legacy?
President Bush what is your legacy?
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10:53 am PDT, Aug 9,
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7:15 am PDT, Aug 9,
Ginger Geronimo, Alabama
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4:50 am PDT, Aug 9,
Bill Craig, Germany
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3:07 am PDT, Aug 9,
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2:45 am PDT, Aug 9,
Franziska Eber, Germany
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1:33 am PDT, Aug 9,
Marcin Sztwiertnia, Poland
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11:32 pm PDT, Aug 8,
Pam Boland, Georgia
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10:32 pm PDT, Aug 8,
Robert Redmon, Ohio
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Maria del Carme Bregante, Argentina
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7:30 pm PDT, Aug 8,
Dinda Evans, California
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7:14 pm PDT, Aug 8,
Steve Dale, Australia
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7:04 pm PDT, Aug 8,
Roxie Schliesman, Wisconsin
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5:21 pm PDT, Aug 8,
Seth Stern, New Jersey
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4:59 pm PDT, Aug 8,
BiLL Fowlie, Maine
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4:44 pm PDT, Aug 8,
Kelly Garbato, Missouri
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4:31 pm PDT, Aug 8,
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4:08 pm PDT, Aug 8,
Dave Sennett, Pennsylvania
# 2:
3:44 pm PDT, Aug 8,
Melinda Jones, California
The creation of this marine reserve was a notable accomplishment--one of very few positive environmental actions taken by the Bush administration. Without continued and sufficient supportive funding, however, it becomes just an empty promise. Please make it more than a grandstand play to improve your environmental record; make it real! Increase the budget for the Papananaumokuakea Marine National Monument.
The creation of this marine reserve was a notable accomplishment--one of very few positive environmental actions taken by the Bush administration. Without continued and sufficient supportive funding, however, it becomes just an empty promise. Please make it more than a grandstand play to improve your environmental record; make it real! Increase the budget for the Papananaumokuakea Marine National Monument.
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