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So here's the problem:

Oil spills happen every single year. Large spills happen every few years, from the 1969 offshore oil-platform catastrophe that dumped 3 million gallons of oil into the Santa Barbara Channel to the April 6, 2010, spilling of 18,000 gallons of oil into the Gulf of Mexico’s Delta National Wildlife Refuge — from a ruptured BP pipeline — to the cataclysmic April 20 spill. Just because the Gulf isn't full of oil right this moment doesn't mean that this isn't still a huge issue.

Finning a shark while the creature is still alive is barbaric and cruel and is a practice that would be illegal in most countries’ slaughterhouses were it to be practised on a farm animal (for example if a lamb’s legs were cut off and it were left to bleed to death in a crate). Sharks are not farmed animals, they are part of the marine ecosystem, and so many of them are being killed that their very existence as a species is being brought into danger. 143 species of sharks are currently hunted for their fins. That's 55% of the shark population.

No one seems to care. We are all so caught up in our technology, in our personal problems, that we can’t see what’s happening right in front of our noses. We have the ability to learn about it, but instead of clicking that article about the issues of the world, we’re all obsessing over cat videos or Beyoncé. The world is falling apart and we’re not doing too much to help out. Your actions directly effect the world around you. And if you don’t do anything, then nothing will change.

So what exactly can you do?

It’s easy - pick up after yourself. If everyone kept their little corner of the world just a little bit tidier, the world pollution could be drastically improved. Throw away your trash, recycle what you can.

Switch to a hybrid car if you can, or try to use more public transportation. You’ll save money on gas, and save the environment from toxic spills and global warming. Not only that, you can buy food from your local farmers market where food is locally grown, and not transported across the world by burning petroleum.

Lastly, talk about it. Bring it up with your family and friends. Talk about the problems and try to brainstorm solutions together. Spread the word, end the ignorance.

We can do something about this. The entire world is connected. In the words of Elton John, half a twist of the kaleidoscope can move us all in turn.

Be the change you want to see in the world.

Description
So here's the problem:

Oil spills happen every single year. Large spills happen every few years, from the 1969 offshore oil-platform catastrophe that dumped 3 million gallons of oil into the Santa Barbara Channel to the April 6, 2010, spilling of 18,000 gallons of oil into the Gulf of Mexico’s Delta National Wildlife Refuge — from a ruptured BP pipeline — to the cataclysmic April 20 spill. Just because the Gulf isn't full of oil right this moment doesn't mean that this isn't still a huge issue.

Finning a shark while the creature is still alive is barbaric and cruel and is a practice that would be illegal in most countries’ slaughterhouses were it to be practised on a farm animal (for example if a lamb’s legs were cut off and it were left to bleed to death in a crate). Sharks are not farmed animals, they are part of the marine ecosystem, and so many of them are being killed that their very existence as a species is being brought into danger. 143 species of sharks are currently hunted for their fins. That's 55% of the shark population.

No one seems to care. We are all so caught up in our technology, in our personal problems, that we can’t see what’s happening right in front of our noses. We have the ability to learn about it, but instead of clicking that article about the issues of the world, we’re all obsessing over cat videos or Beyoncé. The world is falling apart and we’re not doing too much to help out. Your actions directly effect the world around you. And if you don’t do anything, then nothing will change.

So what exactly can you do?

It’s easy - pick up after yourself. If everyone kept their little corner of the world just a little bit tidier, the world pollution could be drastically improved. Throw away your trash, recycle what you can.

Switch to a hybrid car if you can, or try to use more public transportation. You’ll save money on gas, and save the environment from toxic spills and global warming. Not only that, you can buy food from your local farmers market where food is locally grown, and not transported across the world by burning petroleum.

Lastly, talk about it. Bring it up with your family and friends. Talk about the problems and try to brainstorm solutions together. Spread the word, end the ignorance.

We can do something about this. The entire world is connected. In the words of Elton John, half a twist of the kaleidoscope can move us all in turn.

Be the change you want to see in the world.