350.org Event - Blogger Beach Clean Up 10/24/09

Yesterday afternoon a large group of concerned citizens set out to clean the Santa Monica beach between lifeguard station 26 and 27.  We collected 38 pounds of trash in just 20 minutes at the beach clean up event organized by Siel (Green La Girl) and Sara Bayes (The Daily Ocean) for 350.org as part of Day for International Climate Action.  We heard valuable talks from Heal The Bay, Cicle, Sustainable Works and NRDC.

350.org is Bill McKibbins website that states "350.org is an international campaign dedicated to building a movement to unite the world around solutions to the climate crisis--the solutions that science and justice demand." 350 refers to 350 parts per million, the highest level of CO2 in our atmosphere that is safe for humans.  We're currently at 387 ppm.  So we have some work to do

What I took away from the event is reaffirmation in what I truly believe in.  It really doesn't take much to make a positive impact.  In just 20 minutes we removed 38 pounds of waste that otherwise would be sitting there polluting our beaches and harming our wildlife.  As was said at the event, if we all just pick one thing to take on this year to battle climate change, it will make a difference.  Among other things, I've taken on riding my bike to the gym instead of driving which gives me an extra 3 miles of a work out.

Any thoughts on what you want to take on?