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BLUE Pledges - Page 7IntroductionRead the BLUE Pledges below: "To use organic and natural products so as not to pollute the environment and harm the sea and corals with toxic chemicals" Sue Losson - Full Time Worker. Sussex, UK "I pledge to pick up all the litter I see near the river near me, as it will ultimately end up in the sea otherwise." Alexandra - Internet Marketer. West Sussex, UK "I pledge to ride my bike or city transit more days per week than a car." Deborah A Gates - Nursing Student. Atlanta, USA "I have begun carrying a cloth shopping bag with me for grocery purchases, I refill water bottles rather than buying new ones, and my pledge is to endeavor to buy products with the least amount of packaging." Larissa Naylor JD - Attorney. Washington, USA "Reduce my carbon blueprint to sustainable levels within 2 years." Eric McCallum - Gardener & Bicycle Rider. Seattle, USA "To become more aware of the amount of water and electricity I use, and make sure it's no more than I need." Erin Fitzgerald - Student & Artist. USA "I pledge to pick up plastic rubbish I find in the street/parks and beaches while I'm walking around. (I don't have space in my bag/pockets for all the other rubbish!) I pledge to only buy fish from sustainable catches. I pledge to use only biodegradable cleaning products and to use as little as possible - extra elbow grease works wonders on tough stains. I pledge to tell everyone I know to about blue and encourage them to make changes and pledges." Sinead Martin - Student. Dunedin, NEW ZEALAND "I pledge to use my cloth bag for carrying shopping home instead of plastic bags. Also, I will pick up rubbish from my local beach each time that I see it. I will, in future, purchase sustainable fish caught on line and try to vary my diet to include lesser used parts of fish and less well known fish which are in more plentiful supply than the more popular fish. I will constantly look to improve my behaviour in my everyday life to lessen my impact on the sea and land that we and other creatures live on." Sharon Stevens - Devon, UK "I pledge to always pick up trash while out surfing, and picking up trash on my way in. When I see someone throw a cigarette butt, I ask them nicely to please not throw them on the ground any more and I pick it up myself. I hope it will make someone just think about it and change their ways." Margaret Wiesehai - Mother & Surfer. San Diego, USA "I pledge to wash cloth diapers not throw away disposables." Justin Liudvinaitis - Father, Runner & Mountain Biker. Maine, USA "I pledge to do all I can to make all of my family, friends, and aquaintances understand the impact of the things that they do everyday that can have a lasting effect on our earth, especially our oceans, and to think about what they are doing and the consequences that come from their decisions." Dolores Rounds - Concerned Mother. California, USA "I'll take reusable fabric bags to the grocery and end the parade of flimsey plastic in my recycling." Cathy - Beech Walker. Crescent City, CA, USA "To reduce my plastic use (especially plastic bags) by more than 80%, to buy only items packaged in recyclable plastics, and to recycle all the plastics I use." Jonathan Edman - P/t Student & P/t Developer. Georgia, USA "I just got back from the Texas coast, where the whole family cleaned up th e beach. We'll continue to do so." Mike Davies - All Round Good Guy. Texas, USA "To walk and bike more. To use reusable coffee cups, other containers. To install a system of water storage to collect rain water and reduce waste of household water." Jeff Farrell - Real Estate Agent & Swimmer. California, USA "Recycle more, stop using plastic." Terry Scott - Bus Driver. Edmonton, CANADA "I pledge to cut my driving by 40%. I've already cut my garbage collection by 75% by recycling and composting." Kit - Self Employed. CA, USA "I pledge to FilterForGood.com and STOP using bottled drinking water. I now use my Brita filtering pitcher and Nalgene bottles ONLY! I also pledge to continue recycling absolutely everything possible and support sustainable agriculture by purchasing produce, dairy and meats close to home." Charline Avey - Computer Geek. Indiana, USA "I pledge to increase the number of days I use public transit to get to work, to use cloth bags for groceries, to use local produce, grow what ever I can and to begin caring for my own beehive." Karen Szumowski - Researcher, Gardener & Artist. San Francisco, USA "To continue my work in outdoor and environmental education. To work towards a 'sustainable planet.' To continue to ride my bicycle as daily 'transportation.' Reduce, Recycle, Reuse." Currin - PhD Post Graduate. Dunedian, NZ "My BLUE pledge is to limit my use of plastic products. I have bought reusable bags from both Target and Whole Foods and use them when I shop. I also pledge to recycle paper as much as I can by reusing one-sided sheets and cutting them to make smaller-sized note pads. I plan on making enough to give to my co-workers, as well." Dana Saavedra - Teacher. OC, USA |
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