{"id":4024,"date":"2010-01-19T18:43:53","date_gmt":"2010-01-19T17:43:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/driftsurfingmagazine.driftdigital.co.uk\/?p=4024"},"modified":"2010-01-19T18:44:39","modified_gmt":"2010-01-19T17:44:39","slug":"initiatives-oceans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/driftsurfingmagazine.driftdigital.co.uk\/index.php\/archives\/4024","title":{"rendered":"Initiatives Oc\u00e9ans"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/driftsurfingmagazine.driftdigital.co.uk\/index.php\/archives\/4024\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/driftsurfingmagazine.driftdigital.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/initiatives_oceans.jpg\" alt=\"initiatives_oceans\" title=\"initiatives_oceans\" width=\"275\" height=\"195\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-4025\" \/><\/a>Copenhagen\u2019s dramatic failure to reach any sort of conclusion hasn&#8217;t weakened the will of Surfrider to promote environmental concern for everyone. Planning for 2010&#8217;s Initiatives Oc&eacute;ans is under way already, with the event taking place on the 18th, 19th, 20th, and 21st of March.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>According to the UN, every mile of ocean contains 120,000 pieces of plastic. In spite of this figure, macro-waste is still not recognized by European legislation as a real pollutant. Help Surfrider to alert the media and environment officials about the pollution created by this hidden macro-waste. In May Surfrider have an appointment with the European Union to voice their concerns; each beach cleaning will increase their powers of persuasion at this meeting.<\/p>\n<p>Visit their <a href=\"http:\/\/www.initiativesoceanes.org\/\">web site<\/a> and get planning your beach clean up for 2010.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Copenhagen\u2019s dramatic failure to reach any sort of conclusion hasn&#8217;t weakened the will of Surfrider to promote environmental concern for everyone. 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