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As a result of a United Nations General Assembly resolution passed in December 2008, World Oceans Day is celebrated on June 8th each year. This annual event spurred the creation of a special collections around our oceans and the efforts being made in conservation ranging from pollution to habitat restoration to fishing and fisheries.

The special collection continues to grow along with Plastic in Our Oceans and 1Water, with a focus on the challenge of providing clean drinking water to the world population.

Curated by mokiethecat

We Can't Afford Another Deepwater Horizon
April 19, 2016
On April 20, 2010, an explosion on the Deepwater Horizon offshore drilling rig killed 11 crew members and caused the worst oil spill in American history. The oil spill continued for 87 days as engineers tried and failed to stop it. By the time the well was sealed, more than 200 million gallons of oil had flooded into the Gulf of Mexico, killing an estimated 600,000 to 800,000 birds, endangering migrating sea turtles, exposing 50,000 clean-up volunteers to harmful chemicals, and so much more. We cannot afford another Deepwater Horizon. Tell President Obama​ to not risk the health of the Arctic and Atlantic with more oil drilling and seismic airgun blasting: