http://www.politicususa.com/2017/04/22/science-march-dc-outdraws-donald-trumps-inauguration.html

 

This Earth Day, people around the world marched in support of scientifically sound public policy.

https://www.yahoo.com/…/u-scientists-protest-trump-policies…

Yet, funding for important marine research is in serious danger of being slashed despite ongoing needs.

http://michiganradio.org/…/trump-s-budget-chops-sea-grant-p…

http://www.gainesville.com/…/florida-sea-grant-could-face-t…

http://kmxt.org/…/04/alaska-sea-grant-danger-losing-funding/

Luckily, many politicians see the error in this slash and burn budgetary thinking.

http://www.seattlepi.com/…/Bipartisan-Senate-effort-to-save…

In honor of Earth Day, we would like to encourage you to join them to help fight against policies based on ignorance and greed. Take a few moments to donate to any number of organizations who actively work to protect our environment.

Good national and international organizations to consider include:

http://sierraclub.org/
https://www.nature.org/
http://www.oceanconservancy.org/
http://www.biologicaldiversity.org/

Sea turtle specific organizations:

http://www.saveloraturtles.org/     <—- one of our collaborators whose sole focus is our nesting beach.
https://conserveturtles.org/
http://www.seaturtleinc.org
http://seaturtles.org/