Team Marine

>On Sunday, October 3rd, 2010 Team Marine was invited to speak at a QuikSCience event at the IMAX theater. Other student leaders in the eco-world also spoke of their experiences, and the audience was very enthusiastic about creating eco-groups of their own. Jessica, Kou, and Aidan presented a powerpoint presentation before the main event: a free viewing of The Ultimate Wave Tahiti 3D with Kelly Slater. It was an amazingly awesome movie, and we are very thankful to Quiksilver, USC Wrigley Institute, and QuikSCience for providing us with this great opportunity.

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Looking back at Roots and Shoots’ Day of Peace, all I can think is WOW! It was such a fun, educational event at the Santa Monica Pier. Numerous booths who had the common goal of saving the world were there, and everyone learned new things. We won the Best Outreach Booth, participated in the Peace Dove Parade, and spread the eco-love. We hope to continue attending Day of Peace for many years to come! Special thanks to Roots and Shoots for allowing us to be a big part of this event.

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The City of Santa Monica Office of Sustainability and the Environment played Dirt! The Movie at the Santa Monica Pier on Friday September 24th. New Team Marine members were there to educate themselves on the importance of dirt in cultures all over the world. A giant thank you to the OSE for having this free event!

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The Santa Monica Main Library got a massive helping of Team Marine on Saturday September 25th, 2010. Koodooz put on a great event with a group of speakers including Julia Brownley (we love her!), Mr. Kay, Ethan Burke of ACE, among other important figures in the Eco-World. Team Marine brought its entire REthink mural, and other types of eco-art projects. Overall, it was a very informative event, and the entire team had an amazing time.

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On September 25th, 2010, Team Marine participated in Heal the Bay's Coastal Cleanup Day, which takes place the 3rd Saturday of September every year. We picked up trash for three around Station 27 at the Santa Monica Beach. Some members even entered the Pico-Kenter storm drain to pick up debris. Beach cleanups are one of Team Marine's favorite events. If you are interested in participating in beach cleanups in your area, contact your local California Coastal Commission office.

>The team will be presenting a Powerpoint at a QuikScience event at the California Science Center IMAX theater. Come check us out!

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Hey all,

We have a new petition to ban single-use plastic bags in Santa Monica, since our last one went M.I.A. Please sign the new petition and pass the word others! It’s people like you whose voice will convince the officials of the City of Santa Monica to make the right choice and vote for the ban! A big thanks to Care2 and our green guardian angel, Simone.

Click here to sign.

-Eco-Beast

UPDATE: Our goal of 1,000 signatures was broken sometime in the early morning! This took just two days. Keep on signing!

>Recently, Eco-Company TV invited Team Marine to be a part of one of their TV episodes. New and old Team Marine members had a great time working with Eco-Company’s crew and host, and we all hope that our message against plastics and for sustainability reaches many viewers in the area. For those of you unable to turn into KTLA on Saturday check out our videos:

Thank you Adam and the rest of the Eco-Company crew for this experience!

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On August 8th 2010, Team Marine worked with the Plastic Pollution Coalition at the Malibu Farmers Market. 5 Gyres also had a booth there, who educated the community. At the Farmers Market, Team Marine members Aidan, and Kou dressed up in the bottle costumes as a bottle and bottle cap “monster” and educated many Malibu community members on the issues of single use plastics. The team of “monsters” asked people to sign their petition to ban single use plastic bags in Santa Monica, which are already banned in Malibu. By the end of the day, Team Marine got about fifty signatures.

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Kou and Aidan attended a student leader training seminar led by the Alliance for Climate Education. Team Marine has been close with ACE, and we love them for being Eco-Beasts like ourselves. They invited us to learn about how to create and maintain a successful environmental group, which was a lot of fun (especially the great food!) We encourage everyone reading to attend one of their seminars, which is completely free. More information can be found here. ACE pushed our limits when they challenged us to make a video around Culver City, explaining one D.O.T. we accomplish everyday. A DOT is a pledge to Do One Thing to help the environment — and cool the climate. We decided to make a video about ten DOTs — Team Marine’s ten R’s. Our video came out great, and we all had a hilarious time making it. We will upload it once we receive a copy of the video. A big thanks to Sophie and Ethan of ACE for leading the seminar, as well as Sony Pictures Studios for letting us attend the event on their studio lot.