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Take Action: Help Minimize Damage From Tsunami Debris
Sign the petition in support of the Trash Free Seas Act of 2011!
Goal: 15,000
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Progress: 3,313
Sponsored by: The Rainforest Site
The massive tsunami that struck Japan on April 7, 2011 was the worst natural disaster in the country's history. Over 15,000 people lost their lives. For some, it will take years to rebuild what they once had.
The destruction doesn't end there. When the water from the tsunami retreated back to the sea, it took along with it all of the debris from objects it had destroyed along the way. There is now a massive pile of trash 2,000 miles long floating out in the ocean.
Scientists studying this giant mass and surrounding ocean currents say it's headed straight for North America, with a target date of late 2013. This means the 2,000-mile heap will pollute coastal waters in Washington State and Hawaii.
The Trash Free Seas Act of 2011 aims to help federal agencies prepare for the impending problems the debris field will undoubtedly present.
Sign the petition and help protect North America from ocean pollution!
Dear Senator Maria Cantwell,
Thank you for introducing the Trash Free Seas Act of 2011 in order to address the ocean pollution created by the April 2011 Japan tsunami.
The tsunami had grave immediate effects — nearly 20,000 people lost their lives that day and the damage will take decades to repair. But the tsunami produced another, more slow-moving disaster: a 2,000-mile-long pile of debris the wave collected as it hit cities and towns is now floating out at sea. And it's headed straight for the west coast of America.
The Trash Free Seas Act of 2011 would help federal agencies prepare for the arrival of the debris field and help minimize its impact.
Please make sure the Trash Free Seas Act of 2011 passes!
Thank you for your concern.
Petition Signatures
May 14, 2013
Gheena Santha
May 14, 2013
Katia Samuelson
May 13, 2013
Rosemary Webber
May 12, 2013
ray Legault
May 11, 2013
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May 11, 2013
Martina Salobir
May 11, 2013
Josianne Rigoli
May 11, 2013
Ms. Carla Compton, Advocate/Activist/Human
May 10, 2013
Sigfrido Quijano
May 10, 2013
Steve Watson
May 10, 2013
Deni Gereighty
May 10, 2013
Marjorie Schwartz
May 10, 2013
Ariel Kirst
May 8, 2013
Pamela Moteles
May 8, 2013
Barbara Silvia Calamai
May 8, 2013
Brenda Robinson
If there are any jobs available, I would love to be part of helping clean up the trash and help the ocean. If there are none, perhaps that is an idea for job creation, set up something for us to help!
May 8, 2013
Linda Jones
May 6, 2013
Louise ffoulkes
Let's do all we can to limit the damage.
May 6, 2013
maureen oshea
May 4, 2013
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May 3, 2013
Irina Tikhomirova
May 2, 2013
Bridget Lindsay
May 2, 2013
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May 2, 2013
Jenna Thomas
May 2, 2013
Linda M. Butler
May 1, 2013
Ceri Mcclellan
May 1, 2013
Lana Hampton
May 1, 2013
Litsa Katsarou
May 1, 2013
Kathy McLean
May 1, 2013
vicky moraiti
Apr 30, 2013
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Apr 30, 2013
Dajenne Dijkshoorn
Apr 30, 2013
Shannon Stevens
Apr 30, 2013
Beth Jones
Considering that much of this debris is radioactive, the last thing we need is to pretend this is just ANY trash. We're working to clean up the Pacific Trash Gyre, certainly some of those ideas could be useful to mitigating this disaster as well...?
Apr 30, 2013
Ela Gotkowska
Apr 30, 2013
John Moszyk
Apr 30, 2013
Maryan B
Apr 30, 2013
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Apr 30, 2013
Kimberly Lowe
Apr 30, 2013
jerry severino
Apr 29, 2013
Becky Anderson
Apr 29, 2013
T JOHNSON
Apr 29, 2013
sophia harris
Apr 29, 2013
Gayle Edelman-Tolchin
Apr 28, 2013
Helen Maravilla
Apr 28, 2013
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Apr 28, 2013
Mary Hulin
Apr 28, 2013
Janice Elton
Apr 27, 2013
aurore talloen
Apr 27, 2013
Elaine Fischer
