Tag: Ocean Conservancy

MrBeast and Mark Rober’s #TeamSeas Campaign Wraps, with Ocean Conservancy and Partners Removing 34+ Million Pounds of Trash Worldwide

Stuart Mitchell

Ocean Conservancy has announced that it has removed 34,080,191 pounds of trash from the ocean, beaches and rivers, in partnership with fellow environmental NGO The Ocean Cleanup, as part of YouTubers MrBeast and Mark Rober’s #TeamSeas campaign. Launched in October 2021, the campaign raised $30M in just 65 days from over 400,000 individual donors to support three years of cleanup efforts around the world. More than 40,000 channels across every social platform shared #TeamSeas content, including several hundred of the internet’s top creators, like Marques Brownlee, AzzyLand, Sofia Nygaard, Dhar…

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White House Council on Environmental Quality Announces Plans to Phase Out Single-Use Plastics Across All Federal Operations, Lays Out Vision for Future U.S. Action Against Single-Use Plastics

Stuart Mitchell

The Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) recently issued the first-ever report out of the White House addressing plastic pollution, “Mobilizing Federal Action on Plastic Pollution: Progress, Principles, and Priorities.” The report is the culmination of the work of the Interagency Policy Committee (IPC) On Plastic Pollution and Circular Economy, formed in April 2023 alongside the EPA’s first-ever draft national strategy to address plastic pollution. In addition to cataloging actions already taken by the federal government to reduce plastic pollution, the report details federal focus areas for future intervention and clearly…

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PepsiCo Joined Ocean Conservancy’s #TeamOcean Ahead Of Super Bowl LIV

Stuart Mitchell

PepsiCo and Ocean Conservancy, in the lead up to Super Bowl LIV in Miami, partnered on a series of beach cleanups around the United States. The first cleanup will be held at Oleta River State Park on Saturday, February 1, with singer Ally Brooke and country music duo LOCASH. “We need all hands on deck to tackle ocean plastic pollution, and we are thrilled to have PepsiCo join Team Ocean and help engage more people and volunteers in the fight,” said Janis Searles Jones, CEO of Ocean Conservancy. “Plastic pollution…

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Ocean Conservancy and Centerplate to Serve Ocean-Friendly Seafood for Super Bowl LIV in Miami

Stuart Mitchell

Ocean Conservancy, a nonprofit working to protect the ocean from today’s greatest global challenges, announced a partnership with Centerplate, the leading hospitality partner to North America’s premier sports entertainment venues, to offer ocean-friendly seafood options for Super Bowl LIV at Hard Rock Stadium. Building on a broader commitment to sustainability, Centerplate will offer a luxury “oysters and pearls” package with a portion of the proceeds donated to support ocean conservation in South Florida and beyond.   “The oysters and U.S. farmed caviar being served by Centerplate are not only ocean…

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