Clean Ocean Advocate, April 2009

The monthly Clean Ocean Advocate newsletter informs citizens about critical ocean pollution issues, important meeting dates, proposed legislation, special events, and other notes of interest. Articles in this issue include: The Future is Looking Bright and; Green with SOA; STOP OFFSHORE DRILLING Ensure Ocean Renewables are Done Right!; COA as Regional Earth Month Partner with Aveda; COA 25 Years Strong; Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) Updates.Clean Ocean Action (COA) is a broad-based coalition of over 150 business, community, conservation, environmental, fishing, boating, diving, student, surfing, women's, and service groups. These "Ocean Wavemakers" work to clean up and protect the waters of the New York Bight (the area of water from Cape May, New Jersey, to Montauk Point, New York, and out to the edge of the outer continental shelf). The groups came together in 1984 to investigate sources, effects, and solutions of ocean pollution.Purpose: To inform citizens about critical ocean pollution issues and the activities of the COA