Tell President Obama to urge the Senate to ratify the Law of the Sea

[Triana]

The Senate could soon decide whether the United States should sign on to the United Nations Law of the Sea treaty, which would expand protections for our planet's oceans. Urge President Obama to declare his support for swift Senate action to ratify the Law of the Sea treaty.

http://www.nrdconline.org/campaign/nrdcaction_060409

[monmouth]

1. Get Ted Danson involved. He's dedicated a lot of time and his own

money regarding cleaning up the ocean. Debris thought to be from that Air France flight was really just debris and junk that had been dumped in the ocean. Danson's a smart guy and an Obama supporter. I would think he would love to get involved.

[Triana]

3. Yea I saw the link posted earlier. NPR's Diane Rehm also did a show this morning about the oceans...

Danson link:

http://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/science/06/08/danson.oceans/index.html

[monmouth]

5. Thanks for posting that. I had not seen it before...n/t

[csziggy]

6. Danson was on CNN this morning talking about a new film (?)

Or something about the ocean.

Actor's efforts to save tuna 5:34
Actor Ted Danson talks about the importance of World Oceans Day.
http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/world/2009/06/08/danson.oceans.day.intv.cnn?iref=videosearch

[Triana]

8. Yea. Awesome that he's pursuing this. SOMEBODY needs to. :(

[HamdenRice]

2. One of those wonky, unsexy issues that is incredibly important

Yes, we need to sign onto the law of the sea.

[Triana]

4. It's urgent...we're killing this planet. Frankly, I find this stuff scary as Hell.

PLEASE sign/write/call, folks.

We don't have time to waste.

[One_Life_To_Give]

7. Navy is one of biggest opponents

IIRC Technically would require a Submarine to Surface when transiting the Bosphorus and other narrow (less than 24nm) waterways. Which hostorically has been the US complaint with the treaty.

On edit the restrictions on Naval vessel/submarine movements in narrow straights would be less then 24 Nautical miles wide not 50 as posted earlier.

[Triana]

9. They need to get over it. The survival of the human race is at stake

the planet will survive. We won't.

[redqueen]

10. K&R

[TahitiNut]

11. Done.

Of course. :shrug: