Showing posts with label florida. Show all posts
Showing posts with label florida. Show all posts

Sunday, May 16, 2010

Gulf Oil Spill Volunteer Action in Florida; News, Breaking News clips

Please watch this video and learn what you can do right now, pre-oil to protect natural Eco-systems. For information regarding future surveys contact us at http://www.oceanrehab.org

Thanks, William President of Ocean Rehab Initiative Inc.

Thursday, October 9, 2008

Nations first 'Tag it Rally' for Nature Research


The nations first Green license plate 'Tag it Rally' for Nature Research.


Bev Smith Toyota in Ft. Pierce will host the venue on October 18, 2008

Harbor Branch Oceanographic will be the benefactor of the one day event.

Show your Green Side and celebrate EarthRehab and Harbor Branch next weekend.

Sunday, September 7, 2008

EarthRehab Green License Plate 2008 Events & News

The EarthRehab September 2008 Plan.
-the website http://www.earthrehab.com/
-the politics http://greenreality.wordpress.com/
-the photos http://www.flickr.com/photos/earthrehab/sets/

The upcoming Eco Events for 2008
2 International Coastal Cleanups with Ocean Conservancy
‘Off the Grid’ wind and solar demonstrations
Organizing a 'welcome to Florida' event for Dr. Gregor Hodgson CEO of Reef Check (scientists only)
Tequesta Harvest Fest
Bev Smith Toyota fundraiser for Harbor Branch
Harbor Branch National Estuaries Day
Green Market Abacoa with the JMST Treehuggers
Dolphin Dialogues with Taras Oceanographic
EarthRehab introduces Reef Check to Palm Beach Fin Divers ( at club meeting )
EarthRehab introduces Reef Check to Hammerheads Dive Club ( at club meeting )
EarthRehab introduces Reef Check to Palm Beach Drift Divers Club ( at club meeting )
EarthRehab would like to begin a project with Reef Check to Monitor and Map the reef systems of Florida.If I have it my way, we will also provide Water Quality Monitoring and Google Earth GPS Mapping
And we will always address Water Quality Monitoring and Pollution effects on Reef Eco-systems.
We will always raise funds for Nature Research with the sale of our Green License Plate.

Thursday, May 22, 2008

World Ocean Day 2008 with EarthRehab


Celebrate World Ocean Day June 8th

Discover the many fascinations of the Coral Reef Eco-system, just off shore with EarthRehab.

Saturday June 7th and Sunday June 8th we will discover the many fascinations of an on-shore reef located just off the Jupiter Island Beaches.

The On-shore reef system is a very delicate, fragile environment with many species of Algae, Live Rock, Invertebrates, Fishes, Cephalopods, and Crustaceans.

Occasional visits from Large Schools of Fish, Manatee’s, Sea Turtles, Barracuda, Sharks, and Cuttlefish is not rare.

Underwater Digital Photo’s will be taken to share with the online community of Ocean Activists.
Join us from 11am till 2pm @ Coral Cove Park, we have some snorkel gear available to borrow complimentary.
Don’t miss this event. Contact William at w1@earthrehab.com for more details.

Monday, April 28, 2008

My Green License Plate in April 2008





April Events for the Green License Plate 2008

Green Living Expo- April 11, 12, 13
EarthRehab Founder William Djubin was in attendance for the Green Living Expo in Los Angeles.
This was an International Year of the Reef 2008 collaboration with Reef Check, to promote Nature Research.
Over 300 people signed the Declaration of Reef Rights for Mary Luna the NGO Coordinator for IYOR 2008.
Reef Check Founder & President Gregor Hodgson was on site Saturday to meet with William at the Expo and talk about the Future of our Oceans.
Reef Check is seriously contemplating an office in Florida soon. Thank you Gregor, we need all the help we can get.
Green License Plates were seen on many cars in LA including the Electric Car at the Expo.
EarthRehab brought to LA several brochures from various Nature Research Foundations, over 1500 total were passed out to guests.

Nature Conservancy & Nature Conservancy Santa Cruz Islands- saving a place for you.
Ocean Conservancy Channel Islands- protects this resource.
Audubon Martin County- Bird counts and benefits of habitat research, we did discuss the Richardson’s Bay situation.
Loggerhead Marine Life Center- Research on Migration Patterns and WQMS with rehabilitation for Turtles.
Busch Wildlife Sanctuary- a place many wild animals call home due to development.
Perry Institute for Marine Science- Ocean Acidification experts and Coral Reef Ecologists.
Southeast Florida Coral Reef Initiative-the NOAA guardians of our Ocean Ecosystem from North Palm Beach to the Florida Keys.

After the Expo EarthRehab decided to draft a petition, the Enforce the Federal Clean Water Act and posted it on Care2. It is available for download just ask.

FAU Environment Awareness Day- April 17
EarthRehab Founder William had a chance to meet with fellow Environmental Activists at the FAU Campus in Jupiter. A few who attended were ERM, FAU Environment Club with President Sarah Fannin, and EarthFirst. An Electric Car received a Green License Plate for technology.

We discussed the future of our Oceans and Pollution; then urged support for the Enforce the Federal Clean Water Act petition. 38 signatures total from the 40 people we surveyed.

Kite Beach to Corners Cleanup- April 19
The Great American Cleanup for EarthDay on Jupiter Beach.
Jupiter Middle School ‘treehuggers’ hosted this event with EarthRehab and Ocean Minded Sandals.
We encouraged volunteers to sign our petition for Clean Water.
Nearly 100 volunteers helped remove pollution from this now narrow stretch of Beach, including Dr. John Marr the Executive Director for Perry Institute for Marine Science and his Family.
Everyone received a Green License Plate, and Hat with some an EarthDay T-shirt or Ocean Minded Sandals.
At the peak of the activity the American Flag jumper parachuted onto a Runway made from Green License Plates; jumping at 3500 feet from Capt. Jack Reisel's Star Spangled Stearman, A vintage Biplane.
Lastly was the arrival of Jupiter’s Famous Vinny’s Pizza.
You cannot get any better than Hot Pizza served right on the beach. Thanks Vinny’s.

Monday, February 18, 2008

2 Coral Reef Activist groups join EarthRehab page


In celebration of the International Year of the Reef 2008


EarthRehab
& the Green License Plate campaign has added these 2 Outstanding Coral Reef Activists Foundations for Proceeds:

1. Reef Check- a Worldwide Ocean Advocate that has Global Leadership in addressing the current State of our Reefs, Water Quality Monitoring efforts, and Collaboration effectiveness for bringing about change
2. Reef Rescue of Palm Beach County- A Florida based Coral Reef Advocate with an on-going commitment to legislation and action vs. Ocean Sewage Pollution and a stricter Water Quality Monitoring Program utilizing collaborative efforts to bring about change.


We are very pleased to also add a MetaTag link for IYOR 2008 to our Foundations Links Page.

Visit EarthRehab today. Click here.

Friday, November 2, 2007

Wear GREEN Downtown WPB Nov 3rd 2007

Sat. Nov. 3, 2007 wear GREEN downtown WPB.
‘Set it up’, a National recognized campaign for citizen awareness will be Downtown WPB. EarthRehab will represent our cause and mission.
Dr. Marr, Perry Institute for Marine Science will be a speaker regarding the state of the Oceans and Global Climate Change.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D0VVTbOnGsM (Perry New Video)
http://www.earthrehab.com/
http://www.perryinstitute.org/
http://events.stepitup2007.org/november/invites/map
Wear Green, See you there.