John,

We’ve seen an incredible response to our recent email about the effects of
plastic pollution on our oceans and marine wildlife. The outpouring of support
from wildlife champions has been truly heartening.

We wanted to make sure you didn’t miss this email and had a chance to add your
name to our pledge. Will you take 10 seconds to add your name and support the National Wildlife
Federation’s efforts to reduce the harm plastic pollution is causing to
endangered, threatened, and at-risk marine wildlife?
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Thank you,
Matt

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Marine wildlife need you to take this pledge
[[link removed]]John—We’ll cut to the chase.

Unless we take a stand and demand change, scientists predict that by 2050, 99%
of all seabird species will have consumed plastic in some form, and that the
mass of plastic in the ocean will outweigh the mass of fish in the ocean.

We’re running out of room and we’re running out of time. Will you take a stand with the National Wildlife Federation to reduce the harm
from plastics that are choking the very life from marine wildlife we care about
so much?
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In a seminal report published in 2014, scientists calculated that there are at
least 5.25 trillion individual pieces of plastic floating in the world’s oceans—
a total of 268,940 tons. That number is enough to fill over 38,000 garbage trucks and its known victims
include more than 340 species—including bottlenose dolphins, humpback whales,
endangered Hawaiian monk seals, brown pelicans and every known species of marine
turtle.

The Hawaiian monk seal is the only marine mammal found solely in U.S. waters.
But it’s one of the species affected—disturbingly, scientists have found three
and a half pounds of plastic in a monk seal’s stomach and they aren’t the only
animal carrying around our waste.

[[link removed]]It is estimated that plastics currently cover 40% of the world oceans’ surface. Please stand with us in reducing this number for not just critically endangered
species, but all marine wildlife.
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Sadly, without your help, the problem is going to get much worse before it gets
better. Entire ecosystems are becoming engulfed by a smog of tiny particles
called microplastics that extend far below the surface and even beyond the scope
of the naked eye.

Just how far down does the problem go? According to new research, one liter of
water from the Mariana Trench—the deepest known point in the Pacific
Ocean—contains thousands of tiny plastic pieces. We have a very good idea of how
plastics of all kinds impact shallower surfaces, but it’s unclear what the
impact will be in the deep sea.

We’re at a crossroads. We’ve identified a problem that stands to drastically
alter the very food chain of marine mammals not only across the nation but the
planet. The problem is large in scale, but surmountable if we take small steps
like reducing single-use plastics.

We need your help. We ask that you join with us to sign this petition and take a historic stand
before it’s too late.
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Sincerely,

Matthew Kehres
Director of Digital Engagement
The National Wildlife Federation

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