1. What are Some Global
Level Solutions to
Oceanic Pollution?
Mingwei Xu
English 105
WSU ID: 11234676

2. Introduction
 Marine environment has become worse and worse as
the development of economy and industry.
http://www.greenlivingearth.net/tag/oil-spill-cleanup/

3. President Obama’s order
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/report-obama-admin-will-
circumvent-congress-with-new-illegal-immigration-rule/

4. Policy of Canada to protect marine
environment
http://members.virtualtourist.com/m/27f58/530/

5. China’s policy of limiting plastic bags
http://www.s1979.com/shishang/shenghuo/201003/312524831_5.shtml

6. Beach clean-up
http://beach.orangecounty.com/2010/05/28/free-bag-of-
volcom-swag-with-beach-clean-up/24115/

7. Conclusion
 People still have a lot to do of protecting
the oceanic environment, including the
realization from our daily lives.

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