more than a slogan, it's a way of life!
During the Christmas and holiday season, consideration should be given to groups whose acts of charity can change lives of the poor on a year round basis. The following are faith based and secular groups embracing the ecumenical notion of community and social responsibility. Continue reading 7 Plastic Free Christmas Gifts That Can Change Lives for Under $100
I began writing about the dangers of single-use plastics and the damage they inflict on our environment in 2008. At that time, I thought surely once people understood how harmful plastics were they would want to do something.
I WAS WRONG! Continue reading Single-Use Plastics are Dangerous & Old Fashioned; Time for a New Way of Thinking
There was a time, not that long ago when you would see countless cigarette butts littering the landscape. Then, something happened ever so slowly, the ugly disgusting cigarette butts began disappearing from bars and restaurants, parking lots, sidewalks, beaches, ashtrays in public and private buildings. Continue reading Single-Use Plastic Bags & Bottles Destructive to Our Oceans, Our World
Pharrell Williams has joined the fight to save our oceans. He talks about his love for the oceans and our need to save them in a new i-D documentary, The Plastic Age. Let’s face it, how can anyone not like Pharrell, a man whose music impacts countless millions of fans? Clearly, Pharrell knows how get a message out. Continue reading Will Pharrell’s Documentary ‘The Plastic Age’ Help Lessen Our Plastic Addiction?
Unlike global warming aka climate change there is no controversy. Plastic pollution is real. The truth is nothing speaks louder than real actions and solutions. Unfortunately, the Earth Day organization is not a place to look. Continue reading Earth Day 2015; why are you still using single-use plastic bags & bottles?
Let me state for the record, that with few exceptions, I do not like governmental bans or restrictions on personal behavior. […] There are, however, exigent circumstances when the harm being done is so massive that intervention in the form of bans is necessary. So it is with the worldwide pollution caused by the indiscriminate use of plastics for convenience rather than necessity. Continue reading Is It Time For a Worldwide Ban on Single-use Plastic Bags?
Will 2014 be the year we finally get serious about, “Saying NO to Plastics”?
Forget the hokum about global warming. Plastic pollution can be seen everywhere. This problem is here now not some place in the distant future.
The vast amount of plastic trash that enters the oceans is a real problem, a problem that grows ever omnipresent on a hourly basis. Continue reading Will We Finally Get Serious About Saying No to Plastic?