Smart Plastic Products

Occasionally I am asked if I am against all uses of plastic or if I think all plastic should be banned.  Of course not, the answer is no. There are real and legitimate uses of plastic.  The problem is that Continue reading Smart Plastic Products

PANCREATIC CANCER & PLASTIC POLLUTION … FIGHTING TWO SILENT KILLERS

Readers of this blog know how passionate I am about plastic pollution.

I am equally passionate about fighting pancreatic cancer, I disease my family has first hand knowledge of. Both my mother and my step-dad died of the disease. Continue reading PANCREATIC CANCER & PLASTIC POLLUTION … FIGHTING TWO SILENT KILLERS

TOXIC RIVERS … TOXIC WATER

One of the most precious resources we have on planet earth is water … clean drinkable water. Seventy-five percent (75%) of the world’s surface is covered in water, most of it is salt water which humans cannot drink.  A mere Continue reading TOXIC RIVERS … TOXIC WATER

ANIMALS CLOSE TO EXTINCTION; LAYING WASTE TO THESE TREASURES

After seeing these pictures, one has to ask if this the legacy our generation wants to leave to those we leave behind … a complete absence of God’s best creations … photos of what polar bears and lions used to look like? Continue reading ANIMALS CLOSE TO EXTINCTION; LAYING WASTE TO THESE TREASURES

TARGET STORES TO ELIMINATE SINGLE USE PLASTIC BAGS – BRING YOUR OWN BAG IS THE NEW CHIC

It seems that the US is lagging behind most countries in the world when it comes to reducing or eliminating the unnecessary use of single use plastic bags. China, Ireland, India, Bangladesh, Denmark, Canada, Belgium have all moved forward in Continue reading TARGET STORES TO ELIMINATE SINGLE USE PLASTIC BAGS – BRING YOUR OWN BAG IS THE NEW CHIC

Plastics Industry Fights Against Reusable Bags

SURPRISE, SURPRISE, SURPRISE! The Canadian Plastics Industry conducted a  commission to study reusable bags and found problems with them.  Hmmm … anyone really surprised?  No? Me neither. Here’s a portion of what the plastics industry in Canada found: The Canadian Continue reading Plastics Industry Fights Against Reusable Bags

WHERE DO ALL THOSE STATS ON PLASTIC POLLUTION COME FROM?

The other day I sent out an email blast to members of the church I belong to and where I sing on Sundays.  It concerned my activism and concern for the ocean and our environment because of our use/misuse of Continue reading WHERE DO ALL THOSE STATS ON PLASTIC POLLUTION COME FROM?