IT'S JUST A PLASTIC BAG . . . RIGHT?

WRONG! It is so easy to think that one person’s usage of plastic bags has no significance . . . and nothing could be farther from the truth.  As this short video demonstrates: [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7BP7LnZ3c1s] Remember using just one reusable bag Continue reading IT'S JUST A PLASTIC BAG . . . RIGHT?

DEAR OPRAH – THANKS FOR THE EARTH DAY SHOW

Dear Oprah: Have you been reading my blog? As one of millions of viewers that saw your Earth Day show about the impact of plastic in our oceans and in our environment last week, I thought. “is it just possible?”  Continue reading DEAR OPRAH – THANKS FOR THE EARTH DAY SHOW

OPRAH’S WEIGHT GAIN, USING LESS PLASTIC, & NEW YEAR’S RESOLUTIONS

Wondering what the connection between Oprah’s weight gain, using less plastic in your life, and those pesky New Year’s resolutions could possibly be? First, for those who are new to this site . . . a brief introduction. Our world Continue reading OPRAH’S WEIGHT GAIN, USING LESS PLASTIC, & NEW YEAR’S RESOLUTIONS

THE POLITICS OF PLASTIC

Plastic pollution is a world wide problem. Every continent, every ocean, inlet and waterway is drowning in the stuff. We are suffocating the earth in plastic and this hasn’t gone un-noticed by many in the European community and around the Continue reading THE POLITICS OF PLASTIC

PLASTIC, POLLUTION & POISONING – DO YOU KNOW HOW MUCH YOU REALLY USE?

Think you don’t use a lot of plastic or that plastic is an issue that doesn’t concern you?  Well, think again. The use of  BPA, or bisphenol A, is back in the news. Don’t know what that is?  It started Continue reading PLASTIC, POLLUTION & POISONING – DO YOU KNOW HOW MUCH YOU REALLY USE?

PLASTIC – AN ECOLOGICAL DISASTER OF OUR OWN MAKING

The numbers are staggering . . . mind numbing . . . almost impossible to comprehend. We are facing an ecological disaster of immense proportions. This is a disaster of our own making, one that could have been prevented if Continue reading PLASTIC – AN ECOLOGICAL DISASTER OF OUR OWN MAKING