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BRYDE'S WHALE DIES AFTER INGESTING PLASTIC BAGS

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Too many people refuse to take the impact of plastic bags, trash, and debris in the oceans seriously.

For some it is as simple as out of sight and out of mind. If they can’t see it (the destruction caused by plastic trash), it cannot possibly be an issue to grapple with. For others, the attitude they present is,”don’t bother me with facts, my mind’s made up!”

I happened across this video of a Bryde’s whale dying after having eaten plastic trash. This was confirmed after the necropsy as this brief clip shows. Continue reading BRYDE'S WHALE DIES AFTER INGESTING PLASTIC BAGS→

KEEP YOUR HANDS OFF OF MY SALT SHAKER

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For the record, I am officially sick and tired of politicians, issue orientated extremists of every size and shape who believe because they feel a certain why about an issue that we all must believe and act as they do.
[…] Now comes a New York politician, Assemblyman Felix Ortiz, D-Brooklyn,who introduced on March 5, would fine restaurants $1,000 for each violation of using salt when they cook. Continue reading KEEP YOUR HANDS OFF OF MY SALT SHAKER→

EMBARASSED RETAILERS WILL STOP THE PRACTICE OF DESTROYING GOODS THEY CANNOT SELL

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Last week, if you missed the story, the New York Times did a story on clothing retailer, H&M. It seems that they have been tossing out and destroying perfectly good clothes that they could not sell; cutting the fingers off of gloves, putting knives and scissors to shirts, jackets, etc. Continue reading EMBARASSED RETAILERS WILL STOP THE PRACTICE OF DESTROYING GOODS THEY CANNOT SELL→

Why Is There Carnauba Wax in My Gummi Bears?

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Imagine my surprise, when by happenstance I checked the ingredients on the back of the bag of one of my favorite gummi candies.

Let’s see … corn syrup, sucrose, gelatin, apple juice (that’s good, right?), natural and artificial flavor, carnauba wax. Continue reading Why Is There Carnauba Wax in My Gummi Bears?→

IT’S NOT EASY BEING GREEN

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As Kermit already knows, it’s not easy being green, particularly when you are trying to eliminate the unnecessary use of plastic from your life. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RIOiwg2iHio] I’ve been writing about using less plastic in all of its forms for close to Continue reading IT’S NOT EASY BEING GREEN→

Chris Jordan: Awareness Through Art

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If you haven’t viewed the art of Chris Jordan take some time,  and do yourself a favor.  His ability translate social and environmental concerns into visual art we can all understand is immense. He has published several books including “Intolerable Continue reading Chris Jordan: Awareness Through Art→

PANCREATIC CANCER & PLASTIC POLLUTION … FIGHTING TWO SILENT KILLERS

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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→