SHOCKING VIDEO… OUR LEGACY OF PLASTIC TRASH & THE DESTRUCTION OF THE OCEANS & OUR ENVIRONMENT

It remains incomprehensible to me how ANYONE who talks about saving the environment and the oceans can continue to use single use plastic bags, products, and bottles. Less than a minute into the video, pause it for a moment and take a good look at the contents inside the stomach of that bird. Continue reading SHOCKING VIDEO… OUR LEGACY OF PLASTIC TRASH & THE DESTRUCTION OF THE OCEANS & OUR ENVIRONMENT

IT’S NOT EASY BEING GREEN

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

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

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

WORLD OCEAN DAY CAME AND WENT WITH BARELY A MENTION IN THE MSM

Monday, June 8th 2009, was World Ocean Day.  Few in the MSM noticed.  Weren’t all these guys eco-friendly advocates just a few weeks ago? It seems talk is cheap.  Big name media corporations, like Universal’s NBC & MSNBC, tied themselves Continue reading WORLD OCEAN DAY CAME AND WENT WITH BARELY A MENTION IN THE MSM

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?

CHANGING THE WORLD ONE PLASTIC BAG AT A TIME

We live in a throw away society and the consequences for our environment are devastating. We are mindlessly trashing the oceans, as we use plastic products that are toxic to our systems and toxic to the environment. Collectively we throw Continue reading CHANGING THE WORLD ONE PLASTIC BAG AT A TIME