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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
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
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?
This blog is about plastic, but the longer we are involved in the green movement the more apparent our disposal of almost everything that we use has to be examined, discussed, & improved! OK, we’re a 100% digital. Now what? Continue reading OK, WE’RE 100% DIGITAL. NOW WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO WITH ALL THOSE OLD TV’S?
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
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?
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