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Our Ocean Dump

Posted on 05/29/2022 by srplus

‘The adage “out of sight, out of mind” has long summed up humans’ attitude to dumping personal and industrial waste. In a 1974 Scientific American article, the oceanographer Willard Bascom wrote that “the ocean is the plausible place for man … Continue reading →

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Lipstick On A Pig

Posted on 05/20/2022 by srplus

“OUR NEW INITIATIVE: TOGETHER, WE’RE COMMITTED TO GETTING EVERY BOTTLE BACK Our plastic bottles are made to be remade. We are carefully designing them to be 100% recyclable – even the caps. Our goal is for every bottle to become … Continue reading →

There is no free lunch!

Posted on 05/04/2022 by srplus

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency last released data on the recycling rate for plastics in 2018 it was 8.7%. Not only is the amount recycled less and has dropped to between 5 and 6%, but the total amount of single … Continue reading →

What Plastics Are the Least Recyclable?

Posted on 05/03/2022 by srplus

All of them? Seriously, with less than 10% of plastics recycled, it is quite disingenuous for the manufacturers of soda and other beverages packaged in single use plastic bottles to make claims of their 100% PET bottle recycling goal. Good … Continue reading →

Water Water Everywhere

Posted on 05/01/2022 by srplus

Two major leaps forward in the world of potable water this week… The first one is an off grid rooftop water solar panel that makes water out of the air by passive condensation. Fairly simple and the rooftop panel provides … Continue reading →

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Eating Garbage

Posted on 04/29/2022 by srplus

It may be possible. There is much work to do. Let’s get started. “The project focuses on polyethylene terephthalate (PET), a significant polymer found in most consumer packaging, including cookie containers, soda bottles, fruit and salad packaging, and certain fibers … Continue reading →

YUP, That’s Greenwashing

Posted on 04/27/2022 by srplus

“The attorneys for bottled water company BlueTriton admitted that its environmental claims were false. They insisted the greenwashing was non-actionable because the statements were aspirational.” Aspirational in this case means using deliberately misleading or deceptive and inaccurate marketing and advertising. … Continue reading →

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Impact of Banning Single Use Plastics

Posted on 04/24/2022 by srplus

Governments around the world have started to ban and effectively outlaw many types of single use plastics. This is having a huge and measurable impact on our environment. Less plastic and microplastics garbage on our beaches and in our landfills … Continue reading →

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Our National Parks

Posted on 04/16/2022 by srplus

After Blue Planet and Blue Planet II executive producer James Honeyborne and series producer Sophie Todd have embarked upon a video tour of our planet’s National Parks and how nature when protected and left on its own can recover from … Continue reading →

2022 Oceans Conference

Posted on 04/15/2022 by srplus

“The seventh Our Ocean Conference took place in the Pacific island nation of Palau on April 13 and 14. • Representatives of governments, the private sector, civil society groups and philanthropic organizations made 410 commitments worth more than $16 billion … Continue reading →

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Green Energy… It’s Time

Posted on 04/10/2022 by srplus

We need to talk about reversing the rising carbon dioxide levels in our atmosphere that are driving climate change. One way to do that is using green energy options instead of fossil fuel generated energy. “The climate crisis is the … Continue reading →

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Scrub-A-Dub… More Greenwashing

Posted on 04/04/2022 by srplus

Is it Fake News or just adjusting the facts and data to make themselves look better or less responsible for the crisis our environment is in now? If it’s a deliberate effort to deceive the public about how environmentally friendly … Continue reading →

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Bleaching the Great Barrier Reef

Posted on 03/27/2022 by srplus

This is what climate change and global warming is all about: the rising atmospheric and oceanic temperatures are killing shallow water corals. “March 25, 2022 SYDNEY, Australia — A wide stretch of the Great Barrier Reef has been hit by … Continue reading →

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Unfortunately, That’s A Mouthful…

Posted on 03/26/2022 by srplus

First, a bit of history. From https://www.consumerreports.org/pfas-food-packaging/dangerous-pfas-chemicals-are-in-your-food-packaging-a3786252074/ : “Dangerous PFAS Chemicals Are in Your Food Packaging… In 1938, a 27-year-old chemist named Roy Plunkett stumbled across a new type of chemical, one with a bond so strong it would end … Continue reading →

Credit Card Lunch

Posted on 03/24/2022 by srplus

“A 2020 study found that there may be more microplastics in some waters than zooplankton, a group of plankton that include tiny animals and some immature larger animals. That may not seem like a big deal, but countless aquatic species … Continue reading →

What Can I Do?

Posted on 03/20/2022 by srplus

There is so much that needs to be done for the environment that many people find it too overwhelming and they never start. We all need to do all we can. There is no time to hesitate. At our house … Continue reading →

Demand Alternatives to Plastic

Posted on 03/19/2022 by srplus

Why are our super markets, restaurants and fast food outlets still using plastic utensils that are wrapped in plastic when compostable and biodegradable bamboo replacements are available? And, why are they still using styrofoam or polystyrene and PET clamshell plastic … Continue reading →

Corporate Responsibility

Posted on 03/17/2022 by srplus

I recently received two responses from Publix Super Markets to my requests for them to stop putting all of their branded meat, fish, fruit, vegetables, produce deli and bakery items in single use polystyrene or PET clamshell single use packaging. … Continue reading →

Recycling’s Nightmare

Posted on 03/13/2022 by srplus

As people fill their recycling bin for weekly pickup they might want to think what really happens to the single use plastic waste they brought their food home in. Sure, they think they are recycling all of the plastic water … Continue reading →

Greenwashing or Gaslighting?

Posted on 03/10/2022 by srplus

If it sounds too good to be true… it certainly bears scrutiny. “Greenwashing is the process of conveying a false impression or providing misleading information about how a company’s products are more environmentally sound. Greenwashing is considered an unsubstantiated claim … Continue reading →

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