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Gifts for the Sea

Julie Packard | Posted 12.17.2009 | Green

Read More: Gandhi, Monterey Bay Aquarium, Anne Morrow Lindbergh, Funding Non-Profits, Nature, Gifts From the Sea, Julie Packard, Ocean Acidification, Plastic-Pollution, Nature-Deficit-Disorder, Climate Change, Sustainable Seafood, Disposable Plastics, Plastic Bottles, Plastic Bags, Carbon Footprint, Connect With Nature, Green Living, Green News
Julie Packard

A half-century ago, Anne Morrow Lindbergh wrote Gifts from the Sea, bestseller in which she described what we as individuals can take away from our times of quiet reflection along the shore.

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Recycling Plastic: What a Waste

Lisa Kaas Boyle | Posted 11.16.2009 | Green

Read More: Environmental, Recycle, Styrene, Gyre, Single Use Plastics, Plastic-Pollution, Bpa, Reuse, Body Burden, Birth Defects, Cancer, Plastic Bottles, Petrochemical, Phthalates, Green Chemistry, Sups, Green News
Lisa Kaas Boyle

Every day, single-use plastics ("SUPs" bottles, bags, packaging, utensils, etc.) made from petrochemicals are thrown away in huge quantities after one use, but they will last virtually forever.

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Captain Moore's Journey to the Accumulation Zone: An Update

Laurie David | Posted 08.03.2009 | Green

Read More: Captain Charles Moore, Plastic Pollution, Oceans, Algalita, Pacific Gyre, Green News
Laurie David

Captain Moore is helping us understand that the rapid rise in global plastic production is leading to a rise in plastic pollution and its devastating effects on our oceans and our lives.

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