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East Africa: Kenya Unable to Escape From a Plastic Bag
Environment  (tags: environment, plastic, ecosystems )

Jill
- 220 days ago - allafrica.com
Kenya, as the biggest economy it the region, has to choose between taking the lead in protecting the environment, or opposing a law that will result in job losses at home.
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Ban the Use of Plastic Bags in the U.S! PLEASE SIGN!
Environment  (tags: plastic, bags, U.S., petition )

Andrea
- 290 days ago - change.org
They are made from polyethylene, a product of petroleum, which is a non-renewable resource. They are not biodegradable and are almost indestructible. They take an incredibly long time to break down and when they do, it's into a "plastic dust" which
110 comments
How Much Plastic Do Fish Ingest?
Environment  (tags: Plastic, Fish, climate, pollution, environment )

Katie
- 319 days ago - treehugger.com
Our world is becoming more and more plastic each year. From toys to packaging to gadgets and bags, it's not just that we produce more than 250 million tons each year around the world...
14 comments
Plastic Found in Nine Percent of 'Garbage Patch' Fishes: Tens of Thousands of Tons of Debris Annually Ingested
Environment  (tags: Plastic, Garbage, Debris, pollution, environment )

Anna
- 329 days ago - sciencedaily.com
The first scientific results from an ambitious voyage led by a group of graduate students from Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego offer a stark view of human pollution and its infiltration of an area of the ocean that has been labeled....
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Stop Plastic Trash - Take the Pledge ! PLEASE SIGN ! !
Environment  (tags: environment, habitat, nature, destruction, pollution, plastic, protection )

Cher
- 373 days ago - act.oceana.org
The average American uses between 300 and 700 plastic bags every year -- that's billions of tons each year. And what happens to them? Many end up in the ocean where they are often mistaken for food by hungry sea turtles
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"Plastic": The Material That's Killing Us
Environment  (tags: Plastic, Environment, DNA, Pollution, malleable )

Katie
- 394 days ago - salon.com
A new book investigates our relationship with the malleable substance that's wrecking our environment and our DNA
53 comments
Man Invents Machine to Convert Plastic Into Oil   video
Environment  (tags: plastic, fuel, Japan, Ito, machine, environment, new invention )

Dandelion
- 424 days ago - youtube.com
Plastic's carbon footprint includes landfilling and incineration, its recycle rate is dismally low around the globe. If we were to use only the world's plastic waste rather than oil from oil fields, CO2 emissions could be slashed dramatically, Ito says.
76 comments
Researchers Find More Plastic in the Guts of Arctic Seabirds
Environment  (tags: seabirds, plastic, Pollution, Environment )

Katie
- 445 days ago - vancouversun.com
When biologist Jennifer Provencher headed to the Arctic, she signed on to help assess how seabird diets are changing as temperatures climb in the North.
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Tell the House of Representatives to Ditch Bottled Water and Save Taxpayer Dollars ! PLEASE TAKE ACTION ! !
Environment  (tags: environment, plastic, bottled water, habitat, nature, protection )

Cher
- 502 days ago - change.org
News reports noted a prime example of that waste: In the first quarter of 2010 alone, the House spent $190,000 taxpayer dollars on bottled water.
22 comments
50 Ways to Reuse Your Grocery Bags
Environment  (tags: Grocery Bags, Plastic, Recycling, Eco, Green )

Katie
- 579 days ago - webdesignschoolsguide.com
When you just can't say no to plastic at the store, try one of these 50 ways to reuse your grocery bags and Mother Nature will thank you.
19 comments
Yes on AB 1998 -- No More Plastic Bag Pollution ! TAKE ACTION !
Environment  (tags: environment, pollution, plastic, habitat, nature, protection, wildlife )

Cher
- 669 days ago - thepetitionsite.com
The Pacific Garbage Patch can be found floating about 1,000 miles off the Californian coast -- this swirling mass of plastic bags and garbage has grown to be twice the size of Texas.
56 comments
Put a Cork in Bottled Water for the Environment
Environment  (tags: plastic, recycled, carelessly, products )

Anna
- 745 days ago - seattletimes.nwsource.com
Leading the list of trash cleared away: plastic water bottles -- among the most readily recycled plastic products of all. Yet around 90 percent of them end up being carelessly tossed, ending up in our oceans and landfills.
24 comments
Cut Your Plastic Use to Save Our Oceans
Environment  (tags: environment, plastic, destruction, nature, habitat, protection )

Cher
- 759 days ago - environment.change.org
Plastic is suffocating our planet, and it's the number one source of trash in our oceans. All of the plastic in our oceans is like a giant sea monster that is killing millions of birds, fish and marine mammals. While it might seem suitable to our
14 comments
A Soup of Millions of Tons of Plastic Pollution in Midway Atoll
Environment  (tags: pollution, plastic, sea, garbage )

Emma
- 803 days ago - greentimes.com.au
Also known as the Pacific Gyre, the soup a slowly rotating vortex of garbage that, when it gets close land, "vomits" forth plastic detritus all over the beaches. Consequently the Midway Islands are covered with plastic garbage.
31 comments
Paper Bags or Plastic Bags? Everything You Need to Know
Environment  (tags: environment, protection, paper bags, trees, plastic, habitat )

Cher
- 816 days ago - yourcaringworks.com
Paper or plastic bags: which is better It's an age old question, when it comes time to check out when grocery shopping: paper bag or plastic bag? It seems like it should be an easy choice, but there's an incredible number of details and inputs hidden
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