Latern Fish - Shedding Light on the Plastic Plight
Even though many of us have heard and/or read about the impact of plastic on marine life, we sometimes seem to forget we ARE marine life, in evolutionary terms.
There was a great article in a Vancouver weekly this week:
“How did plastic come to rend the natural cycle of the ocean, the womb of Earth whence all life, from plants to insects to humans, sprang, perhaps four billion years ago? And what are the implications for humans as our oceans are churned into a soup of chemical and plastic?”
Full article: http://www.straight.com/article-157369/waves-disaster
If anyone feels like making some changes in how they consume/use plastic, maybe mosey over to The Great Plastic Challenge and get some ideas on how to go about doing so.
http://thegreatplasticchallenge.ning.com/
naka everyone,
Carol
Comments
Many thanks for highlighting this Carol. More people need to be made aware, but maybe manufacturers need educating to stop such vast amounts being put into the public arena.
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