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Greenpeace Protest Plastic Pollution With Lifesize Whales In Budapest

Thu, 11 Jul 2019 13:15:57 +0300

Greenpeace activists assembled life-sized sculptures of two whales emerging from a sea of plastic waste in front of Hungarian Parliament. The large whales, made out of paper, were assembled to raise awareness about disposable plastic waste pollution in the different seas.

30 Heartbreaking Photos Of Pollution

Thu, 23 Apr 2015 12:07:09 +0300

Earth Day is not a holiday, but an annual event dedicated to demonstrating support for environmental action. in many Western countries, each person generates 1.95kg of waste every day, up from 1.2kg in 1960. There are now 7.3 billion people in the world; with the current population growth rate of 1.1%, this means that in roughly 64 years, the Earth's population will be almost 15 billion. That's a lot of garbage. Let's avoid the mistakes of the past, and keep our planet clean!

FYI: Clean up the Bay the Creative Way!

Fri, 23 Aug 2013 10:25:16 +0400

San Francisco city has implemented a 5 cent charge for store to "provide a bag service" hoping that people BYOB, Bring your Own Bag, to stores. The Bay Area Stormwater Management Agencies Association (BASMAA) study recently, revealed that about 1.36 million gallons of trash flows into the Bay every year. "This is 100 percent preventable," said Brosseau to the Mercury News. "Trash doesn't happen by itself. If we can get people to modify their behavior, we'll make huge gains." The Bay Area has a deadline to clean up the bay by 2014 otherwise they will be fined, meaning the taxpayers. So in efforts to contribute as a Bay Area Resident, here is a promotional video as well as some cool project people have done with their extra plastic bags.