VIDEO: Oceans Will Be Swimming With More Plastic Than Fish by 2050, Report Warns
Jan 20, 2016 A new report by the World Economic Forum says 8 million tons of plastic end up in the ocean every year-- the equivalent of one garbage truckload of waste every minute. The report projects that by 2050, the weight of plastic in the seas will exceed that of the fish.
Report: Melting Arctic Ice Will Dump More Than 1 Trillion Pieces of Plastic Into the Sea
May 28, 2014 The ice patches due to melt will unleash an amount of plastic waste more than double the size of Texas.
‘Are Any Plastics Safe?’
Mar 5, 2014 Mother Jones reporter Mariah Blake tells Amy Goodman there is new research suggesting that even BPA-free plastics contain chemicals that can act like estrogen in the body and cause disease.
Those Beads in Your Body Wash? They’re Harming Ecosystems
Jan 26, 2014 "Microbeads" -- bits of plastic no bigger than grains of salt, which absorb industrial toxins after being flushed down drains -- are floating along the Los Angeles River and into the Pacific Ocean.
With My Crossbow, I Shot the Albatross
Mar 20, 2013 A new film showing how Pacific albatrosses are falling prey to plastic trash promises to take you on a journey "through the eye of beauty, across an ocean of grief, and beyond."
Fossil Fuels ‘Too Valuable to Burn’
Jan 26, 2013 Burning fossil fuels such as coal, oil and gas is a disastrous waste of finite natural resources that prevents their use for the manufacture of fertilizer, medicines, clothing and other vital goods.
Where the Plastic Water Bottle Has Been Banned
Jan 10, 2013 A New England town has become the first in the nation to prohibit plastic water bottles. "Like its also-banned-in-some-places cousin, the single-use plastic shopping bag, the throwaway water bottle has a mighty adverse impact on the environment," writes Matt Hickman at Mother Nature Network.
The Plastic Bag Is So Passé
May 24, 2012 The Los Angeles City Council voted overwhelmingly Wednesday to ban plastic bags. If approved, the measure, pending environmental review and a subsequent vote, would make L.A. the biggest American city to do away with this major source of pollution.
Retail Debit Fees May Be Capped
May 15, 2010 The beleaguered banking industry suffered yet another blow Thursday evening after the Senate voted to impose price controls on debit transactions, a move that follows years of begging by retailers for governmental limits on the high charges demanded by banks every time a consumer swipes a debit card. The amendment is in a bill that still must win Senate approval.
Lousy Sex Life? Blame Plastic
Nov 11, 2009 A study has found that workers exposed to high levels of bisphenol A, a chemical widely used in the manufacture of plastics and other consumer goods, were at least four times likelier to report sexual problems, including erectile dysfunction. (continued)
