Coastal Plastic watch
| Mission: | To clean up our coastal waters and to stop the use of unnecessary plastic |
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| Founder: |
 Nicole sorochan,
Victoria |
| Description: | Have you ever went for a walk on a beautiful sandy beach only to look into the sand and see different bits of plastic from around the world? Our waters are full of bits of plastic that will not decompose. The plankton to plastic ratio is consistently increasing, and organisms in our waters take in plastic bits through filtration systems. Not only is this destroying our waters, but those of us who eat fish and also digesting plastic. |
| Details: | This group has bee created to help start a movement whereby people spend one weekend a month cleaning up our shorelines. We need to get people involved around the world. If the whole world can participate in Earth Hour, why can we not work together to create a healthier more sustainable earth and clean up the mess we created? We also need to stop using plastic! No plastic shopping bags, no waterbottles.... Avoid using plastic at all costs! Please use this space to help collaborate on ideas of how to start this movement, and lets bring it off line as soon as possible! :) |
| Tags: | water movement Garbage plastic bags plankton action coastline bottles |
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News & Discussions
 Big, Bad BPA: Now It’s Killing the LobstersBig, Bad BPA: Now It’s Killing the Lobsters 8/19/2010 3:15:12 PM by Keith Goetzman The chemica... |
 Spinning the Bottle: New Food & Water Watch Analysis Scrutinizes Bottled Water Industry’s Eco-Friendly ClaimsSpinning the Bottle New Food & Water Watch Analysis Scrutinizes Bottled Water Industry’s Eco-Friendly Clai... |
 Paradise covered in trash?We finally got around to taking a honeymoon. We picked St. Croix in the Virgin Islands as our destination, because my wi... |
 Throwing out the throwaway economy Throwing out the throwaway economy Posted 9:48 AM on 21 Aug 2009 by Lester Brown Photo: E... |
| Study says plastic decomposes at sea and becomes toxic Study says plastic decomposes at sea Aug 19th, 2009 | WASHINGTON -- Environmentalists have long denounced plastic as ... |
 Mercury-tainted fish found widely in U.S. streamsMercury-tainted fish found widely in U.S. streams Wed Aug 19, 2009 8:11pm EDT ... |
 Small fry, Big problem: Fish are shrinking in response to global warming, study findssmall fry, big problem Fish are shrinking in response to global warming, study finds 1 Posted 3:56 PM on 20 Jul 2... |
| NASA Satellite Detects Red Glow to Map Global Ocean Plant Health Researchers have conducted the first global analysis of the health and productivity of ocean plants, as revealed by a un... |
Videos
Dianna Cohen: Tough truths about plastic pollution
TEDtalksDirector | 20 October 2010 http://www.ted.com Artist Dianna Cohen shares some tough truths about plastic pollution in the ocean and in our lives -- and some thoughts on how to free......
Connected to: Water Impacts Emperilled Ecosystems Sustainable Seafood Coastal Plastic watch Coral Bleaching Research Group Endangered Species
TEDtalksDirector | 20 October 2010 http://www.ted.com Artist Dianna Cohen shares some tough truths about plastic pollution in the ocean and in our lives -- and some thoughts on how to free......
Connected to: Water Impacts Emperilled Ecosystems Sustainable Seafood Coastal Plastic watch Coral Bleaching Research Group Endangered Species
Ocean of Plastic: Kid Environmentalist Artists
PlasticPollution | 07 June 2010 Working with American artist and environmentalist, Dianna Cohen, the students of Benjamin Franklin International School Elementary in Barcelona, Spain created a......
Connected to: Water Impacts Emperilled Ecosystems Sustainable Seafood Coastal Plastic watch Coral Bleaching Research Group Endangered Species
PlasticPollution | 07 June 2010 Working with American artist and environmentalist, Dianna Cohen, the students of Benjamin Franklin International School Elementary in Barcelona, Spain created a......
Connected to: Water Impacts Emperilled Ecosystems Sustainable Seafood Coastal Plastic watch Coral Bleaching Research Group Endangered Species
Oil Disaster Draws New Attention to Louisiana's Coastal Erosion
PBSNewsHour | 22 September 2010 Read the Transcript: http://to.pbs.org/aj6Yfv Even though the blown-out BP oil well in the Gulf of Mexico has been permanently sealed, Louisiana is......
Connected to: Water Impacts Emperilled Ecosystems Coastal Plastic watch Endangered Species
PBSNewsHour | 22 September 2010 Read the Transcript: http://to.pbs.org/aj6Yfv Even though the blown-out BP oil well in the Gulf of Mexico has been permanently sealed, Louisiana is......
Connected to: Water Impacts Emperilled Ecosystems Coastal Plastic watch Endangered Species
How to shop at the Farmers' Market - Your Daily Thread
ThreadBanger | 13 September 2010 Tracy shows you how to shop at a farmers market!...
Connected to: Organic Farming Pop Culture Campaigns Urban Recycling Green Marketing & Messaging Coastal Plastic watch Fired Up Media URBAN GARDENS
ThreadBanger | 13 September 2010 Tracy shows you how to shop at a farmers market!...
Connected to: Organic Farming Pop Culture Campaigns Urban Recycling Green Marketing & Messaging Coastal Plastic watch Fired Up Media URBAN GARDENS
Midway - The Battle For The Planet Is Inside Us
From Midway Island to the Gulf of Mexico, the birds are calling us to shift our relationship with the planet and ourselves. How can we pierce the protective walls of our hearts and open them up......
Connected to: Ban Plastic Bags Earth Day Every Day Coastal Plastic watch
From Midway Island to the Gulf of Mexico, the birds are calling us to shift our relationship with the planet and ourselves. How can we pierce the protective walls of our hearts and open them up......
Connected to: Ban Plastic Bags Earth Day Every Day Coastal Plastic watch
The Majestic Plastic Bag - Hilarious Mockumentary, Brilliantly Narrated by Jeremy Irons
HealtheBay | 14 August 2010 Help stop our 19 billion bag-a--year habit in California and put an end to plastic pollution. Tell your Senator to support the AB 1998 at......
Connected to: Water Impacts Emperilled Ecosystems Pop Culture Campaigns Urban Recycling Ban Plastic Bags Direct Action Coastal Plastic watch Fired Up Media Endangered Species
HealtheBay | 14 August 2010 Help stop our 19 billion bag-a--year habit in California and put an end to plastic pollution. Tell your Senator to support the AB 1998 at......
Connected to: Water Impacts Emperilled Ecosystems Pop Culture Campaigns Urban Recycling Ban Plastic Bags Direct Action Coastal Plastic watch Fired Up Media Endangered Species
Planet 100: Honeybee Collapse & Jeremy Irons narrates nature mockumentary
PlanetGreenTV | 19 August 2010 Still a drastic and mysterious die-off of honey bees, Jeremy Irons narrates this nature mockumentary send up called The Majestic plastic bag and Jason Mraz......
Connected to: Emperilled Ecosystems Pop Culture Campaigns Coastal Plastic watch Endangered Species
PlanetGreenTV | 19 August 2010 Still a drastic and mysterious die-off of honey bees, Jeremy Irons narrates this nature mockumentary send up called The Majestic plastic bag and Jason Mraz......
Connected to: Emperilled Ecosystems Pop Culture Campaigns Coastal Plastic watch Endangered Species
Recycled plastic bottle boat completes Pacific voyage
AlJazeeraEnglish | 26 July 2010 A boat made almost entirely from plastic bottles has arrived safely in the Australian city of Sydney, ending its 12,000km journey across the Pacific Ocean from......
Connected to: Water Impacts Emperilled Ecosystems Pop Culture Campaigns Urban Recycling Green Innovation Direct Action Coastal Plastic watch Fired Up Media Coral Bleaching Research Group Endangered Species
AlJazeeraEnglish | 26 July 2010 A boat made almost entirely from plastic bottles has arrived safely in the Australian city of Sydney, ending its 12,000km journey across the Pacific Ocean from......
Connected to: Water Impacts Emperilled Ecosystems Pop Culture Campaigns Urban Recycling Green Innovation Direct Action Coastal Plastic watch Fired Up Media Coral Bleaching Research Group Endangered Species
Plastic in the Pacific
Imagine every person on earth had 100 pounds of plastic. Thats how much new plastic will be manufactured in 2010. Sadly, much of that will end up in the ocean within a massive area dubbed the Pacific......
Connected to: Water Impacts Ban Plastic Bags Coastal Plastic watch
Imagine every person on earth had 100 pounds of plastic. Thats how much new plastic will be manufactured in 2010. Sadly, much of that will end up in the ocean within a massive area dubbed the Pacific......
Connected to: Water Impacts Ban Plastic Bags Coastal Plastic watch
What Happens to Those Plastic Bags?
What happens to all those plastic bags? Clean Skies News takes you through the recycling process from throwing out that plastic bag to shopping for a new fence for your home - and why it's so......
Connected to: Greenhouse Gases Emperilled Ecosystems Urban Recycling Composting Green Innovation Coastal Plastic watch
What happens to all those plastic bags? Clean Skies News takes you through the recycling process from throwing out that plastic bag to shopping for a new fence for your home - and why it's so......
Connected to: Greenhouse Gases Emperilled Ecosystems Urban Recycling Composting Green Innovation Coastal Plastic watch
