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
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Videos
100% of U.S. Fish Contaminated with Mercury & Dolphins take home an Oscar
Every fish tested by the USGC was contaminated with mercury, MIT teaches the people of Afghanistan to network with trash, and the Dolphins take home Oscar. Check out more Planet 100 News at:......
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Every fish tested by the USGC was contaminated with mercury, MIT teaches the people of Afghanistan to network with trash, and the Dolphins take home Oscar. Check out more Planet 100 News at:......
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Good To-Go: 6 tips to green take-out food
It's convenient eating out. But here's the inconvenient truth: one to-go pad thai container - one night's dinner - and the packaging lasts forever! Disposable to-go containers have got to go! Ask......
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It's convenient eating out. But here's the inconvenient truth: one to-go pad thai container - one night's dinner - and the packaging lasts forever! Disposable to-go containers have got to go! Ask......
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Hilarious Greenwashing Parody Ad
An ad the oil companies should do from Canadian TV comedy show "This Hour Has 22 Minutes". ...
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An ad the oil companies should do from Canadian TV comedy show "This Hour Has 22 Minutes". ...
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DIY: How to make a boat from reused bottles sail to Austrailia
David de Rothschild and Jo Royle dropped by Current HQ's to chat about their daring plans to sail from San Francisco to Sydney in a vessel made from plastic bottles as part of their mission to......
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David de Rothschild and Jo Royle dropped by Current HQ's to chat about their daring plans to sail from San Francisco to Sydney in a vessel made from plastic bottles as part of their mission to......
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Acid Test: The Global Challenge of Ocean Acidification
This groundbreaking NRDC documentary explores the startling phenomenon of ocean acidification, which may soon challenge marine life on a scale not seen for tens of millions of years. The film,......
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This groundbreaking NRDC documentary explores the startling phenomenon of ocean acidification, which may soon challenge marine life on a scale not seen for tens of millions of years. The film,......
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How much plastic do you consume while eating fish?
David de Rothschild and Jo Royle dropped by Current HQ's to chat about their daring plans to sail from San Francisco to Sydney in a vessel made from plastic bottles as part of their mission to......
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David de Rothschild and Jo Royle dropped by Current HQ's to chat about their daring plans to sail from San Francisco to Sydney in a vessel made from plastic bottles as part of their mission to......
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Top 10 EASY Ways To Conserve In 2010
Count down the top EASY ways to conserve in 2010 with Melissa McGinnis and GreenopolisTV! There are now 6.8 billion of us and we are connected like never before. The human population continues to......
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Count down the top EASY ways to conserve in 2010 with Melissa McGinnis and GreenopolisTV! There are now 6.8 billion of us and we are connected like never before. The human population continues to......
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The Truth about Bottled Water
A short video that shows the truth behind bottled water. Watch as the hosts fool restaurant guests into thinking they're drinking water from the Amazon rain forest....
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A short video that shows the truth behind bottled water. Watch as the hosts fool restaurant guests into thinking they're drinking water from the Amazon rain forest....
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Israel Clean Coast Project of Undeclared Beaches
Litter abounds in many of the country's undeclared beaches, with especially low marks going to the coasts at Palmachim in the center of Israel. Israel's open undeclared beaches span some 130......
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Litter abounds in many of the country's undeclared beaches, with especially low marks going to the coasts at Palmachim in the center of Israel. Israel's open undeclared beaches span some 130......
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The Truth About Fiji Water
Fiji Water is America's leading imported bottled water. Paris Hilton, Lindsay Lohan, Diddy, even President Obama are happy customers. But would they be if they knew the truth about Fiji......
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Fiji Water is America's leading imported bottled water. Paris Hilton, Lindsay Lohan, Diddy, even President Obama are happy customers. But would they be if they knew the truth about Fiji......
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