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Video reveals shocking amount of plastic cutlery pulled out of the ocean: ‘It has to be banned’
The Cool Down via Yahoo News· 6 months agoIt’s no secret that there is an alarming amount of plastic in our oceans — in fact, there are an...
Should we clean up the trash in our oceans? New study has a controversial answer.
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 7 months agoThe world's oceans and waterways are littered with millions of tons of plastic pollution – but...
Plastic experts say recycling is a scam. Should we even do it anymore?
Salon via Yahoo News· 4 months agoGirl organizing recycling bins Getty Images/Jacobs Stock Photography Ltd When the Center for Climate...
Florida residents ready to address plastic pollution, why aren't legislators?
The Florida Times-Union via Yahoo News· 4 months agoFor more than a decade, Floridians have not had the authority to regulate the plastics that litter...
The Dark Side of Ocean Cleanup Technology
Slate via Yahoo News· 5 months agoRebecca Helm despises the phrase “Great Pacific Garbage Patch.” This moniker is used to describe the vast stretch of ocean from the west coast of North...
The Great Pacific Garbage Patch is finally getting cleaned up — but what’s happening to all that...
The Cool Down via Yahoo News· 8 months agoA relatively uncharted island entirely made of trash, the Great Pacific Garbage Patch is an enigma....
Plastics impact on Florida’s coastal environment may be worse than you think | Opinion
Miami Herald via Yahoo News· 5 months agoIn late October, a rare Gervais’ beaked whale washed up on a North Carolina beach. The 11-foot...
Opinion/Letters: Harwich rightly says no to plastic pollution, again
Cape Cod Times via Yahoo News· 1 year agoAs the extent of the plastic pollution crisis continues to surface, the need for strong source...
Plastic in birds’ stomachs may release toxic chemicals, study suggests
PA Media: Science via Yahoo News· 3 weeks agoPlastic left to float in seawater may turn it cloudy potentially releasing toxic chemicals into the...
Inside California's fight to force makers of plastic trash to clean up their mess
Visalia Times-Delta | Tulare Advance Register via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe moment may be at hand for Californians to turn the tide on a sea of plastic waste that...