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SethBush
Eco-Steward
Joined: Wed Apr 08, 2009 9:58 pm
Posts: 52
Location: Pittsburgh, PA
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 Plastic Pollution An environmental issue that scares me more than global warming.
Some interesting videos on the newest continent (A.K.A. The floating plastic island in the middle of the pacific):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lt-MivNezes
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uLrVCI4N ... re=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XxNqzAHG ... re=related
Why the issue goes beyond landfills:
http://www.ecologycenter.org/factsheets ... fects.html
I hope this wasn't too depressing, but unfortunately a lot of environmental concerns are these days.
-Seth
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HOLLA AT ME GIRL
Eco-Aware
Joined: Wed Oct 28, 2009 10:14 pm
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Location: Pittsburgh
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Re: Plastic Pollution in 10 million years there will be entire ecosystems based around metabolizing plastics 
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Kelly Thundercloud
Eco-Active
Joined: Sun Dec 20, 2009 10:05 pm
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Location: Richfield, WI
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Re: Plastic Pollution One of these days I am going to make a film called "A Day Without Plastic" Where I can't use anything that contains plastic. I can't go and make or buy anything to replace anything plastic in my home. I have to go with what I got. It should be interesting. The only thing I really want is some good video recording equipment. I would like to publish it someday...not just on YouTube.
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AlexTD
Planeteer
Joined: Tue Apr 01, 2008 11:36 am
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Re: Plastic Pollution Check out 'Fake Plastic Fish' for some inspiration... that would be really interesting to see. How is plastic pollution in the lakes? I know it's bad in the oceans.
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Kelly Thundercloud
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Joined: Sun Dec 20, 2009 10:05 pm
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Location: Richfield, WI
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Re: Plastic Pollution Ha! Our lakes are polluted by people themselves  Just by building up their shores...
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ChrisT
Tree-Hugger
Joined: Thu Mar 26, 2009 5:23 pm
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Re: Plastic Pollution That's a good point, I don't hear too much about plastic waste issues in lakes. I guess it's because lakes don't act as the lowest point in a liquid water system for as many people as the ocean does. With lakes, I think it's more chemical pollution that's the issue...right?
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Kelly Thundercloud
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Joined: Sun Dec 20, 2009 10:05 pm
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Location: Richfield, WI
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Re: Plastic Pollution Yeah...I just love looking at beautiful river that resembles cleaning fluid...
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Jessica M
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Joined: Sat Jan 24, 2009 8:02 pm
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Re: Plastic Pollution Kelly: I hope you make the "A Day Without Plastic Film." I would love to see it.
I wrote a report for a sustainability class a few semesters ago where I simply started listing everything I could think of in my apartment that is made of plastic. I got to like 40 objects and got frustrated.
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