It is important to understand where plastic comes from and who is benefitting from the wholesale devastation of our planet. Over 99% of plastic is produced from chemicals that are derived almost entirely from fossil fuels i.e. Natural Gas Liquids (NGL) and crude oil. For this reason plastic manufacturing plants are …
Pollution
Massive Air Pollution from Shipping
Large ships currently use heavy fuel oil with 3.5% sulphur. This needs to go down to at least 0.5% (one seventh). The problem apparently is that reducing the toxic emissions would double the cost for ship operators. It seems that in shipping and political circles human life has a …
Cruise Liners are Heavy Air Polluters
Passengers on cruise ships could be exposing themselves to dangerous levels of pollution, according to an investigation by UK’s Channel 4’s Dispatches team that found some public areas on the ships’ decks were more polluted than the world’s worst-affected cities. The undercover …
Cigarettes Kill Wildlife
Smoking kills 7 million people a year globally, and it scars the planet through deforestation, pollution and littering. Details of the environmental cost …
What a Plastic Ocean Garbage Patch Looks Like
9 Shocking Facts About Plastics in Our Oceans – 1) Every half second, this much plastic makes it into the world’s oceans. 2) At least 8 million tons of …
Plastic in Tap & Bottled Water Worldwide
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has announced a review into the potential risks of plastic in tap and bottled water after a new analysis of some of the world’s most popular bottled water brands found …
Microfibres Pollution – Greenpeace International
What are microfibers and why are our clothes polluting the oceans? Synthetic fibers could be a wonderful thing. Their production requires far less water …
What are Micro-Plastics?
Micro-plastics are small plastic pieces less than five millimetres long which are harmful to life in the oceans and to our health. Micro-plastics come fr…
Plastic: We are the Problem
We are made of the same physical elements as dolphins, elephants and eagles and are part of the web of life we call nature. All is nature. The complexity we have created, our economies, our social order are all within nature. It cannot be otherwise. We share our …
Plastic Toxins World Epidemic
We are forced to deal with plastic pollution with urgency as it is already a worldwide epidemic. It is estimated that there was the equivalent of 200 …