by Admin | Jan 4, 2017 | Environmental hazards, Information
A recent study from the Rochester Institute of Technology has estimated that around 10,000 metric tons (22 million pounds) of plastic enters the Great Lakes each year. It is the first study to take several smaller, local studies and use mathematical models to...
by Admin | Jan 22, 2016 | Articles, Climate Change, Conservation
There have been a number of studies recently that have found plastic in the digestive tracts of a wide array of marine animals. Further, a huge swirling mass of plastics, known as the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, is floating in the north Pacific. Plastics in the ocean...
by Admin | Sep 11, 2015 | Articles, Environmental hazards
Since 1960, we’ve been finding plastic in the stomachs of seabirds, but back then, it was less than 5% of individual birds who faced this problem. According to scholars from CSIRO and Imperial College London, by 2010 that 5% had risen to 80%. Now, according to a new...
by Admin | Jan 3, 2013 | Uncategorized
America has developed a nasty habit. We have become a throw away society. But what many people don’t know is that our poor habits are killing sea life. Did you know that our ocean contains large patches of garbage? The Great Pacific Garbage Patch is estimated to be...
