Beet Keepers, Return! is about
turning our beat with nature around.

See this Plant Your Dream Blog;


This Video on Youtube
is a crucial part of the writing concept
I have been working with today.

I found this on the Dance4Oceans Blog
just now.

Thanks to Aikido!

4:52 pm
August 27, 2010



Life of a Plastic Bag!!!!!

THIS IS WONDERFUL




Thanks to Aikiko for posting this on her blog!
http://dance4oceans.blogspot.com/


ABOUT THE GREAT PACIFIC GARBAGE PATCH GYRE


WHAT IS THE GREAT PACIFIC GARBAGE PATCH GYRE?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Pacific_Garbage_Patch




The Great Pacific Garbage Patch, also described as the Pacific Trash Vortex, is a gyre of marine litter in the central North Pacific Ocean located roughly between 135° to 155°W and 35° to 42°N.[1] The patch extends over a very wide area, with estimates ranging from an area the size of the state of Texas to one larger than the continental United States; however, the exact size is unknown.[2] This can be attributed to the fact that there is no specific standard for determining the boundary between the “normal” and “elevated” levels of pollutants and what constitutes being part of the patch. The size is determined by a higher-than normal degree of concentration of pelagic debris in the water. Recent data collected from Pacific albatross populations suggest there may be two distinct zones of concentrated debris in the Pacific.[3]
The Patch is characterized by exceptionally high conce

Effect on wildlife



The remains of a Laysan Albatross chick which was fed plastic by its parents resulting in death
Some of these long-lasting plastics end up in the stomachs of marine birds and animals, and their young,[7] including sea turtles, and the Black-footed Albatross.[25] Besides the particles' danger to wildlife, the floating debris can absorb organic pollutants from seawater, including PCBs, DDT, and PAHs.[26] Aside from toxic effects,[27] when ingested, some of these are mistaken by the endocrine system as estradiol, causing hormone disruption in the affected animal.[25] These toxin-containing plastic pieces are also eaten by jellyfish, which are then eaten by larger fish. Many of these fish are then consumed by humans, resulting in their ingestion of toxic chemicals.[28] Marine plastics also facilitate the spread of invasive species that attach to floating plastic in one region and drift long distances to colonize other ecosystems.[17]
Research has shown that this plastic marine debris affects at least 267 species worldwide and a few of the 267 species reside in the North Pacific Gyre.[29]


FABULOUS FILM TO WATCH

ADDICTED TO PLASTIC
my notes


WATCH THIS TRAILER
FROM ADDICTED TO PLASTIC

http://www.crypticmoth.com/media-plas-movie2.php

http://curezone.com/blogs/fm.asp?i=1423018


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August 30, 2010




 

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