We must not ignore the suffering of nature. Now this story on National Public Radio (3/18/2019): Stomach Of Dead Whale Contained ‘Nothing But Nonstop Plastic’.
It is time to ban plastic.
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“It’s not that easy being green,” laments Oscar the Grouch and recyclers alike… National Public Radio’s Goats and Soda Program reports (13 March 2019): Where Will Your Plastic Trash Go Now That China Doesn’t Want It?
As I argue in Provocations #8 – Plastic Patches (April 14, 2018), it is time to ban plastic. The image above is of the Citarum River in Indonesia. Care for a swim?
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Image: An estimate of the mass concentration of plastic in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. (from theoceancleanup.com)
I was originally going to post this as an “eventorum“, but the post, while still short, grew a little too long for that.
I had read somewhere that the mass of plastic in the World’s oceans now exceeds that of plankton. I have not checked that fact. But I have confirmed that there are valid, scientifically sound estimates that predict the mass of plastic in the oceans will exceed that of all living things by mid-century. I cannot fathom why people are not alarmed about this. Many surfers seem to get it: “Great Pacific Garbage Patch is Now Three Times the Size of France“. This appeared March 27th 2018 on the magicseaweed.com.
It’s time to ban plastic. It’s just that simple. Obviously this is not a simple thing to do from a socio-economic perspective.
A public service announcement: I will continue to return to this theme until we have achieved this goal of abolishing plastic. Sadly, I expect I will be repeating this until I die.
Case in point: as I was researching the topic online, note the first item that resulted from a search for “remote sensing great pacific garbage patch” is thus:
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Technology is changing so rapidly that we only learn of its full impacts (good and bad) long after it’s a fait accompli*. This may be one of those stories… “We now have the first clear evidence cell phone radiation can cause cancer in rats” [appeared March 30th 2018 on Quartz].
* Nota bene [16 August 2021]: please note that this is the correct spelling of “fait” in this usage. I have received many kind and helpful emails suggesting that it is a misspelling, it is not. Thanks to all who made the effort.
Eventorum explained.
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