Category: GREEN News
OCEAN WATCH: Sea Turtles Ingesting Plastic Fragments; BP Oil Spill Latest and the Acidification of our Oceans.
The above picture shows the amount of plastic ingested by a juvenile green turtle accidentally captured off the coast of Argentina. More photos here and the full story here.Scientists have confirmed that they have found oil from the BP Oil Spill that happened almost 1 year ago on dead dolphins that washed up recently in…
NEWSWATCH: Biodegradable Bottles and Car Parts; South Africans take action and more!
Are Eco -Bottles the next Big Beverage Battle? Asks this article. With PepsiCo having recently “cracked the code” on a commercially viable bottle made from 100 percent bio-based plant materials and Coca-Cola Co also working on various plant-based bottles it looks like it very well could be. Its not just beverage companies that are going…
WORLD NAKED BIKE RIDE TAKES TO THE STREETS OF CAPE TOWN
The World Naked Bike Ride took place in Cape Town for the first time on March 12, with around 200 naked (or nearly naked) cyclists, cycling the 8 km route around Cape Town. Over 50 cities around the world took part in the annual event, which started in 2004 with the aim of protesting against…
NEWSWATCH: The true cost of Plastic Bottle’s, Italy’s Plastic Bag Ban and more…
More than 90 percent of the environmental impact from disposable plastic bottles happens before it is even opened, as this article states.As of January 1st 2011, Italy became the first European Nation to ban the plastic bag. It is estimated that the ban will reduce Italy’s carbon emissions by 180 million tons a year. Read…
Video(s) of the Month: TEDx Great PacificGarbagePatch Videos
Watch these excellent videos about the ‘Global Plastic Pollution Crisis’ from the recent TEDxGreatPacificGarbagePatch event that took place in Los Angeles, California. The campaign challenges both individuals and businesses to REFUSE disposable plastics.
The Top 5 Superbad! Awesome! Plans for Cleaning Up the Plastic in the Ocean.
While this article from the Huffington Post is not particularly helpful with what CAN be done to clean up the millions of tons of plastic currently polluting the worlds oceans, it does offer some insight it what is ( or rather isn’t) being done by a distinguished panel of experts including “voices from Dow, BP,…
Cape Town Soccer Fan’s Green Goal
Cape Towns World Cup environmental programme, “Green Goal 2010”, is being showcased at the FIFA Fan Fest in a structure specifically designed to demonstrate the use of sustainable materials. The message being conveyed to Fan Fest visitors on Cape Town’s Grand Parade is “touch the earth lightly”.Lorraine Gerrans, City of Cape Town Manager of the…