Posted Wednesday February 11, 2015 by Reef Relief
Feb 9, 2015 — Today was a major step in progress towards reducing...
Feb 9, 2015 — Today was a major step in progress towards reducing plastic bags within our environment in Florida. State Representative David Richardson, Miami Beach has filed House Bill 611...
Read More »Posted Monday September 29, 2014 by Reef Relief
By Amelia Urry 27 Sep 2014 8:30 AM The things we are...
By Amelia Urry 27 Sep 2014 8:30 AM The things we are doing to our ocean by and large ain’t pretty. From “plastic soup” to dead albatross babies, we’re stomping through...
Read More »Posted Tuesday July 01, 2014 by Reef Relief
From Tracy Gill – NOAA Federal Plastic waste causes USD 13 bln...
From Tracy Gill – NOAA Federal Plastic waste causes USD 13 bln damage to marine ecosystem: UN http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/plastic-waste-causes-usd-13-bln-damage-to-marine-ecosystem-un-114062400540_1.html Plastic waste causes an annual damage of USD 13 billion to the...
Read More »Posted Tuesday February 18, 2014 by Reef Relief
By Tanya Lewis| February 11, 2014. livescience.com Plastic bags are the modern...
By Tanya Lewis| February 11, 2014. livescience.com Plastic bags are the modern environmental scourge — piling up in landfills, polluting the oceans and choking wildlife. Now, Hawaii has taken a...
Read More »Posted Wednesday November 13, 2013 by Reef Relief
ScienceDaily Oct. 29, 2013 — Plastic litter is one of the most...
ScienceDaily Oct. 29, 2013 — Plastic litter is one of the most significant problems facing the world's marine environments. Yet in the absence of a coordinated global strategy, an estimated...
Read More »Posted Thursday March 28, 2013 by Reef Relief
By Bryan Nelson. Thu, Mar 24 2011 at 1:00 AM. mother nature...
By Bryan Nelson. Thu, Mar 24 2011 at 1:00 AM. mother nature network As the world's experts on plastic pollution gather this week in Honolulu for the Fifth International Marine...
Read More »Posted Thursday January 31, 2013 by Reef Relief
What you've been waiting for, a long long list of ways you...
What you've been waiting for, a long long list of ways you can reduce your plastic use. You probably know some already, but I hope that many of these ideas...
Read More »Posted Monday October 01, 2012 by Reef Relief
BY Jacqueline Charles and Curtis Morgan. Miami Herald. September 24, 2012 PORT-AU-PRINCE,...
BY Jacqueline Charles and Curtis Morgan. Miami Herald. September 24, 2012 PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Plastic and foam food containers are everywhere in this enterprising Caribbean nation — clogging canals, cluttering...
Read More »Posted Thursday June 28, 2012 by Reef Relief
RW. http://cphpost.dk/ June 27, 2012 – 11:04 A new net could help...
RW. http://cphpost.dk/ June 27, 2012 – 11:04 A new net could help clean up the oceans while at the same time providing struggling fishermen with a source of income This...
Read More »Posted Thursday May 17, 2012 by Reef Relief
Written by Mat McDermott. TreeHugger. May 16, 2012 While there are plenty...
Written by Mat McDermott. TreeHugger. May 16, 2012 While there are plenty of bans on plastic bags at the city level in the US, with the approval of a ban...
Read More »Posted Friday April 27, 2012 by Reef Relief
ScienceDaily (Apr. 25, 2012) — While working on a research sailboat gliding...
ScienceDaily (Apr. 25, 2012) — While working on a research sailboat gliding over glassy seas in the Pacific Ocean, oceanographer Giora Proskurowski noticed something new: The water was littered with...
Read More »Posted Monday February 20, 2012 by Reef Relief
AP. TREENA SHAPIRO 02/17/2012 9:17 am (AP) — A proposal to...
AP. TREENA SHAPIRO 02/17/2012 9:17 am (AP) — A proposal to collect fees from customers who choose disposable paper and plastic shopping bags is gaining support as it works...
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