Portland Becomes First City in Maine to Ban Plastic Straws Gonna toot my own horn just a wee bit on this Really Awesome Development. Last week, the city of Portland, ME, my current stomping grounds, banned single use plastic drinking straws (and stirrers and splash sticks - but that's less catchy to say). The city... Continue Reading →
The Ocean Cleanup Successfully Catches Plastic in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch I missed my R.A.D. as Hell anniversary, y'all! A whole year of (mostly) weekly PSAs about the coolest forking shiz in the ocean. Gotta be honest, I'm pretty proud of myself for sticking with this. I'm also pretty proud of The Ocean Cleanup,... Continue Reading →
Image from the Ocean Cleanup in the below article. Parts one, two, and three of this series here. The Ocean Cleanup: Into the Twilight Zone It feels like it's been getting harder and harder to find some ocean positivity to share with you all (also, this week everything is dominated - as it absolutely should... Continue Reading →
Image from designboom courtesy of Volvo Volvo Develops 3D-Printed 'Living Seawall' to Save the World's Oceans from Plastic Pollution Volvo, Swedish automakers of the "Most Mom-est Station Wagon of 2014", aren't just a one trick pony, it appears. They've also got a hand in marine habitat engineering. <--- Not a typo, that's the gist of... Continue Reading →
