LA Times did a series entitled “Altered Oceans.” Five parts in length, each one discussing, through videos, images and text, five different problems facing our worlds oceans today. The fourth in the series was about plastic debris and it’s really sad.
I know I said my next post would be about my message for the 5IMDC, but I wanted to first examine a commercial I recently viewed. It relates to plastic, I promise! Here’s the gist: Toyota asked us, keepers of the earth, to come up with ideas, using Toyota technology (Solar-Powered Ventilation System, Hybrid Synergy…
Readers! I have exciting news. The organization I work for, COSEE-OS (or, Center for Ocean Sciences Education Excellence – Ocean Systems) is hosting a webinar series at the end of this month. Guess what we’re talking about? Yes, that’s right: marine debris!! Here are two reasons why you might consider signing up: This webinar will feature…
If any of you don’t know about the Surfrider Foundation yet, check out the link. They’re a group dedicated solely to protecting our beaches and oceans and they have awesome newsletters. They literally cover every topic, from fishing bans to the various types of pollution we’re dumping into the water. I got this gem from…
This man is my hero: Charles Moore TED Talk
I can’t think of an appropriate title for this post, mostly because my brain is doing that spinny thing where too many thoughts and feelings are swirling around at once and nothing is sticking. Well, some things are, and they include: Belief Mindset Attitude Get-over-yourself Just go do the thing (which I’ve previously written about)…
The date: December 3, 1993 (incidentally, this was a Friday. I was probably in kindergarten?) The show: Bill Nye the Science Guy The episode? Garbage (watch below) Bill Nye Episode 13: Garbage Bill Nye, along with a cohort of awesome elementary-age students, explain to us that garbage can be natural and a lot of the time,…