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Plastic Pirates (August 6, 2012)

Posted in Boycott Series, Environment, Global Climate Change, Plastic, Water on August 6, 2012 by e-commentary.org

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WS “We were promised yellow rubber ducks, plastic bottles, sneakers and other debris and detritus. Gyres of the stuff haunt and ply the waters. And we were not disappointed. The engine stalling in clear blue water with no visible junk was the great mystery. After looking at the intake, we scooped up and strained some of the water and discovered very small plastic particles that blocked the intake. Plastic has saved many trees and other living things, yet plastic does not revert to its elements in an environmentally friendly way. The plastic particles are getting into everything. Plastic pirates plying the Pacific.”

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[WS = World Sailor]

[See the “e-ssay” titled Playa Plastica / Plastic Beach (September 13, 2010).]

Bumper sticker of the week:

Boycott plastic

Playa Plastica / Plastic Beach (September 13, 2010)

Posted in Boycott Series, Environment, Plastic, Water on September 13, 2010 by e-commentary.org

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H “The plastic water bottles may circulate forever in gyres in the ocean, fall to the bottom of the sea or roll up on beaches. I always thought that the sun caused the plastic to deteriorate and mitigated the problem. But no. The small pieces and particles of plastic remain on the beach and in the bayou.”

O “Out of sight, but not out of mind.”

H “And yet still in the sight of shore birds, although the birds do not realize they are scooping up plastic mixed in the sand and the mud.”

O “The marketers are making money selling something that is free for a higher price than auto gas or filet mignon. The next stage for the marketers is to bottle plastic air.”

H “Every plastic water bottle is a plastic explosive. You can’t repeat often enough how important it is to boycott bottled water.”

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[See the “e-ssay” dated March 23, 2009 titled “Boycott Water” and tap the movie “Tapped the Movie” and imbibe Bottled & Sold The Story Behind Our Obsession With Bottled Water by Peter H. Gleick.]

Bumper stickers of the week:

Boycott bottled water

And then do it again

“Whiskey is for drinking; water is for fighting over.” Attributed to Mark Twain

Wars Over Water: Coming To A Continent Near You

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