Wednesday, December 30, 2009
Wednesday, December 23, 2009
Happy Holidays!!
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I created this “plastic snowman” after scavenging a very short stretch of shoreline in Santa Monica. The arms are made of two 'easy angle floss picks' - interestingly, I had never come upon these before but found two this one afternoon.
Should we "floss the sea" - or just the little, personal grime that disconnects...
Friday, December 18, 2009
Our Gulpable Lifestyle
Take a few minutes and watch this clip from Morgan Hoesterey on Midway Atoll, its reveals our "gulpable" lifestyle and the impact it has on other living beings...
and this is a recent photo from Chris Jordan of a Laysan Albatross (on Midway Atoll as well)...let's stop feeding the birds!
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Items of note: cigarette lighter, plastic bottle caps
and this is a recent photo from Chris Jordan of a Laysan Albatross (on Midway Atoll as well)...let's stop feeding the birds!
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Items of note: cigarette lighter, plastic bottle caps
Beach Walk Dec 8th, 2009
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Location: Santa Monica, CA (shoreline, lifeguard stations 26 past 30 to storm drain)
Date: Dec 08, 2009
Time: 2:20pm to 2:45pm
Conditions: day after rain
Notes: fast paced walk, too many cigarette butts for which to stop
Items of note: plastic drinking straws, plastic bottle caps
Found this cup by a Venice storm drain comforting the sea gulls...are you a friend to the environment?
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Thursday, December 17, 2009
Beach Walk Nov 14th, 2009
Beach Walk Nov 8th, 2009
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Location: Santa Monica, CA (shoreline, lifeguard stations 26 to 28)
Date: Nov 08 2009
Time: 11am to 11:20am
Conditions: dry, no rain
Notes: medium paced walk
**Exactly one day later, same location, same time - and STILL one bag full of debris! - beach clean-ups are important, but not the ultimate solution
Items of note: single-use eye drop vials
Beach Walk Nov 7th, 2009
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