Plastic!

Stolen from skyshark who got it from someone else.

The science of the article isn't perfect, since their points on artificial estrogen from plastic are more easily explained by all the estrogen we get from soy products and (OMG) birth control.

However, it's worth a read.

http://www.bestlifeonline.com/cms/publish/travel-leisure/Our_oceans_are_turning_into_plastic_are_we.shtml

One thing that bothers me a little about the midwest is that it seems like people here aren't taught about these things. I remember growing up on the coast of Maine and constantly being told from kindergarten up that you don't need as much plastic as you think you do, that you shouldn't throw away what you can recycle, that the things you toss in the garbage don't magically disappear.

For all its pride in its natural beauty, Indiana is covered in litter and pays no attention to run-off polution caused by industrial and agricultural chemicals.

People in Indiana look at me like I'm crazy when I talk about the ocean. It's like anything further away than Lake Michigan may as well not exist to them. I don't make much of an effort anymore to discuss what the hell we're doing to this huge span of our planet because, quite frankly, most people I talk to have never seen an ocean.

As a side note, the Meijer where Brian and I shop doesn't offer paper bags. I remember when I was kid you could always get paper bags if you wanted them instead. Now I never see them. This is either a genuine trend, or it's a result of moving from the coast to the midwest. It's not even really an option at most of the places where I shop.

I'm not generally big on environmental causes, but I grew up near beaches. Things like this bother me.

Plastic!

Stolen from skyshark who got it from someone else.

The science of the article isn't perfect, since their points on artificial estrogen from plastic are more easily explained by all the estrogen we get from soy products and (OMG) birth control.

However, it's worth a read.

http://www.bestlifeonline.com/cms/publish/travel-leisure/Our_oceans_are_turning_into_plastic_are_we.shtml

One thing that bothers me a little about the midwest is that it seems like people here aren't taught about these things. I remember growing up on the coast of Maine and constantly being told from kindergarten up that you don't need as much plastic as you think you do, that you shouldn't throw away what you can recycle, that the things you toss in the garbage don't magically disappear.

For all its pride in its natural beauty, Indiana is covered in litter and pays no attention to run-off polution caused by industrial and agricultural chemicals.

People in Indiana look at me like I'm crazy when I talk about the ocean. It's like anything further away than Lake Michigan may as well not exist to them. I don't make much of an effort anymore to discuss what the hell we're doing to this huge span of our planet because, quite frankly, most people I talk to have never seen an ocean.

As a side note, the Meijer where Brian and I shop doesn't offer paper bags. I remember when I was kid you could always get paper bags if you wanted them instead. Now I never see them. This is either a genuine trend, or it's a result of moving from the coast to the midwest. It's not even really an option at most of the places where I shop.

I'm not generally big on environmental causes, but I grew up near beaches. Things like this bother me.

Plastic!

Stolen from skyshark who got it from someone else.

The science of the article isn't perfect, since their points on artificial estrogen from plastic are more easily explained by all the estrogen we get from soy products and (OMG) birth control.

However, it's worth a read.

http://www.bestlifeonline.com/cms/publish/travel-leisure/Our_oceans_are_turning_into_plastic_are_we.shtml

One thing that bothers me a little about the midwest is that it seems like people here aren't taught about these things. I remember growing up on the coast of Maine and constantly being told from kindergarten up that you don't need as much plastic as you think you do, that you shouldn't throw away what you can recycle, that the things you toss in the garbage don't magically disappear.

For all its pride in its natural beauty, Indiana is covered in litter and pays no attention to run-off polution caused by industrial and agricultural chemicals.

People in Indiana look at me like I'm crazy when I talk about the ocean. It's like anything further away than Lake Michigan may as well not exist to them. I don't make much of an effort anymore to discuss what the hell we're doing to this huge span of our planet because, quite frankly, most people I talk to have never seen an ocean.

As a side note, the Meijer where Brian and I shop doesn't offer paper bags. I remember when I was kid you could always get paper bags if you wanted them instead. Now I never see them. This is either a genuine trend, or it's a result of moving from the coast to the midwest. It's not even really an option at most of the places where I shop.

I'm not generally big on environmental causes, but I grew up near beaches. Things like this bother me.