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Kathleen Hebert: Protecting the Puget Sound through Activism and Investment

Washington Nature

Seeing firsthand the rapidly accelerating effects of climate change, she was determined to battle the threat to sea stars of the haunting “ wasting syndrome ,” that swept through the delicate coastal ecosystem from Mexico to Alaska. “I Now, she “dropped everything” and refocused her full efforts on climate change.

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Guest Essay: Saving Our World From Becoming Planet Plastic, One Road At A Time

PA Environment Daily

From Mount Everest to the deepest oceans, vast amounts of plastic waste contaminate the entire planet. And none of these commonly used plastics are biodegradable. Since then, India’s fishermen have been turning ocean plastic into roads. trillion pieces of plastic waste estimated to be in our oceans. first began.

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48 Eco Friendly Products You Can Buy Today to Help Stop Plastic Pollution

Onya

One million seabirds and 100,000 marine mammals die each year from plastic pollution in our oceans. Recycled Ocean Plastic Eyewear. Sea2see collects ocean plastic waste, nets, and ropes in coordination with fishing communities in Spain to create their Italian designed eyewear. Biodegradable Garden Pots.

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Environmental Law: Government and Public Policy Towards the Environment

Environmental Science

Acidification : Reducing the pH rating of a substance making it more acidic in nature, for example, increased carbon emissions lead to the oceans absorbing more of it, increasing acidification and damaging ecology such as coral bleaching. Climate change : The process by which the climate changes due to “forcings”.