tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36535881811729019902011-04-21T11:55:57.189-07:00Guess what? Our Earth is choking to death on this stuff.plasticfailhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13541838178931984180noreply@blogger.comBlogger61100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3653588181172901990.post-48528786224293713972009-03-17T09:33:00.000-07:002009-03-17T09:46:32.673-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Qz5DeaN1sKQ/Sb_RBPCEGjI/AAAAAAAAAA4/v4004sb3y-k/s1600-h/RainbowRunner_plastic.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Qz5DeaN1sKQ/Sb_RBPCEGjI/AAAAAAAAAA4/v4004sb3y-k/s400/RainbowRunner_plastic.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314195904465738290" border="0" /></a><br />The catch of the day on <a href="http://www.junkraft.com/">JUNK</a>. Needless to say, this one didn't make the grade. 17 pieces of plastic in its stomach. A picture indeed says a thousand words....<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3653588181172901990-4852878622429371397?l=plasticfail.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>plasticfailhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13541838178931984180noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3653588181172901990.post-64852197853377042232009-03-15T16:51:00.001-07:002009-03-15T16:54:33.185-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Qz5DeaN1sKQ/Sb2U7lfQLEI/AAAAAAAAAAw/wya0r_DwFIM/s1600-h/albaplast.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 221px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Qz5DeaN1sKQ/Sb2U7lfQLEI/AAAAAAAAAAw/wya0r_DwFIM/s400/albaplast.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5313566886763441218" /></a><br />This what happens when birds find plastic on the beach and in the water.  In some cases, they eat so much plastic that it comprises 15% of their body weight.  The also will regurgitate it and feed it to their young.  The picture above shows the contents of one seabirds stomach.<div><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3653588181172901990-6485219785337704223?l=plasticfail.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>plasticfailhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13541838178931984180noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3653588181172901990.post-80145697916700747932009-03-14T16:44:00.000-07:002009-03-14T16:50:30.219-07:00<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Qz5DeaN1sKQ/SbxCv8bKWUI/AAAAAAAAAAo/KMA7imG00eQ/s1600-h/Ballona+creek.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5313195051831679298" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 301px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Qz5DeaN1sKQ/SbxCv8bKWUI/AAAAAAAAAAo/KMA7imG00eQ/s400/Ballona+creek.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>Ironically the nets must be removed after a rainstorm, as the weight of the runoff trash will break them. Once used for catching fish, nets are now being used to fish plastic. </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3653588181172901990-8014569791670074793?l=plasticfail.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>plasticfailhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13541838178931984180noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3653588181172901990.post-71888012141645995132009-03-12T18:28:00.000-07:002009-03-12T18:30:47.368-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Qz5DeaN1sKQ/Sbm3Guumv2I/AAAAAAAAAAc/JJFrNcVAYsU/s1600-h/sea-of-plastic-bags-pix.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 319px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Qz5DeaN1sKQ/Sbm3Guumv2I/AAAAAAAAAAc/JJFrNcVAYsU/s400/sea-of-plastic-bags-pix.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5312478561710817122" /></a><br />Maybe there is a better way?  Okay, go back to sleep, it's only waist (waste) deep right now. No danger of suffocation yet.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3653588181172901990-7188801214164599513?l=plasticfail.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>plasticfailhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13541838178931984180noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3653588181172901990.post-14596093172324538492009-03-12T18:06:00.000-07:002009-03-12T18:10:11.868-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Qz5DeaN1sKQ/Sbmya4FOJ-I/AAAAAAAAAAU/JAVbdpL5At8/s1600-h/1187956152_5c25683c9b.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Qz5DeaN1sKQ/Sbmya4FOJ-I/AAAAAAAAAAU/JAVbdpL5At8/s400/1187956152_5c25683c9b.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5312473410260838370" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3653588181172901990-1459609317232453849?l=plasticfail.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>plasticfailhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13541838178931984180noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3653588181172901990.post-49206314176310145462009-03-10T19:01:00.001-07:002009-03-10T19:02:12.636-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Qz5DeaN1sKQ/SbcbnmCVbdI/AAAAAAAAAAM/ixklhvoYHWE/s1600-h/turtle-plastic-bag-photo.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Qz5DeaN1sKQ/SbcbnmCVbdI/AAAAAAAAAAM/ixklhvoYHWE/s400/turtle-plastic-bag-photo.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311744652545977810" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3653588181172901990-4920631417631014546?l=plasticfail.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>plasticfailhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13541838178931984180noreply@blogger.com0