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    9 Shocking Facts About Plastics in Our Oceans

    9 Shocking Facts About Plastics in Our Oceans

    By Joe McCarthy The oceans are massive, pulsing, vibrant bodies of water that serve humanity in countless ways—from providing food to enabling commerce to simply being beautiful. But these powerful expanses of sea are not invincible. Each year, human activity erodes marine life in some way. Overfishing is driving many fish populations to the brink […]

    Will Trump’s Climate Denial Impact Outcome of Huge UN Ocean Conference Next Week?

    Will Trump’s Climate Denial Impact Outcome of Huge UN Ocean Conference Next Week?

    From severe coral bleaching to rising sea levels, climate change is drastically impacting the health of our oceans. However, these facts seem to evade the President of the United States. The Trump administration’s notorious skepticism of global warming is affecting plans for the upcoming United Nations ocean conference, according to Sweden’s deputy prime minister, Isabella […]

    Snake Vomiting Bottle Highlights World’s Plastic Problem

    Snake Vomiting Bottle Highlights World’s Plastic Problem

    Disturbing footage of a snake in Goa, India vomiting an empty soft drink bottle highlights the world’s mounting plastic pollution crisis. The clip shows a handler and several bystanders observing a cobra writhing and eventually regurgitating a disposable bottle that it probably mistook for food. The group cheers as the reptile successfully discharges the item. […]

    World’s Largest Beach Clean-Up: Trash-Ridden to Pristine in 2 Years

    World’s Largest Beach Clean-Up: Trash-Ridden to Pristine in 2 Years

    By Joe McCarthy A lot of people take part in community clean-up efforts—spending a Saturday morning picking up litter in a park, mowing an overgrown field or painting a fence. But not everyone has the drive to do what a young lawyer and environmentalist in Mumbai recently accomplished. In 2015, Afroz Shah moved to an […]

    Billionaire Gives Away His Fortune to Help Save the Ocean

    Billionaire Gives Away His Fortune to Help Save the Ocean

    Norwegian businessman Kjell Inge Røkke is not someone usually admired for environmental stewardship. Described by Forbes as a “ruthless corporate raider,” Røkke made his billions as the majority stakeholder in shipping and offshore drilling conglomerate, Aker. The twist to this story? Røkke has decided to give “the lion’s share” of his estimated $2.7 billion fortune […]