Posted on Mar 14 2010 by Richard Lang
How can you not wax nostalgic finding a Monopoly piece amongst the tons of plastic washing ashore? A little green house, instantly recognizable—a poignant reminder of summer days spent in fierce economic battle with your bandit-mogul buddies. The fake bills tucked under the board. The property deeds lined up, waiting to get all the Yellows…waiting for Marvin Gardens. The lowly Baltic Avenue,...
Posted on Feb 15 2010 by Judith Selby
The first warm of spring; fog is hunched a mile offshore, and, no wind. Last week’s series of storms passed with waves that brought coastal alerts and mountainous breakers at the Maverick’s surfing contest sixty miles south.
At Kehoe Beach, turning right to the north, we find the customary tangle of plastic and wrack. For variety we decide to head south across Kehoe Creek, flowing out...
Posted on Nov 03 2009 by Manuel Maqueda
PPC member and advisory board member Beth Terry, author of the popular blog about plastic-free living FakePlasticFish, just published an excellent article on Dianna Cohen, cofounder and executive board member of the Plastic Pollution Coalition.
Trained at UCLA, Dianna Cohen has been making art with plastic bags for over 20 years. Along this personal and artistic journey, Dianna’s own relation...
