Posted on Jul 27 2010 by Plastic Pollution Coalition
This week, PPC was approached by Ulrich Wernery, director of the Central Veterinary Research Laboratory in Dubai in the United Arab Emirates. In a frank and unsettling report, complete with harrowing photographs, he lays out what is an urgent tragedy taking place in the desert,
along the beaches, and in the mountains of the UAE. Camels, sheep, goats and cattle, as well as the protected Arabian Onyx,...
Posted on Jul 21 2010 by Plastic Pollution Coalition
This summer many of our notable supporters are activating the power of their celebrity to help stop the use of disposable plastics and to support for California Ban the Bag initiative (AB 1998). Bonnie Raitt, Jack Johnson, JJ Abrams, Ben Harper, and Fran Dresher are just some of the artists speaking out against disposable plastic.
In June, Bonnie Raitt, as part of the Green Music Challenge initiative...
Posted on Jul 19 2010 by Plastic Pollution Coalition
New members’ products make it easy to live without plastic
We are very pleased to announce that Klean Kanteen, Chico Bag and Lunchbots have joined the coalition. All three offer efficient high-quality solutions for a life without disposable plastic—reusable stainless steel water bottles, reusable bags, and stainless steel lunchboxes. These companies are visionary leaders in their fields and we...
Posted on Jul 01 2010 by Daniella Dimitrova Russo
Today, the California State Assembly passed SB797, a bill that would ban toxic Bisphenol-A, or BPA, from food and drink containers designed for children ages 3 and younger. BPA is a synthetic estrogen that has been linked to breast cancer and other serious health problems. It the United States it is used in many plastic baby bottles and sippy cups, as well as in the lining of infant formula cans...
Posted on Jun 28 2010 by Plastic Pollution Coalition
June 28, 2010
Senator Simitian
Chair, Senate Environmental Quality
State Capitol, Room 2205
,
Sacramento, CA 95814
Fax: (916) 322-3519
RE: AB 1998 (Brownley) Single-Use Bag Reduction Act:
Dear Senator Simitian:
We write to express our support of the Single-Use Bag Reduction Act (Assembly Bill 1998) as amended. AB 1998 is scheduled to be heard before the Senate Environmental Quality Committee. ...
Posted on Jun 22 2010 by Plastic Pollution Coalition
If you or your friends are in Washington, DC on June 30th, please join us for a cocktail reception to benefit the Plastic Pollution Coalition and supporting the campaign to REFUSE single use and disposable plastics.
Date and time: June 30, 7 pm.
Location: MULÉH, 1831 14th St, NW, Washington, DC 20009
Donation levels: Platinum $500; Gold $250; Silver $100; Bronze $50
Donations taken at the door or...
Posted on Jun 19 2010 by Plastic Pollution Coalition
This autumn you can support the Plastic Pollution Coalition and attend a Jackson Browne with David Lindley concert with a private aftershow reception.
Following his performance at the Filene Center at Wolf Trap in Vienna, VA on Sunday September 12, Jackson Browne will attend a reception to benefit the Plastic Pollution Coalition.
There are a limited number tickets which include great seats for the...
Posted on Jun 14 2010 by Daniella Dimitrova Russo
As the state of California considers the proposed ban on single use plastic bags, lets address the rhetoric about how this might affect lower income people.
“There is no such thing as a free plastic bag. Every time you get a plastic bag at the grocery store, that cost is included in the price of your groceries,” said Lisa Boyle, co-founder of the Plastic Pollution Coalition. “It’s...
Posted on Jun 09 2010 by Plastic Pollution Coalition
Rep. Steve Cohen (D-TN) commended the work of Dianna Cohen and Plastic Pollution Coalition during a speech at the United States House of Representatives. In his words, “(Dianna Cohen) is teaching students … about the dangers of plastics, the threat to our ocean life and to our marine future. I commend Diana Cohen for her work (…) looking out for the next generation and for Mother...
Posted on May 20 2010 by Plastic Pollution Coalition
Executive Director Daniella Russo in an interview with Greenopolis TV explains the Plastic Pollution Coalition vision: to create a global community and ignite a social movement to stop plastic pollution and its toxic impacts worldwide. The coalition is inspired by a vision of a world free of plastic pollution and offers to collaborate with all organizations and individuals who share this vision.
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