Posted on Sep 04 2010 by Plastic Pollution Coalition
This week, California’s elected officials voted down both a ban on plastic bags and a ban on Bisphenol-A (BPA) in plastic baby bottles, sippy cups and baby formula containers.
Thanks to the millions spent by lobbyists for the American Chemistry Council, Dow, and Exxon to defeat these bills, now every Californian knows just what the acronym BPA means; why BPA should never be allowed in baby products;...
Posted on Aug 31 2010 by Daniella Dimitrova Russo
BLUE Ocean Film Festival, held in Monterey, California, just announced winners of its 2010 awards for top cinematic works and ocean conservation. BLUE is a one-of-a-kind film industry and community event bringing together films, filmmakers and leaders in ocean research and conservation.
Best of Festival award went to “Bag It!” by Reel Thing, which won in the category of Ocean Issues and Conservation....
Posted on Aug 23 2010 by Plastic Pollution Coalition
As the California Single-Use Bag Reduction Act (AB 1998) reaches a critical vote in Senate, an impressive list of leaders from Hollywood’s entertainment industry voiced their support for this landmark legislation. The letter was presented to members of the California Senate on August 10, 2010 as that body prepares to vote.
What follows is the complete text of the letter and the signatories.
August...
Posted on Aug 23 2010 by Plastic Pollution Coalition
The Gulf oil disaster is but one example of the ways in which our fossil fuel economy is impacting the planet we call home. But the specter of global climate change is every bit as large a threat to sustaining life on Earth. Despite overwhelming evidence — species extinction and dwindling water supplies to mass migrations and mega-storms — the public is still unclear what climate change...
Posted on Aug 23 2010 by Plastic Pollution Coalition
On August 12th, 2010, a demonstration took place in Ghiradelli Square, San Francisco, California to raise awareness about the growing problem of single use plastic bags, and the pollution they create in the environment. The event, called “Don’t Feed the Bag Monster,” was a parade of around 70 volunteers in costumes made entirely of plastic bags. This spectacle was representative...
Posted on Aug 18 2010 by Plastic Pollution Coalition
Join us for a very special event: A film festival featuring “Bag it,” a documentary by Susan Bereza, and “Plastic Bag,” an award-winning short by Ramin Bahrani, voiced by Werner Herzog, followed by PSAs supporting AB1998, and learn about why it is important to REFUSE plastics!
When: August 22 · 4:00pm – 7:00pm
Where: The UCLA James Bridges Theatre, 405 Hilgard Avenue,...
Posted on Aug 17 2010 by Lisa Kaas Boyle
Californians are quite familiar with the Urban Tumbleweed, the ubiquitous blowing plastic bag that litters our parks, roadways, and rivers before it makes its way to the beaches and into the Pacific where it becomes the Mock Jellyfish.
However, San Franciscans witnessed the first great gathering of plastic bags in the form of at least 60 Bag Monsters on Aug. 12, and it was truly a unique sight....
Posted on Aug 09 2010 by Plastic Pollution Coalition
The August calendar is packed with extraordinary events supporting passage of the Single-Use Bag Reduction Act in California. The bill must pass the Senate Appropriations Committee on August 13, 2010 and then win a majority of the votes on the Senate floor at the end of the month.
On August 12th Ghiradelli Square will welcome the world’s largest gathering of Plastic Bag Monsters to bring attention...
Posted on Aug 09 2010 by Plastic Pollution Coalition
By Felicia Vargo-Johnson
Plastic Pollution Coalition was invited to table at a recent Jackson Browne Concert at the Greek Theatre in Los Angeles. Together the Plastic Pollution Coalition, the Algalita Marine Research Foundation, Friends of the LA River, and the Ballona Institute were able to engage with concert goers and discuss today’s crisis in our oceans and rivers. Many came to speak with us,...
Posted on Aug 06 2010 by Daniella Dimitrova Russo
We each use an average of 600 plastic bags a year. What if all plastic bags you and your family used in a year were still in your car?
Watch this PSA in support of AB1998 to ban plastic bags in California, starring Ed Begley Jr., Kate Connor and featuring the music of the Ditty Bops. Directed by Grant James. And lets get a million people to watch it, too.
