Plastic Bottle Lifecycle
via plasticispoison <—-Check the tumblr out for more info on the lifecycle of plastic
I’m in love with infographics at the moment. This one in particular. Also, ^^ that blog = awesome.
Interesting to know that even if you do recycle only half of it ends up being recycled.
For every share or comment on this picture on facebook, L.L.Bean will donate $1 (up to $1 million) to The National Park Foundation’s program to bring youth from under-served communities into the great outdoors.
We talk less because you’re scared you might like me too much.
That depressing moment when a girl who wouldn’t go on a date with you goes on a date your chud friend.
Brian Selznick’s Wonderstruck consists of two different stories interlaced into one novel— one story told entirely through 460 pages of illustrations set in 1927, and another story told within 148 pages of text set in 1977. thuper cool.
How good of friends can we be if I have to watch what I say to you.
Sumatran Orangutan: “It is no longer several years away, but just a few months or even weeks before this iconic creature disappears”
Hundreds of orangutans are believed to have died in fires deliberately lit by palm oil companies in the last few weeks. Conservationists say the rare Sumatran orangutan could now be wiped out within weeks.Read more here.
how does this genocide go relatively unnoticed?
The Ocean Conservancy, which organizes an annual International Coastal Clean-Up, has published its results in the 2012 Trash Index. You’re not imagining it: as the global population swells, tankers continue to leak oil, and plastic water bottles continue to be our favorite way to drink tap water, the world’s beaches are getting dirtier.
Nearly 600,000 volunteers worked in multiple countries to pick up and record the over nine million pounds of trash listed in this report. Check out their trashy findings, download a helpful pocket guide to recycling and if you’re inclined, donate to help their efforts. And for the love of all things oceanic, if you smoke, find a better place than the ocean or ground to throw your cigarette butts (the number one piece of trash found on beaches)!
Image: Ocean Conservancy
So much ocean trash! Of course, what’s key is finding ways to prevent trash from reaching our waterways in the first place. From looking at the above chart, reducing our use of single-use, disposable items could make a difference.
With so much trash washing ashore, it’s no surprise to come across artists who use beach debris as raw material. We’ve highlighted a handful of them on Unconsumption here.
These facts are disgusting.
(Source: tinytessa, via mad-as-a-marine-biologist)
Colouring the horns of rhinos on the ten rand bill in Africa - an initiative started by concerned members of the South African community to raise awareness on how close rhinos are to extinction. Members of the public are encouraged to colour the horn on their bill red and continue to use the money until every single ten rand note has the mark.
These words accompany online photographs of the marked bills:
“Can you imagine every single rhino horn made RED on every single Ten Rand Note ?
Can you imagine that every single South African will see this, talk about it and become outraged at the real possibility of our rhino becoming extinct?
Can you imagine every single visitor to South Africa this Festive Season seeing these notes, asking questions and creating awareness back home.
Can you imagine our government NOT sitting up and taking heed of our outraged voices, having to recall, reprint and possibly even do away with the Ten Rand Note ?
Can you imagine our Africa with no rhino ?”
We all know how serious the situation is with rhinos, and over the past few months I have seen tumblr bloggers band together to share information and raise awareness. Here is an opportunity to take action…
Shocking new statistics show 440 rhinos were brutally killed last year in South Africa alone — a massive increase on five years ago when just 13 had their horns hacked off.
Fueling this devastation is a huge spike in demand for rhino horns, used for bogus cancer cures, hangover remedies and good luck charms in China and Vietnam. Protests from South Africa have so far been ignored by the authorities, butEurope has the power to change this by calling for a ban on all rhino trade — from anywhere, to anywhere — when countries meet at the next crucial international wildlife trade summit in July.
The situation is so dire that the threat has even spread into British zoos who are on red-alert for rhino killing gangs! Let’s raise a giant outcry and urge Europe to push for new protections to save rhinos from extinction. When we reach 100,000 signers, our call will be delivered in Brussels, the decision-making heart of Europe, with a crash of cardboard rhinos. Every 50,000 signatures will add a rhino to the crash — bringing the size of our movement right to the door of EU delegates as they decide their position. Sign the petition below then share this widely:
http://www.avaaz.org/en/save_rhinos/?vl
I went to Mexico recently with my family, these are some things I did.
She’s camera shy and sitting in a bag. (Taken with instagram)
—Alice Walker, The Color Purple. (via nefffy)
(via sexyactionplanet)
