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Hello! I am really excited to be writing another
blog.. I have been extremely busy lately with work and buying my very first house. (I will definitely be writing more about
that in a later blog).
My topic today needs everyone’s attention asap!
I never really plan my
blogs. I just wait for something inspiring to make it’s way into my very random thoughts.
Yesterday I was
talking with my fabulous friend, Tony Ray, while waiting for my housing inspection to be done (It passed…huge sigh
of relief). We started talking about his newest project and going green.
I will be the first to admit that while
I am aware of how wasteful we as humans can be, I was utterly shocked when he told me about something called “Plastic
Island” . Maybe you have heard of it, but until yesterday, I was completely oblivious to what was happening to our used
plastics.
Mainly water bottles and grocery store bags. Think about it, for a minute….we live in the desert.
On any given day I use at least two plastic water bottles. It is a routine when I go anywhere to have a bottle of water with
me at all times. Now think about every single person using at least one a day. The amount of waste is frightening!
Maybe we have never given a second thought to where it all goes. Well, It is time we all know. Awareness is the first step
to creating change. Plastic Island was described to me as this enormous “Island” twice the size of the state of
Texas made up of used plastics floating in the middle of the Ocean that is killing all kinds of marine life and polluting
the Ocean.
As Tony Ray and I parted ways for the day, I could not get this out of my mind. As soon as I could,
I logged onto my computer and typed in “Plastic Island” in Google. I found some really disturbing facts…heart
breaking, really. Some of the highlights that I took away are:
1.) it weighs 3.5 million tons
2.) it is floating
between San Francisco and Hawaii
3.) 267 species of Marine Life are suffering.
You always hear that one person
can change the world. If that is true, Just imagine what we could do if we all worked together. Instead of buying a water
bottle every day, buy one that you can re use all the time. Instead of using plastic bags, buy the cloth ones that all the
food stores are selling now. Little changes can make a huge difference! This is our planet and we need to start taking care
of it. Some links to check out for more information: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2007/10/19/SS6JS8RH0.DTL A
short movie: Alphabet_Soup.wmv
For
more information about green issues, keep checking Tony Ray's other website @ MyGreenTucson.com
Cheers, Fruit Fly
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Please,
stop buying plastic bottles.
Use a stainless steel bottle and refill it with filtered water throughout your day.
Instead of paper or plastic, use canvas grocery bags.
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