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Simply Disturbing CDerekGo Mar 2019 #1
The next cataclysmic extinction may "help" SoCalDem Mar 2019 #2
No it's not. Only 800 to 2000 years! defacto7 Mar 2019 #6
Bush made sure to ruin Mesopotamia and its relics. littlemissmartypants Mar 2019 #17
Tis true. defacto7 Mar 2019 #19
I watched the televised bombs and cried my paleontology, archaeology, littlemissmartypants Mar 2019 #29
I feel exacty the same. defacto7 Mar 2019 #33
Exactly. littlemissmartypants Mar 2019 #40
Good point leftieNanner Mar 2019 #11
At least many areas are going away from plastic bags. Those and 1 use bottles are the WORST. oldsoftie Mar 2019 #15
My city has banned plastic grocery bags completely leftieNanner Mar 2019 #16
Our locality has banned single-use grocery bags, as well. BobTheSubgenius Mar 2019 #31
Damn, thats an ambitious community!! oldsoftie Mar 2019 #36
I wish we could put pressure on tosh Mar 2019 #20
Well we can't exactly clean it up we can however reduce what we are currently producing. cstanleytech Mar 2019 #27
Frightening malaise Mar 2019 #3
Remember that "kid" who invented the sweeper system to get rid of the plastics in our oceans? ProudLib72 Mar 2019 #5
but the focus needs to be on the source first. 90% of ocean plastic comes from 10 rivers. oldsoftie Mar 2019 #10
The tube sweeper broke and was being towed in for repairs littlemissmartypants Mar 2019 #12
I don't see that as a reason to throw in the towel on the project ProudLib72 Mar 2019 #37
I think it's just in for repairs. littlemissmartypants Mar 2019 #39
Whew! I took your last post to mean we should just give up on the sweeper ProudLib72 Mar 2019 #41
Its "Silent Spring" of the deep. BSdetect Mar 2019 #4
Sadly, you are so right. I don't know if there is enough international will Evolve Dammit Mar 2019 #25
K&R for exposure diva77 Mar 2019 #7
We're doomed, Pantagruel Mar 2019 #8
So we go to the China "one child" rule? oldsoftie Mar 2019 #13
Actually two children works for worldwide population reductions and surprisingly fast n/t. airplaneman Mar 2019 #18
In the US, most of our population growth lately is coming from immigration crazycatlady Mar 2019 #32
Yes, lots of folks on the right dont like the fact that our economic growth is tied to immigration. oldsoftie Mar 2019 #35
I am a crazy cat man airplaneman Mar 2019 #43
see this cat lady has no current cats crazycatlady Mar 2019 #44
These substances are surgically inserted in to humans every day littlemissmartypants Mar 2019 #9
What unregulated medical devices? Volaris Mar 2019 #23
You are not correct. littlemissmartypants Mar 2019 #28
fucking republicans certainot Mar 2019 #14
to understand KT2000 Mar 2019 #21
Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe Mar 2019 #22
Horrifying. SunSeeker Mar 2019 #24
Humans need to stop using the seas and oceans as a garbage democratisphere Mar 2019 #26
I've been reading about plastic pollution for years bearssoapbox Mar 2019 #30
Yes, I think we are MLAA Mar 2019 #34
Compostable and biodegradable cold and hot drink cups are available. Blue_true Mar 2019 #42
Sad!! Demovictory9 Mar 2019 #38
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