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Meet Anna, the 11-year-old Activist Saving the Ocean!
Greenpeace’s Oceans Director, John Hocevar, has an 11-year old niece named Anna. When Anna was little, she would spend hours asking John questions about the ocean. “Why are dolphins always…
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Key Facts About Plastic Pollution
What is the current state of the plastic pollution crisis? About 8.3 billion tonnes of plastic has been produced since the 1950s – the weight of roughly a billion elephants…
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Pennsylvania’s Plastics Resistance
This week, the Break Free From Plastic coalition and Earthworks have launched the “Stopping Plastic Where it Starts Tour,” a two-week grassroots tour that will travel to Texas, Louisiana, Pennsylvania,…
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Confessions of a Non-Recycler
I have a confession. There was a time when I really didn’t care about recycling. I don’t mean when I was young and didn’t understand where trash went — when…
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Your #BreakFreeFromPlastic Pictures Are Taking Over the Internet!
It’s never been so easy to demand change. Use your social media to tag companies pushing their single-use plastic problem onto you! Check out some of the folks calling for…
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Nestlé misses the mark with statement on tackling its single-use plastics problem
Washington, DC – Nestlé, the world’s largest food and beverage company, released a statement today aimed at addressing the growing plastic pollution crisis. The company’s statement does not include clear targets…
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Meet the Terrific Teens with Pollution Solutions!
Bow Seat Ocean Awareness Programs is a Massachusetts-based nonprofit that activates the next wave of ocean leaders through the arts, science, and advocacy. They believe that changing our world starts…
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The Resistance is Raising its Voice… Literally
Jeff Southwick was one of the first Greenpeace volunteers to collect plastic waste in his community and record the brands behind the mess as part of our ongoing Plastic Cleanup…
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This Fifteen-Year-Old is Turning the Tide on Plastic Pollution
Why is ending plastic pollution so important to you? Plastic pollution is one of the fastest growing crises in the world today. People don’t realize how much plastics are…