Quick Key Facts Ocean Plastic: The Basics The Earth’s oceans are teeming with life — and with plastic. In fact, by 2050, it’s expected that there will be even more plastic in the ocean than fish. Adding to the 150 million tons already in marine environments, eight million tons of plastic reaches our oceans every […]
The post Ocean Cleanup 101: Everything You Need to Know appeared first on EcoWatch.
In Finsbury Park, London, a new Banksy mural appeared on the side of a wall behind a recently pollarded tree. Installed on St. Patrick’s Day, a holiday marked by the color green, the painting features a caveman-like figure holding a sprayer, standing beneath a swath of vibrant paint. Characteristic of Banksy’s work (previously), the piece carries several meanings that relate to current social and political issues.
Perhaps foremost among the jabs Banksy may be making in this work is at the corporate practice of greenwashing, a misleading strategy large industries employ to communicate how “green” their practices are. More
Do stories and artists like this matter to you? Become a Colossal Member today and support independent arts publishing for as little as $5 per month. The article Banksy’s New Tree Mural Dramatically ‘Greenwashes’ the Side of a London Building appeared first on Colossal.
The Oregon Outback, an area of southeastern Oregon, has earned a new designation as the largest of the Dark Sky Sanctuaries not just in the U.S., but internationally. DarkSky International, a nonprofit organization with a mission to educate on and minimize light pollution, has certified that Phase 1 of the Oregon Outback International Dark Sky […]
The post Oregon Outback Is Now the Largest Dark Sky Sanctuary in the World appeared first on EcoWatch.
Sponsored: The Accountability Framework offers companies a practical approach to managing nature, climate, and human rights risks.
Plastic pollution and global heating are caught in a “vicious circle” of one feeding the other, a new study by researchers from Sweden’s KTH Royal Institute of Technology has found. The mutually reinforcing relationship increases global heating, plastic waste, the degradation of materials and the leaching of chemicals into the biosphere, a press release from […]
The post Plastic Pollution and Global Heating Caught in ‘Vicious Circle,’ Study Finds appeared first on EcoWatch.
