DEATH IN THE WATER: HOW PLASTIC IS POISONING OUR OCEANS

by Liz Greene, Earth911.com

We live in a society obsessed with convenience, and that obsession has made plastic king. Though humankind has greatly benefited from plastic, the environmental costs of this reigning polymer may bring about our downfall. Traveling from land to sea in the wind or through waterways, plastic pollution is causing extensive damage to our marine life and giving life to one of the greatest ecological disasters of our times.  Read more . . .