Search

… and energetic effort to live simply. Myra and John live in the suburbs of Chicago. They put plastic bins in their garage for recyclables. Both choose to ride public transit to their jobs …

… isn't doing so well but he's not doing drugs or alcohol. As they part, Vernon gives him a tiny plastic bag with a clear pill in it along with a card with his address. Eddie resists but takes …

… Carol Meyer … I’m wondering what our forebears did long before plastic and paper bags were created. My educated guess is that they only bought a tenth as many … Earth supposed to do? Here are my solutions in order of preference: 1) Take neither paper nor plastic bag if possible and put your hands and arms to good use 2) Use a durable cloth bag 3) …

… far beyond Hawaii to see for themselves the “Pacific Trash Vortex” -- the floating mass of plastic garbage twice the size of Texas which swirls about in the ocean. They saw the mass of plastic bottles with their own eyes and were profoundly disturbed and affected by it. One now dedicates her life to ending all use of plastic. It is overwhelming to think of such destruction, devastation and waste, to ponder the …

… plan. Day 14: Take a shower instead of a bath. You’ll heat and use less water. Day 15: Snub plastic bags. Get into the habit of taking your backpack or a reusable cloth bag to the …

… ditched the biodegradables and the composting program to return to the earth-killing world of plastic foam cups (proper scientific name: polystyrene). And just to top it off: who is selling …

… edge of this jungle town, three young men tinker with a system of pumps, hoses and bright blue plastic dishes mounted on metal bars. They hope the odd-looking apparatus, designed to separate …

… and nature tourism. In the remote camps where they live in shacks or under makeshift plastic tents, "miners have only two diversions -- beer and prostitution," Bishop Gonzalez said. …

… to save the woman after hearing her cries for help, said Father Choorakkat. "He tried to use a plastic rod to save her, but was also electrocuted," he said. Engineers found the bodies of the …

… In this ecology class the students were each reading from booklets sealed together with plastic binders. These texts culled from the writing of others, primarily Catholics who have been …