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… with creation. Violence, the pope said, "always destroys nature." He likened throwing plastics in the oceans to committing "violence against creation." "Nonviolence is the way that …

… be "simple and intuitive," it said, and work in a variety of sizes when printed on "paper, plastic, fabrics, hangings/posters, decals, stickers, film and large and small gadgets." The …

… adopting renewable energy, employing "green" investment guidelines, reducing use of single-use plastics and fostering ecological spirituality — it also offers a pathway for the ecological …

… Christopher White … Pope Francis on Feb. 6 blasted the throwing of plastic in the sea as "criminal" and pleaded for a renewed commitment to caring for the … who rely on the sea for their work and livelihood." "Take care of the health of the sea: no plastic in the sea!" Francis said at the time . According to the United Nations data , more than 8 million tons of plastic are discarded into the ocean each year, a figure that is expected to triple by 2040. …

… a picture of their latest grocery haul and is immediately scolded for the pre-cut fruit in plastic packaging. An individual recommends backyard composting and is one-upped by a person who … toward right relation with all creation. (And I promise I won't judge you for buying food in plastic packaging.)  Let me know what kinds of stories you would most like to see with an email …

… amounts of trash wash ashore, and how some poor Indigenous communities had built huts out of plastic bottles. "It's just really devastating that we care so little about the dignity of others …

… Johnson's daughter Cheryl joined  Goldman Prize winner  Sharon Lavigne, who has fought against plastics factories in Louisiana's "Cancer Alley," as both spoke  during the Catholic Climate …

… example, consider Sharon Lavigne, a Louisiana environmental activist who has fought to keep plastics factories out of her predominantly Black neighborhood that falls within the so-called … by environmental toxins in their neighborhood. After successfully fighting one proposed plastics manufacturing facility in 2018, the group has turned its attention to a plan for one of the largest plastics factories in the world to be built in St. James Parish. It is temporarily on hold. We …

… from readers recently: … Last week's EarthBeat Weekly story about the world's addiction to plastic struck a chord with some readers. Pat Heffron-Cartwright wrote: St. Leonard Faith … you for the really helpful — and challenging — reports on EarthBeat! Especially good report on plastics. Here at Bellarmine Prep, Tacoma, [Washington], we have a really good … committee your newsletter connection, especially the current one on plastics. We have banned plastic bottles from the campus. It was the story about "ornitheologists" that resonated with …

… Nemo" said it best: All drains lead to the ocean. And that's where an alarming amount of plastic waste ends up, according to a new report mandated by the U.S. Congress under the 2020 Save Our Seas 2.0 Act. "An estimated 8 million metric tons of plastic waste enters the world's ocean each year — the equivalent of dumping a garbage truck of … are vivid reminders of the hazards for wildlife, but little is known about what happens when plastics get into the food chain — including into fish or other animals consumed by humans. …