Posted on 06/07/2019 6:49:42 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
Scientists thought it was bad, but it's even worse than they imagined. Now it's a potential catastrophe that will affect all our lives — unless we take action now. Otherwise, life on Earth will be irreparably harmed.
I'm not talking about global warming. I'm talking about global warming part II: microplastics!
Today, Fox News reported the release of a "groundbreaking study" of Monterey Bay by the Scripps Oceanographic Institute. A Scripps scientist summarized the findings: "Everywhere we looked and in every animal we looked, we found microplastics!"
The accompanying film was oddly irrelevant. It showed ocean waters filled with trash — pieces of metal, wood, glass, and plastic. Ugly, to be sure, but nothing that threatened the ocean's inhabitants. And nothing, obviously, that was microscopic.
Jonathan Hunt of Fox News elaborated: "Scientists say this is a, quote, 'wakeup call for the world[.]' ... What they found horrified them. Microplastics — tiny broken-up pieces of plastic everywhere, from the surface to the seabed. Those small pieces are being eaten by small creatures and, in turn, by bigger fish, then turning up on our dinner plate."
If this is a problem off the coast of eco-friendly California, it must also be a problem elsewhere, right? "It's highly likely," continued Hunt, quoting scientists, "that pretty much every single area of every single one of the world's oceans is already littered by plastics pollution."
We are already...doomed.
Fortunately there's hope. Scripps scientists promise to work on a solution in concert with corporations and government. "But," they told Hunt, "it starts with each of us getting rid of those single-use plastic items, such as plastic water bottles."
Aha — this has a familiar odor. The microplastic scare has all the earmarks of the global warming scare. \
(Excerpt) Read more at americanthinker.com ...
Carnival Cruise Lines got involved in a lawsuit because illegal dumping of waste and in some cases falsifying records. They got off with a fine. As usual, money talks. What I'm saying is let's take care of the problems which are in our realm while we're commenting on others.
Yes, everyone can agree on that statement. Less waste, more efficiency, more recycling. I have the view the environmentalism is simply sensible micro-economics. You shouldn't waste and you don't pollute, because it ultimately costs you money, in both the short-term and long-term.
We're not perfect, but environmental awareness in North America and Europe is far ahead of the rest of the world.
Who/what are the major causes? Identify them. Hold them accountable, UNaccountable bureaucrats. Do something constructive in this area.
Actually our tap water (Denver) is quite good but you are correct. I have traveled to places where the tap water was awful.
Worst water I ever had was New Mexico gyp water, with a high level of gypsum in it. You could drink it as tea or coffee, but alone it’s horrible.
Plastic Man rejoices!
HAHAHA!
Such a wonderful comedian. Sure miss him.
Plastics may be a huge problem for us. We may need to drastically cut back, as there is some evidence our constant plastic ingestion (through diet or skin) is causing significant health and brain issues. We have a lot of neurological epidemics currently, in our youngest and oldest populations. We need to study more which environmental factor in the last 90 years has made the worst contribution. Plastics have to be in the top ten.
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