NBC News: Plastic straw ban? Cigarette butts are the single greatest source of ocean trash – PowerHouse Energy #PHE
Cigarette butts have long been the single most collected item on the world’s beaches, with a total of more than 60 million collected over 32 years. Environmentalists have taken aim at the targets systematically, seeking to eliminate or rein in big sources of ocean pollution — first plastic bags, then eating utensils and, most recently, […]
Dead whale found in Thailand with 17 pounds of plastic in its stomach – NBC News
Article by NBC News The whale spit out five plastic bags on Friday and later died, officials said. Jun.03.2018 / 3:57 PM ET / Source: Reuters Volunteers and marine veterinarians from Department of Marine and Coastal Resources attempted to rescue a sick male pilot whale in the coastal area of southern Thailand near the Malaysian border, May 28, […]