In honor of Thanksgiving, I wanted to take a moment to thank the Los Angeles Times for publishing the Pulitzer prize-winning Altered Oceans Series, the articles that changed my life. On July 30, 2006, the first in the series ran titled “A Primeval Tide of Toxins” and I was riveted. It was the reading equivalent… [read more]
Dog owners please do your part to protect the ocean
The picture for this post could be considered avant garde art, but really it’s just dog poop. The photo definitely doesn’t qualify as aesthetically pleasing, but I wanted to take a moment to raise awareness about what eventually happens to dog poop that’s left on sidewalks and grassy patches in urban areas. In Los Angeles… [read more]
Thanks to everyone who picked up trash
Many thanks to everyone who participated in Coastal Clean-up Day across the globe! I have to admit I feel slightly guilty for not participating because I signed up to be a whale watch naturalist for the same day. Who knows how long the blue whales are going to hang around I said to myself. But… [read more]
Labor Day aftermath
Apparently Labor Day is a time to relax, catch some rays and throw trash around at the beach. This shot was taken at inner Cabrillo Beach this morning around 9am. Okay so maybe all that trash couldn’t fit in the garbage can and maybe the birds spread a bit of it around as they were… [read more]
One more reason to hate balloons
Don’t think I’ve forgotten about balloons! The mylar balloon in the photo has been stuck in this poor tree for more than a week. Of course I want to pull it down and throw it in the trash like a good citizen, if only I could reach it. I’ve been monitoring the balloon because I… [read more]
Help ban plastic bags in California!
Heal the Bay launched this great video to raise awareness about the devastating impact plastic bags have on the ocean. This is a big deal right now because a vote on Assembly Bill 1998 is expected by the end of August and if passed this bill would ban annoying single use plastic carryout bags in… [read more]
What if the BP oil spill happened here?
On June 12th, I spent the most amazing day out on the ocean. The water was a magical blue, so blue that it almost didn’t seem real. How can the ocean be such an amazing blue I kept wondering. My eyes were riveted, I just kept staring into the beautiful blue depths. The boat was… [read more]
David Helvarg: blue is the new green
I celebrated World Oceans Day by going to a talk at Santa Monica Pier Aquarium and had the chance to listen to David Helvarg speak. Helvarg is a passionate advocate for the ocean, the author of several books and president of the Blue Frontier Campaign. His talk launched with a reading from his new book… [read more]
Balloon trash is no joke
I was going to lay off the topic of balloon trash for awhile, but then I walked out my front door this morning and one of the first things I see is a discarded balloon lying on the ground in front of the building next door. That is just too much of a coincidence to… [read more]
The truth about Malibu
Recently there was an article in the Los Angeles Times hailing Malibu as environmentally friendly for being one of the few California cities to pass a plastic bag ban. But don’t be fooled, Malibu is a serious environmental offender. It’s a little known fact that one of the reasons Malibu became a city was to… [read more]
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