I think the fishing industry has taken a literal sense of the saying “there is plenty of fish in the sea” and decided it is time to catch them all. They have been enjoying unprecedented growth in the last 50 years. The global production of fish and seafood has nearly quadrupled, and the consumption of
“Human beings have overrun the world. We are replacing the wild with the tame. The story of how we came to make this our greatest mistake. Our planet is headed for disaster.” Chilling word of warning from David Attenborough. I really wish I could chalk this up to fear–mongering and try to ignore the cautionary message, but the facts are as clear as day. Our nature is in crisis, we are
Before we dive into what is single-use plastic and why we are all worried about the plastic problem, here are some hard facts to digest: Since the 1950s, eight billion tons of plastic has been produced Each year 5 trillion single-use plastic bags are used Only 9% of all plastic waste has been recycled The
