Credit: Oceanic Preservation Society Lolita the orca was only four years old when she was captured in 1970 along with her siblings and cousins. They were sold to the Miami SeaQuarium for $6,000. Due to their captivity, their pods weren’t able to recover and are now endangered, numbered at only 81 as of July 1, … Read more
Artists Alexander Groves and Azusa Murakami of Studio Swine recently sailed 1000 nautical miles from the Azores to the Canaries via the North Atlantic Gyre. But it wasn’t just a leisure trip, the artists had a much meaningful reason for the voyage – and that is to collect discarded plastic. Studio Swine The two brought … Read more
For introverts like you (probably) and me, these illustrations below are all too real. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. [wp_ad_camp_2] 8. 9. 10. Credit: Caycedo-Kimura
Packaged foods usually have ingredient labels that tell consumers what’s inside a food product. But not all of us bother reading, probably because we’re not entirely sure what half of those labels mean. This infographic from Food Packaging Labels will help you find out. Although, it may make your skin crawl once you realize some … Read more
I can barely recall what I did when I was 20, but what this 20-year-old is doing for the environment now is something I won’t ever forget (you won’t, too). Boyan Slat, founder and CEO of The Ocean Cleanup, is set to deploy the world’s first cleanup system that can safely remove plastic waste from … Read more
Global warming is not only “VERY REAL” but it also continues to be an alarming concern. We could go on and on discussing about the causes and it’s obvious (deadly) effects on us and the environment but the thing is, we have nothing and no one else to blame but ourselves. For years, we sat … Read more