This might be part of the solution.
http://ourworld.unu.edu/en/plastic-to-oil-fantastic/
The Pacific Institute estimates that in 2006, it took the equivalent of more
than 17 million barrels of oil to just produce bottled water for Americans
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20071106161756AAA6kKx
In 2006, about 331 million barrels of liquid petroleum gases (LPG) and
natural gas liquids (NGL) were used to make plastic products in the plastic
materials and resins industry in the United States, equal to about 4.6% of
total U.S. petroleum consumption.
http://www.experts123.com/q/how-much-oil-is-used-to-make-plastic.html.
Wouldn't it be great if Birding Aussers and their families reduced, or even
stopped using disposable plastic products? For a start buy a Soda Stream
instead of soft drinks. If you don't care about the birds then do it for
the fuel that enables you to twitch!
--
Denise Lawungkurr Goodfellow
PO Box 3460 NT 0832, AUSTRALIA
Ph. 61 08 89 328306
Mobile: 04 386 50 835
Birdwatching and Indigenous tourism consultant
PhD Candidate
Interpreter/transcriber, Lonely Planet Guide to Aboriginal Australia
Vice-chair, Wildlife Tourism Australia
http://www.denisegoodfellow.com.au
http://www.earthfoot.org
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/baby-dreaming
www.fatbirder.com/
For copies of Birds of Australia¹s Top End or Quiet Snake Dreaming, visit
amazon.com
http://www.facebook.com/Wildlife.Tourism.Australia
on 8/3/11 8:01 AM, Alan McBride at wrote:
> This is an operation that has been going for a few years now and is always
> seeking support:
>
> http://www.projectkaisei.org/
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> There are some grotesque images in the North Pacific Gyre as I'm sure there
> are int he Atlantic and probably many other places!
>
> Alan
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> On 08/03/2011, at 09:24 , Mark Carey wrote:
>
> Plastic ingestion is affecting seabirds worldwide, not just in Arctic
> seabirds. Last year I found plastic debris in 100% of Short-tailed Shearwater
> chicks on Phillip Island. This work will be appearing in an upcoming issue of
> Emu.
>
> Mark
>
>> From:
>> To:
>> Date: Mon, 7 Mar 2011 16:59:50 +1000
>> Subject: [Birding-Aus] Researchers find plastic in the guts of Arctic
>> seabirds
>>
>> It's a persistent problem. See
>> http://www.vancouversun.com/technology/Researchers%20find%20more%20plastic%20
>> guts%20Arctic%20seabirds/4390662/story.html
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