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Ocean Conservancy
ByEditorWe face many complex challenges when it comes to a clean and healthy ocean, but one problem is simple to understand: Trash. People know that trash in the water: compromises the health of humans, wildlife and the livelihoods that depend on a healthy ocean; threatens tourism and recreation, and the critical dollars they add to…
National Resource Defense Council
ByEditorOceans help feed the world, provide a living for millions of people, and are home to most of the life on the planet. NRDC works to protect our seas from pollution and exploitation. We help implement laws that allow overfished species to rebound, and we fight to protect coastal communities from offshore drilling. We work…
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Story of Stuff – Micro Bead Ban
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The Last Plastic Straw
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Litterati
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