Posted on 11/08/2019 8:00:33 AM PST by LesbianThespianGymnasticMidget
Looks like I was not giving Africa its due.
At least the plastic is breaking down due to UV and is not a semi permanent problem.
The problem with all the biodegradable plastics is the people polluting the most can afford the more expensive packaging the least.
We should reduce pollutants to harmless chemicals before sending them into the oceans.
Years ago, when I lived in a beautiful old mansion on a beautiful river in a historic area, I had to replace my septic tank. The plumber told me that in olden times, the toilet waste was just piped untreated into the river and that the pipes were still in place, that he could re-connect them and save me the cost of replacing the septic tank. I was outraged at the very idea. I fired him and hired another plumber to replace the septic tank.
I have no sympathy for environmentalist whackos! I have had some extremely unpleasant dealings with them!
But I am a true environmentalist, as are most, maybe all, of the Freepers who post here on FR--and unlike the mentally ill whacko fools!
I am also a true liberal, as are most, maybe all, of the Freepers who post here on FR--and unlike the mentally ill fools who love to call themselves liberal but who in fact are the opposite.
I'm sure that you are a true environmentalist and a true liberal also, Boog. Otherwise you wouldn't be a Freeper--you'd be posting on...what's that site that's so left-wing nutcase...? I can't remember.
Why, pray tell, are we DUMPING plastics in the ocean?
That would take all the fun out of the liberal drama queen's rant...
That's still there, under the plastic...
“we need to dump more stuff into the oceans...”
For the good old days. Big smelly belly dump barges full of trash, garbage, and horse droppings headed out to sea followed by a dense cloud of noisey seagulls.
So tossing plastic in the ocean is the best thing we can do for the environment? Neat! Off to the shore now ...
The silly notion that the earth is a self destructive organism is advanced by those seeking control over their neighbors. They are the ones seeking the destruction of the planet.
Oh my lord. I love to travel, willing to go almost anywehere provided it’s safe. But I have no desire and will not set foot in India. Sorry Indian freepers, nothing personal. I’ve just seen too many pics like the one posted.
You win the thread prize!
“I don’t know whether incineration would reduce it to harmless chemicals.”
There’s bound to be biproducts, but considering the advances we have made in “scrubber” technology for smokestacks, I bet it could be made pretty negligible.
You got your work cut out for you. The Chinese, Indians and Africans always win this event. Being from a civilized country you really don’t have a chance to even make the prelims.
You would not make it out of this heat:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y2teSx5xiRk
fill that marianna trench... in nature’s own trash compacter
Those who dine in high school cafeterias have long suspected this.
The sea has a bunch of oil leaking into it all the time and always has. Oil naturally leaks out of the ground.
The sea has a way of dealing with all of this oil.
It uses the same method on plastic.
Why would this be puzzling?
Good luck getting them to do anything about it.
"Now throw all trash and garbage over the side. Sweepers."
One problem with that, though. Some plastics do not break down into their chemical components, but break down into smaller and smaller fragments. If the tiniest fragments become concentrated enough in an area it can affect any filter-feeding organisms near the bottom of the food chain (coral, clams/oysters, sardines, menhaden, etc.). They can literally starve to death with full bellies, because there is no nutrition to be had from the plastic.
When the bottom of the food chain is disrupted it affects the higher orders' feeding. Not a good thing.
I suppose it depends on the quantity.
For me, everything is about PPM. I see our planet’s holistic ecosystem as a big HVAC system. Those are designed with particular parameters in mind. It’s why you want one size for a 1.000 sq ft house, and another for a 3,000 sq ft house. I think the earth’s “HVAC” system is operating at a fraction of its capacity regarding the human race’s impact and influence. We are like a single mouse huddled in the corner of that 3,000 sq ft house. The HVAC can handle our extra body heat. :)
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