Shrimp season worst in recent history!
“I've been in the shrimp processing business for 34 years, and this is the worst fall shrimp season I've ever seen,” said Danny Babin, general manager of Gulf Fish Inc. in Houma, who will be representing parts of Houma, Grand Caillou and Dularge on the Terrebonne Parish Council next year. The poor shrimping this year has been acknowledged by BP claims czar Ken Feinberg, who announced last month that he would double payouts for fishermen who have not yet resolved their claims. Shrimp and crab harvesters and processors will receive four times their documented 2010 losses from now on. Dean Blanchard, a ...
MIZU – New CEO and President
Mizu announced this morning that it has finalized its executive search and named industry veteran and Ride Snowboards Co-founder Tim Pogue as its new CEO and president. Over the last 20 years, Pogue managed consumer brands from recent marketing and licensing work with the Bob Marley brand, to pro athlete management at Burton, to product development and business operations as president and co-founder of Ride Snowboards. Full Story at: http://business.transworld.net/80578/features/mizu-names-tim-pogue-ceo-and-president/ About Mizu: Mizu is the original action sports water bottle brand. The company was founded by Jussi Oksanen, pro snowboarder, a four-time Winter X Games medalist, three-time US Open medalist and Olympic athlete, in ...
MIZU – M8 – “Earth Friendly Bottle”
*NEW Product available online at: GTC - Store MIZU - M8 The go to size for those who failed math. How much is 800mL? Don't worry about it, this is the bottle you want. Performance Features: - 18/8 Food-grade stainless steel - 100% Toxin, BPA, phthalate and PVC free - Mizu's mouth is the perfect size for drinking. Not spilling! - Angled neck for smoother flow - 100% Reusable and recyclable - Will not retain flavors - Lifetime warranty
Shark Slaying!
Every year tens of millions of sharks die a slow death because of finning. Finning is the inhumane practice of hacking off the shark's fins and throwing its still living body back into the sea. The sharks either starve to death, are eaten alive by other fish, or drown (if they are not in constant movement their gills cannot extract oxygen from the water). Shark fins are being "harvested" in ever greater numbers to feed the growing demand for shark fin soup, an Asian "delicacy". Illegal Shark Finning in China! Not only is the finning of sharks barbaric, but their indiscriminate slaughter ...
Ten Thousand Massed at Foley Square… New York is alive! #occupywallstreet
At 3PM, thousands of students, workers, and other supporters gathered in Union Square chanting "Shut the city down!" and using the People's Mic to share stories of how banks and corporate greed have impacted the 99%. Simultaneously, Occupiers took to multiple subway stations in all five boroughs. Students chanted "CUNY should be free!" and "Student Power!" as they took to the streets along 16th and 5th Avenue, shutting down traffic and leaving police powerless to respond. Police attempts to erect barricades along 5th Avenue failed to block the march, as banners reading "OCCUPIED" were seen along New School buildings. Now, massive crowds ...
Ocean Green
A Sustainable Vision The ultimate goal for Ocean Green is to produce surfboards that are made entirely from natural sustainable raw materials. Most surfers feel compromised by having to use equipment that is ecologically damaging in what should be a natural environment. OG gives surfers the choice of showing respect for their environment as they interact with it. Performance, Strength and Beauty The innovative construction of our EcoFoil surfboards produces a robust yet lightweight hollow balsa core. The shapes have been designed by our world class shaper Frank McWilliams and the Nicaraguan balsa wood achieves a stunning finish. Ethical Practices We are committed to sourcing sustainable ...
LOVE – Green Trash Can
"LOVE" Militia from Miami, complements of 3rd and Ocean... 3rd and Ocean - http://www.3rdandOcean.com
Rerip: Recycling and Reusing Surfboards
The Springwise Newsletter informs us all of another awesome recycling/reuse idea: Keeping surfboards out of landfills with recycling and reuse. We've seen efforts focusing to varying extents on each of the “3Rs” of waste management — reduce, reuse and recycle — but we couldn't resist mentioning one more that recently caught our eye. It isn't brand new, but California-based Rerip is a site that aims to help surfers resell, exchange and recycle old surfboards. Polyurethane, epoxy resin and expanded polystyrene are among the harmful compounds used to make surfboards today, Rerip points out. For that reason, its mission is “to create accountability, ...
Well done to Melbourne Australia’s Queen Victoria Market as it gets drastic with plastic
green | June 25th, 2010 - 7:30 PM
PLASTIC bags are to be banned at Queen Victoria Market. The meat and deli halls will start phasing them out from next month. Other traders will follow over the next year. The market, which attracts 10 million locals and tourists a year, is matching other major retailers such as Bunnings and Target, which have branded [...]
California could be first state to ban plastic bags
green | June 5th, 2010 - 7:35 PM
On June 2nd AB 1998, a California bill that would ban plastic bags, passed with a 42-27 vote in the state Assembly! The bill passed out of Assembly Appropriations Committee on May 28 with a 11-5 vote, passed out of assembly Natural Resources Committee on April 12 and was introduced Feb 18. A big thank [...]
Solutions to Plastic Pollution
green | May 28th, 2010 - 12:32 AM
It’s hard to imagine what life was like without plastic. It’s everywhere: covering our food, holding our purchases, protecting our sports stars, rolling along the highway, saving patients in hospitals and floating along our waterways and oceans. The United Nations Environment Program estimated in 2006 that every square mile of ocean hosts 46,000 pieces of floating [...]
Pick Up Biodegradable Doggie Bags
green | May 27th, 2010 - 12:01 AM
Choose pet waste bags that will actually break down in the environment, instead of sticking around for thousands of years. When it comes time to pick up after your beloved pooch, choose a biodegradable bag instead of regular plastic. Otherwise, you are wrapping one of nature’s quickest degrading substances in something that takes decades to [...]
“Plastic Beach” Not Just Name of New Gorillas Album
green | April 25th, 2010 - 12:02 AM
The issue of oceanic plastic pollution has become so mainstream that Captain Charles Moore, Pacific Garbage Patch discoverer, has been on Good Morning America, David Letterman (Part 1,Part 2), The Colbert Report and even on Fox Conservative Mike Huckabee’s Show since the beginning of 2010. I can’t find video of the Huckabee interview, BUT it’s on [...]
29 Tips to Go Green
green | March 17th, 2010 - 12:31 AM
Every little bit is a step to help save the earth. If you want to learn more about the tip then just click on the link (if available) to go to a page that will elaborate on the topic. Change to Fluorescent Bulbs – If every house in the United States changed all of the light [...]
Australian Museum: Environmental tips for 2010
green | March 11th, 2010 - 10:08 AM
Ideas on how you can help the environment in 2010 Around your home Turn off any lights or appliances in your house you don’t need on. This includes the play station and wii consoles. Have shorter showers (three to four minutes) or have baths. Recycle as much as you can. Really think about something before [...]
If you really cannot do without those Plastic Bags
green | February 24th, 2010 - 10:30 AM
If you really cannot do without those plastic bags, then check out EconoGreen Plastics EconoGreen Plastics offers a complete range of bags and drop cloths made from 100% recycled plastics that are oxodegradable and recyclable. Plus, they are as strong, tough and flexible as standard plastic bags and they’re priced in the same range.
Simple Green Resolution
green | December 28th, 2009 - 11:30 AM
Resolution 1 – Give Up Plastic (and Paper) Bags Do you opt for paper or plastic when at the grocery store? Neither is a good choice. Twelve million barrels of oil were used to make the 88.5 billion plastic bags consumed in the United States last year. And it takes four times more energy to [...]
Stocking Up For Christmas…? – Planet Ark
green | November 26th, 2009 - 12:32 AM
We’re all getting the hang of taking our reusable bags to the supermarket for grocery shopping… This year, let’s think outside the aisle and do our Christmas stocking with re-usable bags. Santa takes a re-usable sack and so can we! It’s easy to keep your bags on ya, with Onya Bags, Planet Ark’s most recently [...]
