#PacificGarbagePatch

[oceanheroesgames]

Ocean Heroes: Make Ocean Plastic Free - Play one of the most popular games with 5 mighty ocean heroes to reduce plastic from our oceans, for real! 

Save Fishes, Turtles, Dolphins and Endangered Animals while killing time!

Be on top of Google Play Games Leader a board by collecting  plastic pollutants & saving fishes.

And yes, do this before getting attacked by Puffer Fish, Lion Fish, Mysterious Sea Creatures or getting eaten by the Hungry Sharks!

Choose Ocean Heroes To: 1. Be The Change to Save the Oceans. Play and collect as many Dropledge Credits. 2. Take Pledges & Create Actions for real to Stop Plastic disaster that’s plaguing the planet. 3. Come Forward. Participate in or support through your contributions. Why is it Now or Never: As per recent reports - Humans have made 8.3 billion tons of garbage since 1950. Which means - • Enough garbage is thrown away each year to circle the earth four times. • It's killing more than 1 million marine species annually. More than one million bags being used every minute.

• Plastic pollution has reached such shocking levels that the Human Body is now absorbing chemicals, causing harmful human health effects. Think about it… Do we and the planet deserve this? It's Time we Act... NOW. Pledge to Stop Pollution. Who is behind this app: This game app is created by Dropledge - A Social Cause Based Technology Initiative and supported by Non-Governmental Organization(NGO) such as SagarShakti It is a platform that creates a positive impact on issues in society as well as environmental issues without making it preachy, yet triggering the subconscious- to enable actions for real.

The game is supported all android devices and tablets from version 4.1 onwards

[ipgbook]

In honor of and support for the #climatechange awareness strikes today, we are sharing ‘The Mess That We Made,’ an #IPGTopShelf picture book from @flashlightpress and @jbdraws and Michelle Lord, our this January 2020. The gorgeous and vivid illustrations are paired with rhyming wording that builds to an ominous crescendo before offering a message of hope and ‘all is not yet lost’ for our planet and oceans. This beautiful story of our seas is more critical to share with the next generation than ever and acknowledges the human toll as well as the role we can play in fixing The Mess That We Made. 🌊🌎🌊 #saveourseas #climatechange #climatescience #climatestrike #picturebooks #earthday #savetheplanet #noplanetB #themessthatwemade #picturebook #storytime #raisingreaders #protecttheocean #protecttheplanet #plasticfree #readtome #globalclimatestrike #pacificgarbagepatch #kidscare #fridaysforfuture #librarylove #bookstagram @plasticfreemermaid https://www.instagram.com/p/B2piXVBgVdW/?igshid=1c0n75vqj9hq6

[sarahsnachosplastic-blog]

Plastic: The Lent Remix

Welcome! 

For the past year+, I’ve been doing my best to reduce my carbon footprint. Today I saw a post online that said “The best thing to give up for lent is PLASTIC.” SO, for the duration of lent, I’m going to do my best to avoid using plastic and find alternatives. Any fails that result in me contributing to the plastic terror bonanza that is the earth will be logged here and I can be thoroughly shamed. All victories will be posted as well! Let’s do better!

[montanataylerart]

Working on nailing down my current style from one of those turtle sketches. I’m fighting my need to overwork the drawing- I think this is where I’m happiest at with my rendering, even if it’s a little less realistic than I can achieve. But I also wanted to see how I could translate two important subjects from the story into the same style- starting with jellies and a bag 😛 which will feature in the first of the pages of the story. Plastic pollution may be old news to us now, but it’s no less important to fight it than it was yesterday, or will be tomorrow. I’m thrilled with the current cleanup movements, though! It’s inspiring. #plasticpollution #pacificgarbagepatch #leatherbackturtle https://www.instagram.com/p/CV_1nQcLUoq/?utm_medium=tumblr

[gatissluka]

Gatis Sluka https://karikatura.lv

[vortexuniverse0]

@ricomiccon is one month away!! Who will we be seeing there?! . . . #VortexMan #Comic #ComicBooks #WhatHaveIBecome #NoOceanNoFuture #MarvelComics #ComicCon #Environment #SaveThePlanet #CTBased #GreatPacificGarbagePatch #PacificGyre #PacificGarbagePatch #RhodeIslandComicCon #QRcode #Polymera

[oneoceandiving]

Mahalo to everyone that took the time to come out yesterday for our monthly @oneoceanconservation reef and beach cleanup! It was amazing to see how much debris we were able to collect as a team and we thank each and everyone of you for your support! Stay tuned for details on next month’s cleanup. Mahalo to our generous sponsors for donating items for giveaway: @clarklittleclothing @allgoodbrand @oneoceandesigns @thessalonikecollection @guayaki @naturezwayofficial @barrelbag @freestylewatches and to all our continued supporters 💙 #cleanuphawaii #sustainablecoastlineshawaii #oneoceanawareness #beachcleanup #pacificgarbagepatch #banplastic #plastic #garbage #trash #rollingrock #greentea #snapple #nestle #styrofoam (at Mokuleia Beach Park) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bz8_bREHqOK/?igshid=x2m2sysbh1o

[sheetaldropledge11-blog]

We are DROPLEDGE | A Social Cause Based Technology Initiative | We Believe – Where Play is Purpose

We are DROPLEDGE | A Social Cause Based Technology Initiative | We Believe – Where Play is Purpose

THE IDEA

Dropledge is a platform that creates a positive impact on issues in society as well as environmental issues without making it preachy at the same time enabling actions for real.

 THE BELIEF

We are striving to bring change, by influencing the user’s subconscious mind with the help of technology to transform thoughts, habits & actions.

With every engagement on the platform, you empower a cause, to enrich lives by signing pledges or taking specific actions against some horrific issues affecting you, our children & all species of our planet.

Some of the major causes include Plastic pollution, Water Crisis, Women Safety, Brutality against animals, Modern slave trade, Child abuse, the Refugee crisis, Huger, Hate crimes… the list goes on...

 THE METHODOLOGY

We use scientific research & analysis to understand the origin of these issues, existing state, the efforts taken & the missing gaps. Using these insights, we craft a gamified user experience which can result in a change in behavior without the user even realizing the shift. This gamified technology solution (our games) not only entertain players but are also able to bring in awareness, engagement & real actions in ‘larger numbers’ towards the causes.

  Let's Be The Change

 ·        Download the app & play the games. Discover a play backed by a purpose

·        Participate & support through your contributions

·        Sign up & take a pledge to create real actions

·        Opt for environment-friendly substitutes

   Ocean Heroes - Make Ocean Plastic Free Join the 5 Ocean Heroes, as they fight against ocean pollution & plastic disasters which are killing millions of marine life. Achieve your targets, save the fishes & win credits by recycling. Play & help reduce this plastic trash & catastrophe.

[keyconservation]

California nonprofit Ocean Voyages Institute has been handing out special GPS devices to mariners to attach to abandoned fishing gear for later collection and they just brought in over 40 tons of ghost nets in the Pacific. | Photo: Roy Hollowell | #ghostnets #pacificgarbagepatch #ocean #oceancleanup #oceanconservation #gps #fishing #conservation #fieldwork #endangered #endangeredspecies #wildlife #wildlifeconservation #animals #endextinction #science #biologist #research #Tech4Good #Tech4Wildlife #hope #ConservationOptimism #KeyConservation Read more here: https://buff.ly/2ZyeBps

[edelthecloud-blog]

It was a beautiful, sunny day, no clouds in sight — except for me! (But I’m a happy cloud, so I don’t cast any gloomy shadow).

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I blinked, and there it was: this massive, horrible, monstrosity of a....

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GARBAGE PATCH. And a poor little fish was stuck in it too!! I couldn’t help, because I’m just a cloud, but I was so, so sad.

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All I could see was garbage, garbage, and more garbage. It was like it never ended! Now I really wanted to cry. All those poor marine animals who had to live in this! What would they do if every body of water on Earth became like this? What would we do?

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Moral of the story is, please reuse if you can and recycle always! Here to spread happiness and remind everyone to stay green! We don’t want any more garbage patches like this one... ☁️🌿

insta: edelcloud

twitter: edelthecloud

[oceanheroesgames]

Ocean Heroes: Make Ocean Plastic Free - Play one of the most popular games with 5 mighty ocean heroes to reduce plastic from our oceans, for real! 

Save Fishes, Turtles, Dolphins and Endangered Animals while killing time!

[sarahsnachosplastic-blog]

Credit where credit is due

I’ve had so many people already tell me that this is a great idea. While I would love to take the credit, I can’t! Here’s the only mildly convoluted path that led me to this:

In January I knocked a bucket list item off of my list by swimming with manatees in Crystal River, FL. I went with the tour company River Ventures. They’re amazing. I love them. And I’m already planning a return trip next year. Yay!

At least 18 months prior to my trip to do said swim, I found River Ventures and followed them on facebook. I love their updates. Mostly because they post such beautiful pictures of the cutest ever manatee encounters and it makes me so happy. And also jealous. However! They also post a lot of articles and updates. So on Ash Wednesday, I saw a facebook post of theirs that linked to this article and said: “Fat Tuesday is over.....now, let's give up something meaningful that will make a difference for the entire planet!”

And I thought to myself: GENIUS.

The article is called “The best thing to give up this Lent is plastic, not chocolate,” Written by Miranda Larbi. Give it a read!

Then I got nervous about my ability to actually make it happen. No preparation ahead of time, no forethought. And Ash Wednesday just happened to be a day that I needed to restock on a variety of items that come in pretty offensive containers. UGH! So, here we are. Learning my failures and my victories, one step at a time!

[mackenziehilton]

I know I know - another long post about the environment (yay!!). But please if you have the time, read on! The pacific garbage patch (stuck floating in the ocean between California and Hawaii) is now twice as big as the ENTIRE STATE of Texas. It’s so easy to get caught up day to day and not think about all the waste we produce, and where it ends up. Single use plastics are one of the culprits for major environmental degradation in so many aspects (ranging from water and air pollution to waste accumulation, to biodiversity loss!! - that’s the polar bears and turtles people!) a few months ago I started carrying around a reusable set of bamboo utensils from @patagonia and my extra hydro flask straw (and my trusty hydroflask itself of course) and it’s amazing when you actually notice the amount of waste we can unconsciously accumulate. im definitely guilty of forgetting them sometimes, but all efforts count for something! Americans use 500 million plastic straws EVERY. DAY! #saynotoplastic, and bring your own (straws&utensils&bottles&everything!) We’re all on this planet together, so let’s do our part to help protect this place. Oh, and happy #worldenvironmentday! #planetorplastic #pacificgarbagepatch (at Oahu)

[iggvov]

Sea Chair

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Missiles and Meal Service: The Hidden Toll of Flying in War-zones

Common occupational hazards in aviation; the not so new flight deck stressors would encompass turbulence, delayed pushbacks, and that one passanger having an issue with someone reclining their seat (this is so very common, believe me). Let’s not forget another one who thinks the seatbelt sign doesn’t apply to them while on active runway (because they are just itching for a snack they left inside their carry-on luggage in the overhead bin. Opens bin, then bag falls off on them and everyone around. SMH)

Back to business. Pilots and cabin crew flying over the Middle East lately, especially in and out of Qatar, well, there’s a new, less subtle source of anxiety: missile attacks. Who doesn’t know the news by now?

Yes, flying into Doha these days might involve dodging airspace closures, U.S. airbase targets, and the occasional Iranian and Israeli news. Glamorous, right?

Very.

While passengers worry about delayed in-flight meals and Wi-Fi speeds being too slow or disconnecting , the crew up front and in the aisles are dealing with something much much heavier: the psychological toll of flying through a region where geopolitics are very unpredictable, stormy, and always just over the horizon.

What Happened in Qatar Exactly, you ask?

In resent years, we’ve witnessed sensitive airspaces and in response, airlines have shut down their airspaces. Flights being rerouted faster than a teenager dodging chores have become commonplace, and airline dispatchers around the world had one collective panic attack.

Now just imagine this. Inflight, flight crew are prepping beverage carts while air defence systems light up the radar. Boom-Chaka-Boom! Just another day in the skies.

Cabin Pressure: Flying with a Side of Adrenaline

Yes, crew (deck crew and cabin crew) are trained to handle demarcates, but war is not an average Emmergency! It’s one thing to worry about fuel efficiency. It’s another to fly over a region where missiles are a real-time hazard.

There is a huge difference between trusting an aircraft, the team, and trusting geopolitics.

Constant anticipatory anxiety.

Hypervigilance, even on layovers.

The unsettling knowledge that their aircraft might share airspace with defense drones, military jets, and… well, more missiles.

Hospitality Meets Hostility

Cabin crew, as you know, are the face of calm, smile and all. Even so, smiling while you serve fish, beef and a gluten free meal on a flight skimming a conflict zone? That’s dark art right there.

Results:

Crew becoming emotionally disconnected from their jobs.

Guilt when evacuating people while others are left behind. 2020 clears throat!

Luxury inflight service inside a pressure cooker floating mid air at 40,000 feet while those on ground are ducking. Definately dystopian!

More Fuel, More Detours, More Fatigue

Yep! Practical stress:

Flights being rerouted to avoid hot zones, adding hours to duty time.

Longer flight hours mean more fatigue, which affects both performance and emotional bandwidth.

There’s no glamour-AT ALL in a 15 hour turnaround because there is no clearance to land.

What Airlines Are Maybe doing

Critical Incident Stress Management teams.

Therapy appointments.

Pre and post dispatch briefings.

Even so, lots of crews feel out of the loop. Why you ask?Because, you get the news that you’re flying a risky zone when you’re already on it.

Hidden Costs: Forget Fuel and Insurance

Mental Health RiskWhat It Looks LikePTSD or traumaFlashbacks, fawning, sleep interruptions, avoidanceBurnoutEmotional numbness, lack of purposeAnxietyReccuring worry, overanalysing proceduresIsolationFeeling detached and lack of support on layovers or at home

These risks don’t show up on a flight log, but hey, they impact safety, morale, and retention. We talk about maintaining aircraft fatigue limits. What about crew fatigue limits?

Where Do We Go From Here?

How about a Flight Plan for Mental Health in Conflict Zones:

Transparent Security Briefings.

Weight & balance before takeoff is paramount, so is mental health balance.

Flight Debriefs After High-Stress Flights.

Better Global Oversight, meaning ICAO, IATA and other relevant bodies must update protocols for mental wellness involving high-risk routes.

Bottom line, pilots and cabin crew are indeed professionals for they train, adapt, and make sure to get the job done. But, they are people too and not robots. People who fly into the world’s most dangerous zones with nothing more than a safety manual and nerves of steel.

We owe them patience, understanding, protection and genuine support as they navigate war zones with grit and grace.

Fly safe. Check on your crew friends, and just maybe skip the missile jokes during boarding.

Source: Missiles and Meal Service: The Hidden Toll of Flying in War-zones

[vortexuniverse0]

The Vortex Man team had a blast at @boston_comic_con! Check out the latest video posted on YouTube to see what it was all about! https://youtu.be/nEwCiSXLxRg . . . . #VortexMan #Comic #ComicBooks #WhatHaveIBecome #NoOceanNoFuture #MarvelComics #ComicCon #Environment #SaveThePlanet #CTBased #GreatPacificGarbagePatch #PacificGyre #PacificGarbagePatch #BostonComicCon #QRcode #Polymera

[rawrtransformations]

.r.ethink waste Did you know that human beings are the only creatures to create waste? Every other creatures' refuse grows/facilitates/becomes something else.... I DARE you to kep all the waste you create for a month inside your home. I DOUBLE Dare you... maybe it'll stimulate you towards change. 1 change/day -- Example; Egg shells; wash 'em, keep 'em, crush 'em, and build a wall to keep snails and slugs off valuable plants in the garden. Reduce, Reuse, recycle, .r.etrain your mind. Don't be a dick. #reducereuserecycle #permaculture #eggshells #theonlywallworthbuilding #gardenhacks #pestmanagement #presto #pesto #changeistheonlyconstant #dareyou #idareyou #dontbeadick #waste #garbage #globalchallenge #ecosystems #pacificgarbagepatch #pollution #yogaallthetime #thisissilly #gettingmad #RAWr #selfishness #healthygeneration #thinkaboutthekids #bbc #planetearth #onlyone #ecoperma #transformah Www.rawr-transformations.com