Wednesday, May 26, 2010

What the Tide Carries In ...

Fellow Blogathoner Jennifer Walker interviewed me today. Learn more about Swedish breakfast on her blog Morning Chocolate ... Sven and I went to Cahoon Hollow yesterday since I wanted to be able to update guests on beach access. The DPW worked magic. REPORT: Dune Repaired. There's even a platform, with a bench, three-quarters of the way up. Down on the beach, we saw folks edging into the water and a couple digging for razor clams. I don't know if they actually found any. Check out the view:
See any fishing boats on the horizon? Startling fact: Did you know fishermen use bleach to wash down the decks of their boats? I learned this the other day. I had been wondering why there were so many empty gallon jugs of Clorox washed up on Ballston Beach this winter, and here was my answer. Fishermen pollute the ocean, then throw empty jugs overboard. I have not been able to get over the image of the seagull chomping down a plastic bag in the video I posted here yesterday. There’s a spot at Duck Harbor, where it looks as if some giant plastic-hoarder had stored all his treasures. We humans can do better, don't you think?
Beachcombers know the tide carries in all kinds of things. Here are a few photos of objects that do not belong in our oceans:
While this is nothing compared to the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, I think our consumer society needs a major behavior adjustment. Each of us must do more to stop environmental pollution. Just talking to friends about the problem is a step in the right direction. What have you done about pollution today?
Posted by Alexandra Grabbe at 6:30 AM

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marthaandme 42p · 774 weeks ago

The juxtaposition of those gorgeous views and gross pollution is just terrible. I had no idea fishermen used bleach. Yuck!
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anjuli · 774 weeks ago

We can and should do better- How sad to see this junk marring the shoreline. Aside from the beauty aspect, these foul items can often cause a problem for birds or animals. You'd think there would be an alternate method for cleaning off the decks...or at the very least, a container should be provided for the disposal of these bottles.

I've always wondered why someone would want to throw trash out of a moving vehicle- and now I wonder why they want to dump garbage off of a boat. We can absolutely do better!
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edpilolla · 773 weeks ago

i haven't done much myself. i don't have a car. i borrow my sister's or my mom's. but that's becuz i'm poor. still, i get credit for not having a car, i say:)
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Jennifer Margulis · 773 weeks ago

The first pictures are so beautiful and the last ones--of the garbage--so upsetting. I had NO idea that fishermen use bleach. Bleach. Oy. Oy. How can they do that?

Yesterday James went to the council meeting about whether to use pesticides in the Ashland parks (here in Oregon). The room was PACKED with people against pesticide use but the Parks Department is having trouble seeing the writing on the wall. They are actually using Round-Up and supporting Montsanto. After watching Food, Inc. I think Montsanto is one of the most vile corporations known to humans.

We have to wake up Sandy. Thanks for helping us get there little by little.

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