Comments on: Plastic Lives Forever

By: Piper

Piper — Fri, 04 Jun 2010 03:23:13 +0000

This movie is horrifying. I feel so bad for the birds and for our world. I have a blog about backpacking and I posted the movie there, even though it doesn't quite fit in the space. I feel kind of powerless about plastic. I am the only flesh and blood person I know who cares one bit about it. .-= Piper´s last blog ..Plastic movie =-.

By: Alexandra

Alexandra — Mon, 24 May 2010 21:14:31 +0000

Thank you for posting this video. I am going to put it on my blog tomorrow, which was supposed to be about phthalates. This video made me feel so very sad. The image of the seagull chomping down the plastic bag .... oh! Really. I think bloggers like you Beth, and me, I hope, are going to have to make a difference. We are spreading the word and educating people. I liked your reaction. We may be in a very bad way but we are not screwed yet. We need to support people like Lisa Jackson at the EPA who seeks to regulate toxic chemicals. We need to support the EWG and make people aware that the propaganda that comes from the mouths of representatives of the chemical industry is just that, propaganda. They are mouthing lies. .-= Alexandra´s last blog ..Sven & Robert Finch Enjoy Walking in the Fog =-.

By: Tory Bers

Tory Bers — Thu, 20 May 2010 20:09:34 +0000

Oh boy. I was about to eat lunch and then I watched that video. I’ve totally lost my appetite. What an upsetting thing to see and to think about. Thank you for keeping this issue alive. We can all make a difference, one small step at a time.

By: Sakeenah

Sakeenah — Thu, 20 May 2010 16:55:50 +0000

very moving thank you for sharing

By: alexander

alexander — Thu, 20 May 2010 16:33:23 +0000

Still crying!

By: greg

greg — Thu, 20 May 2010 13:57:15 +0000

Everyone in the world should see this video maybe the insanity of destroying ourselves would abate. I believe the only way to end this plastic nightmare is through the legeslative process. Outlaw single use plastic containers, if it can’t break down don’t make it. But the lobbyists would fight it so many billions are made on plastic, it is in everything we purchase. Oh and I think this was made before the gulf oil spill.

By: Billie

Billie — Thu, 20 May 2010 13:48:00 +0000

I was in complete amazement that the gull ate the plastic garbage bag. Wow! I turned it off shortly after that because I couldn't watch any more. It only increases my dedication to reduce garbage. .-= Billie´s last blog ..Making the rounds with Oscar =-.

By: graceonline

graceonline — Thu, 20 May 2010 08:13:50 +0000

Amazing. I posted this intensely disturbing video on my blog Monday, when I told my readers I was taking your challenge this week. We're gathering our plastics, bit by bit. So far, at the close of day 3, we have very little in the collection bag. We've been cutting back for several weeks, so I'm a little concerned I won't have that much to show, but we have four days to go. Who knows what will turn up? Goodness knows we have plenty of plastics still to shed from our daily habits. .-= graceonline´s last blog ..Did you shower today? =-.

By: Amber

Amber — Thu, 20 May 2010 04:59:47 +0000

Thank you, Beth, for your balanced approach and your voice. Because I often want to hide and eat the fudge cake. But that really does no one any good. .-= Amber´s last blog ..Scare Tactics =-.

By: Lara S.

Lara S. — Thu, 20 May 2010 03:17:59 +0000

A good new, is that other biology students and I are going to give a workshop for children about garbage and its impact :)
Today I watched this video, then went to the class where we had to decide what our workshop would be about. So I was completely… desperate, somehow, to do it about plastic garbage. But it wasn’t that easy because you also have to keep in mind to whom the workshop will be given, their age and their economic situation. I mean, I was decided the workshop would be about consumerism, but then found out we were going to do it in a poor neighborhood, so we changed it. But it will still be about garbage. So I’m happy with this.