Read, Watch, and Take Action to Stop Plastic Pollution
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FEBRUARY 2021
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Dear John,
February brings many opportunities to get involved to stop plastic
pollution. It’s World Cancer Prevention Month and Black History Month, so
read on for the latest news on those topics and how to learn more and take
action from our Coalition members.
Don’t forget to sign up for our health-focused February webinar: WILL
HUMANITY SURVIVE PLASTIC POLLUTION? TOXIC IMPACT OF PLASTICS’ CHEMICALS
ON FERTILITY [7] discussing how plastics and endocrine-disrupting chemicals
are contributing to decreased sperm counts and fertility, which is sure to
be a fascinating and sobering topic.
Onward to a more just, equitable world free of plastic pollution,
Julia Cohen, MPH
Co-Founder & Managing Director
Plastic Pollution Coalition
TAKE ACTION
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California: Tell Governor Gavin Newsom to Make Foodware Accessories Upon
Request
Join Plastic Pollution Coalition, Habits of Waste, the Center for Oceanic
Awareness, Research, and Education, and 35 other organizations in asking
Governor Gavin Newsom to sign an emergency executive order to make foodware
accessories upon request. Add your name. [8]
Support the Ocean Climate Action Plan
Join Blue Frontier, the Center for the Blue Economy, and many others in
supporting the Ocean Climate Action Plan. Sign the petition. [9]
Tell Whole Foods: Take Single-Use Plastic Packaging off Your Shelves
Join U.S. PIRGS, Environment America, and others in calling on Whole Foods
to eliminate single-use plastic packaging for their stores. Add your name.
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COALITION NEWS
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_Here's a roundup of the latest news and updates from Coalition members. We
want to hear from you! __Please send us your updates. _ [12]
* __Not a member yet? Click here to join. [13]
* Search the member directory [14] to find organization and business
members in your area.
GLOBAL
* Watch: Webinar on Global Human Health & Ocean Pollution: A Conversation
with Dr. Phil Landrigan
* Register: Attend H2OO's 2021 Policy Advocacy Retreat March 19-21
* Read: The ACC's Deception in Greenpeace’s Numbers Report
* Read: New Harvard Study Shows Air Pollution from Burning Fossil Fuels
Responsible for 1/5 Deaths in the World
* WATCH: ULTRAMARINE LIVE, the Ocean Action Summit
* WATCH: JOIN HEIRS TO OUR OCEANS AND STR8JACKET IN A POWERFUL STORY OF
ISOLATION, CONSUMERISM, GREED, AND MOST OF ALL, HOPE [15]
CARIBBEAN
* JOIN BE WASTE WISE FOR MANAGING WASTE IN THE CARRIBEAN - FEB. 19 [16]
MEXICO
* MEXICO CITY BAN ON SINGLE-USE PLASTICS TAKES EFFECT [17]
NETHERLANDS
* DUTCH ENVIRONMENTAL MOVEMENT WELCOMES DEPOSIT RETURN SYSTEM FOR BEVERAGE
CANS [18]
NIGERIA
* NIGERIA JOINS FORCES WITH WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM TO FIGHT PLASTIC
POLLUTION [19]
MALDIVES
* THE MALDIVES TO BAN SINGLE-USE PLASTICS BY 2023 [20]
UNITED KINGDOM
* THESE PHOTOS BY BRITISH PHOTOGRAPHER MANDY BARKER WILL MAKE YOU THINK
TWICE ABOUT PLASTIC [21]
UNITED STATES
* St. James Parish, Louisiana: Resisting the Formosa Plastics Plant
Thanks to PPC business member Ben & Jerry’s Ice Cream for highlighting
environmental racism in the U.S. TAKE ACTION WITH THE LOUISIANA BUCKET
BRIGADE.
* SIGN ON: ADD YOUR ORGANIZATION AND TELL CONGRESS TO SUPPORT STIMULUS +
FUNDING BILLS TO REDUCE PLASTIC POLLUTION [22]
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POWER SHIFT NETWORK: YOUTH ACTIVISM + GRASSROOTS FUNDRAISING IS
INSTRUMENTAL TO BUILDING THE FUTURE WE WANT TO SEE [23]
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APPALACHIA’S NATURAL GAS COUNTIES: HOW DREAMS OF JOBS AND PROSPERITY
TURNED INTO ALMOST NOTHING [24]
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REGISTER: 2021 PLASTICS POLICY ROUNDUP FROM UPSTREAM [25]
* IN LOS ANGELES, CA? LEARN AND TAKE ACTION:
* REFILL & REUSE BUSINESSES ADAPT TO COVID-19 [26]
* RECORK PROGRAM SPOTLIGHTS CORK RECYCLING [27]
* COUNCILMEMBERS KORETZ, KREKORIAN INTRODUCE MOTION TO CUT FOOD DELIVERY
PLASTICS [28]
* TELL YOUR LA LEGISLATORS TO SUPPORT #SKIPTHESTUFF [29]
LATEST BLOG POSTS
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_Read the latest news from our blog. [31]_
* More than 250 Organizations Urge President Biden and Congress to Invest
$1.3 Billion in Congressional Stimulus and Funding Bills to Address the
Plastic Pollution Crisis
* California: Stop the Plastic Pandemic and Make Foodware Accessories Upon
Request
* On National Cancer Prevention Day, Learn Cross-Sector Strategies for
Cancer Prevention
* NEW SURVEY SHOWS BROAD PUBLIC SUPPORT FOR REDUCING PLASTIC POLLUTION,
IMPROVING RECYCLING, AND HOLDING MANUFACTURERS RESPONSIBLE [32]
IN THE NEWS
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_Check out our Press Room. [34] _
We’re building a database of Media Experts from our Coalition. If you
would like to be listed please, send us an email.
* Toxins in Plastic Blamed for Health, Environment Hazards
Al Jeezera
* THE ULTRAMARINE OCEAN SUMMIT AIMS TO PROMOTE OCEAN CONSERVATION [35]
[35] [35]Forbes
* THE NEW ENVIRONMENTALISM MUST DEMAND SYSTEMIC CHANGE [36]
[36]TruthOut
* WHY BUSINESSES MUST MIND WASTE AS A MEASURE OF SUSTAINABLE SUCCESS [37]
[37] [37]_Medium_
CONNECT WITH US
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Connect with us at these online events. You can also CONNECT WITH US on
LinkedIn by visiting OUR TEAM PAGE. [38]
February 24 Webinar: Will Humanity Survive Plastic Pollution?
__- Shanna Swan, PhD, environmental and reproductive epidemiologist
- Dr. Pete Myers, Founder and Chief Scientist of Environmental Health
Sciences
- Moderated by Dianna Cohen, Co-Founder & CEO of Plastic Pollution
Coalition
CONTACT
_Send us an email! We need your voice and support. _
DONATE
_Donate to support our work to stop plastic pollution._
YOUR DONATION MAKES A DIFFERENCE.
DONATE [39]
#PLASTICPOLLUTES
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PLASTIC POLLUTION COALITION is a growing global alliance of individuals,
organizations, businesses, and policymakers working toward a world free of
plastic pollution and its toxic impacts on humans, animals, waterways,
oceans, and the environment. Plastic Pollution Coalition is a project of
Earth Island Institute, a 501(c)3, non-profit organization, organized and
existing under the laws of California (Federal Tax ID #94-2889684).
PLASTIC POLLUTION COALITION
4401A Connecticut Avenue NW #143
Washington, DC 20008
[email protected]
(323) 936-3010
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