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cstanleytech

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27. Well we can't exactly clean it up we can however reduce what we are currently producing.
Sat Mar 2, 2019, 06:41 PM
Mar 2019

The pollution that's down there though is just going to have to clean itself up on its own which it will but it will probably take hundreds if not thousands of years but it will eventually happen.

Simply Disturbing CDerekGo Mar 2019 #1
The next cataclysmic extinction may "help" SoCalDem Mar 2019 #2
No it's not. Only 800 to 2000 years! defacto7 Mar 2019 #6
Bush made sure to ruin Mesopotamia and its relics. littlemissmartypants Mar 2019 #17
Tis true. defacto7 Mar 2019 #19
I watched the televised bombs and cried my paleontology, archaeology, littlemissmartypants Mar 2019 #29
I feel exacty the same. defacto7 Mar 2019 #33
Exactly. littlemissmartypants Mar 2019 #40
Good point leftieNanner Mar 2019 #11
At least many areas are going away from plastic bags. Those and 1 use bottles are the WORST. oldsoftie Mar 2019 #15
My city has banned plastic grocery bags completely leftieNanner Mar 2019 #16
Our locality has banned single-use grocery bags, as well. BobTheSubgenius Mar 2019 #31
Damn, thats an ambitious community!! oldsoftie Mar 2019 #36
I wish we could put pressure on tosh Mar 2019 #20
Well we can't exactly clean it up we can however reduce what we are currently producing. cstanleytech Mar 2019 #27
Frightening malaise Mar 2019 #3
Remember that "kid" who invented the sweeper system to get rid of the plastics in our oceans? ProudLib72 Mar 2019 #5
but the focus needs to be on the source first. 90% of ocean plastic comes from 10 rivers. oldsoftie Mar 2019 #10
The tube sweeper broke and was being towed in for repairs littlemissmartypants Mar 2019 #12
I don't see that as a reason to throw in the towel on the project ProudLib72 Mar 2019 #37
I think it's just in for repairs. littlemissmartypants Mar 2019 #39
Whew! I took your last post to mean we should just give up on the sweeper ProudLib72 Mar 2019 #41
Its "Silent Spring" of the deep. BSdetect Mar 2019 #4
Sadly, you are so right. I don't know if there is enough international will Evolve Dammit Mar 2019 #25
K&R for exposure diva77 Mar 2019 #7
We're doomed, Pantagruel Mar 2019 #8
So we go to the China "one child" rule? oldsoftie Mar 2019 #13
Actually two children works for worldwide population reductions and surprisingly fast n/t. airplaneman Mar 2019 #18
In the US, most of our population growth lately is coming from immigration crazycatlady Mar 2019 #32
Yes, lots of folks on the right dont like the fact that our economic growth is tied to immigration. oldsoftie Mar 2019 #35
I am a crazy cat man airplaneman Mar 2019 #43
see this cat lady has no current cats crazycatlady Mar 2019 #44
These substances are surgically inserted in to humans every day littlemissmartypants Mar 2019 #9
What unregulated medical devices? Volaris Mar 2019 #23
You are not correct. littlemissmartypants Mar 2019 #28
fucking republicans certainot Mar 2019 #14
to understand KT2000 Mar 2019 #21
Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe Mar 2019 #22
Horrifying. SunSeeker Mar 2019 #24
Humans need to stop using the seas and oceans as a garbage democratisphere Mar 2019 #26
I've been reading about plastic pollution for years bearssoapbox Mar 2019 #30
Yes, I think we are MLAA Mar 2019 #34
Compostable and biodegradable cold and hot drink cups are available. Blue_true Mar 2019 #42
Sad!! Demovictory9 Mar 2019 #38
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