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Plastic Pollution

Pre-production plastic pellets are melted down and used in the manufacturing of the plastic products that we use everyday. These pellets enter the environment and are frequently found in areas of marine debris concentration (Courtesy of NOAA Marine Debris Program CC BY 2.0 via Flickr).

How to create a ‘world without waste’? Here are the plastic industry’s ideas – Grist Magazine

Art + Science

Lena River Veins: Image of the Lena River Delta in Russia, derived from a high-resolution stereo digital elevation model (by Daniel Coe CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 via Flickr).

Daniel Coe’s Astonishing River Cartography – Orion

Sand Mining

Mining is removing sand from coastal sites, such as this one in Colombia, faster than natural processes can replenish it (photo © Nelson Rangel-Buitrago)

Sand trafficking: a scourge that is worsening in Latin America – El Nuevo Siglo | Insight Crime

Sea-Level Rise

Conversation (by tzejen CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 via Flickr).

Is there a wrong way to talk about climate change? – Grist Magazine

Coastal Care JR

Screenshot from Long Story Shorts: How Does Fish Poop Keep Our World in Balance? by Hakai Institute via Youtube.

Long Story Shorts: How Does Fish Poop Keep Our World in Balance? – Hakai Institute

Ecosystem Destruction

Polyethylene heat welded sculpture made to demonstrate the great Oceanic Gyres created by waste. This artwork is part of a collection titled "The creation of Plastikos" (by Simon MAX Bannister, CC BY 3.0 via Wikimedia).

Surprising Creatures Lurk in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch – Scientific American

Shoreline Armoring

An aerial view of the damage Hurricane Ike inflicted upon Gilchrist, Texas (by Jocelyn Augusitno/FEMA, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons).

Shelter from the Storm – Science

Problematic Development

Nap Time, Punaluu Beach, Hawaii (by Al Case CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 via Flickr).

Controversial Punalu‘u project on Big Island set back as contested case moves ahead – Kaua’i Now