A story in the Santa Fe New Mexican today tells the story of fifth grader Sofia Ortiz who, along with a group of twenty students, proposed to the city council to ban plastic bags in Santa Fe....
Sabrina Russo
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Sabrina Russo is the News Editor of the Plastic Free Times. An undergraduate at the University of St Andrews, Scotland, she is currently working towards her MA Hons in Social Anthropology. Her interest in conservation began through a four year volunteering position with the Monterey Bay Aquarium, as a Guest Interpreter, and she has been working to bridge the gap between science and the public ever since. She has worked as an Outreach Coordinator for the Plastic Pollution Coalition, and has contributed to the marketing of Sea Studios Foundation's "Strange Days on Planet Earth" through research identifying target audiences.
Posts by Sabrina Russo
August 10, 2012
Tell the California Legislature it is time to ban...
August 10, 2012
Taking some responsibility for the ecological disaster that has just occurred in Hong Kong, the company Sinopec made a media appearance after a 17 day silence, revealing that it had set aside HK$...
August 03, 2012
According to an article published on io9.com, IV bags --used to deliver medicine directly into the veins of many hospital patients-- have been found to contain phthalates which can cause diabetes...
August 03, 2012
In a recent story from National Public Radio's show "All Things Considered," John Hamilton raises an interesting debate that surrounds the plastics industry. He discusses the growing...
July 31, 2012
As the result of a second recorded rise in plastic bag usage per year, the Guardian reports that Environmental groups in England are pushing even harder for a tax to be implemented. The article...
July 30, 2012
The after effects of Typhoon Vincent are bringing in a deadly wave of pollution to the beaches of Hong Kong. Sacks of pre-production plastic pellets (nurdles) that were lost at sea are covering...
July 29, 2012
Green activist group Greener Upon Thames is campaigning at the London 2012 Olympics to encourage visitors to refuse single use plastic bags during the games. According to the organization, the...
July 23, 2012
In an article posted to Forbes recently, a carbonated beverage company's CEO has proclaimed that bottled beverages should be eliminated, and is championing the cause with his own firm. Daniel...
July 20, 2012
In response to the United States Food and Drug Administration's recent ban on the chemical bisphenol-A, a geneticist at Washington State University has declared that this ban gives the false...