In a bid to halt the progression of waste and pollution cluttering the planet, the European Commission has announced the publication of a Green Paper focusing on a "European strategy on...
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
March 23, 2013
In a move that enjoyed wide support in the European Union parliament, a new proposal was introduced last week which would list chemicals with endocrine disrupting properties as "substances of...
March 23, 2013
A statistical breakdown of the costs of plastic bottle usage from the Hidden Cost Series.
March 13, 2013
Recently, a study by scientist Justin Teeguarden has been circulating the news due to its claim that bisphenol A is not a significant threat to the human body. Tom Philpott of Mother Jones...
March 12, 2013
San Francisco, writes Forbes contributor Amy Westervelt, is a city of wide-ranging choice when it comes to take away food. Food trucks, online delivery websites, and independent food...
March 11, 2013
The Raw Story reported on Thursday last week that a 4.5 ton sperm whale washed up on a beach in Spain last week dead and in an extremely emaciated state, and upon further examination, it...
March 06, 2013
The Center for Health, Environment, and Justice reports that a recent shareholders meeting of the Walt Disney Company in Phoenix, Arizona was met with protesters who demanded that the company...
March 05, 2013
New research suggests that there is a connection between bisphenol A and asthma in small children according to a new study from the Mailman School of Public Health. Mark Hoffman of Science...
March 04, 2013
An article on Grist last week shared the findings of a new study which have found bisphenol A contamination in a number of products -- a result which is unfortunately becoming...
March 04, 2013
In an unsettling turn of events this weekend, Coca-Cola has won a Federal court case in Australia against a Northern Territory recycling scheme which was poised to help reduce the number of...