Which would you like first; the good news or the bad news? I guess I’ll be choosing for you. I’ll list the good news last so that you finish reading this post on a positive note.

THE BAD NEWS… facing the facts:

• Atlantic Plastic Garbage Patch Found
  “Our job now is to let people know that plastic ocean pollution is a global problem — it unfortunately is not confined to a single patch,” Cummins said.
  “Humanity’s plastic footprint is probably more dangerous than its carbon footprint,” he said.
  (Article posted on Friday April 16, 2010)
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THE GOOD NEWS:

• First Community in Ontario to ban plastic shopping bags? Sioux Lookout Success: they are implementing a bylaw to ban single use plastic shopping bags and they are at the point where they are requesting public input.
  (Posted on Friday, April 23, 2010)
• Nova Scotia becomes First Province to Ban Bottled Water
  (Posted on April 26, 2010)