Oceans

We are choking our planet on plastic

Chrystal Biodiversity, Environment, Oceans, Plastic, Water June 17, 2023July 8, 2023#breakfreefromplastic, #SoNoToSingleUse, Climate crisis, plastic, Plastic Free July, Plastic waste, Sustainability, sustainable lifestyle

Is ocean plastic going to be humankind’s legacy?

Chrystal Environment, Oceans, Plastic, Pollution June 6, 2023May 27, 20235 gyres, gyres, ocean plastic, plastic free, Plastic waste, Sustainability, sustainable lifestyle, sustainable living, The Great Pacific Garbage Patch

View of beach with close up on plastic trash

The sun’s out, time to hit the beach! Watch out for the wave of plastic as it crashes to the shore! We can all ensure ocean plastic isn’t humankind’s legacy!

The climate isn’t changing, it’s a natural cycle…

Chrystal Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Science, Oceans March 1, 2022February 25, 2022Apsidal precession, Axial precession, Eccentricity, El Nino, La Nina, Milankovitch Cycles, Obliquity, Precession, Solar Cycles, trade winds

The sun preeking over the edge of the Earth as seen from space

Whether it’s through a conversation with a climate change denier (or now a more accurate description is a climate delayer and distractor), you’ve likely tried to answer questions about the Earth’s natural climate cycles. Maybe these are

Denim Microfibers in the Ocean

Chrystal Oceans, Pollution, YouTube Channel February 25, 2022February 25, 2022denim, Fashion, fashion industry, fashion industry pollution, Fast fashion, indigo denim, jeans, microfibers, microplastic, ocean plastic, pollutants, pollution, raw denim, sustainable fashion, sustainable fashion brands, synthetic dye, washing denim

It’s not just our closets getting clogged with too much denim—the ocean is, too.

The Great Funding Facade for the Reef

Chrystal Climate Change, Oceans, YouTube Channel February 8, 2022February 8, 2022Climate Change, Climate crisis, conservation, Global Warming, Great Barrier Reef, marine conservation, marine ecosystems, ocean acidification, ocean plastic, Oceans, Sustainability, sustainable, sustainable lifestyle, sustainable living

This natural wonderland is the world’s largest living coral reef.

Even if you don’t “ocean wash” your jeans, your jeans are in the ocean

Chrystal Energy Consumption, Environment, Fashion, Oceans, Personal Care, Sustainability, Sustainable Wardrobe, Water January 18, 2022January 18, 2022anthropogenic modified cellulose, anthropogenic pollution, Canadian Arctic Archipelago, denim, indigo denim, Laurentian Great Lakes, microfibers, raw denim, washing denim, wastewater treatment plants

Person wearing blue denim jeans and hiking boots, only showing their legs as they look at a beach

Do you own a pair of jeans? Or two?? Most of the western world believes denim jeans to be a wardrobe staple; a fundamental item; a necessity. Denim jeans have often been quoted as the single most

Ocean Facts and Mysteries

Chrystal Global Warming, Oceans, YouTube Channel October 1, 2021October 1, 2021bottom trawler fishing, bycatch, Climate Change, Climate crisis, Climate Science, fishing, Global Warming, mangroves, ocean acidification, ocean plastic, Oceans, overfishing, Plastic pollution, wetlands

The ocean isn’t just beautiful to look at and listen to, and home to the most incredible living things on the planet. It is absolutely an essential part of our climate regulation system, holds one of the nine planetary boundaries we should not cross, and without it, life would cease on Planet Earth.

Quick Fire Stats from the Depths of the Ocean

Chrystal Biodiversity, Carbon Sequestration, Climate Science, Emissions, Food, Oceans September 28, 2021September 28, 2021Bottom trawling, Carbon Sequestration, eutrophication, kelp, mangroves, Mariana Trench, nuclear testing, ocean acidification, Planetary Boundaries, plastic, Plastic waste

There’s some pretty well-known facts about the ocean and the impacts it will experience on account of the climate crisis. But additionally, there are some really interesting lesser known stats around the way our warming planet will affect ocean health, that of the creatures living within it, and indeed our human health, too.

Are there really plenty of fish in the sea?

Meghan Food, Oceans, Sustainability, Water August 24, 2021August 24, 2021aquaculture, Billion Oyster Project, bycatch, Marine Stewardship Council, overfishing, seafood watch, sustainable seafood, Trawling

With an anticipated 10 billion people expected to inhabit the planet by 2050, the demand for animal protein will increase by 52 percent making sustainable and healthy approaches to feeding the world more critical than ever before.

8 Places You’d Be Surprised To Find Plastic…But It’s There!

Chrystal Environment, Food, Oceans, Personal Care, Pollution, Recycling, Women July 13, 2021August 2, 2021#breakfreefromplastic, #plasticfreejuly, BPA in receipts, chewing gum, fatberg, glitter, hidden plastic, loose leaf tea, menstrual products, plastic free, Plastic Free July, plastic in salt, plastic in sunscreen, Plastic pollution, Plastic waste, receipts, salt, sewer blockages, sunscreen, sunscreen ingredients, tea bags, wet wipes, wipes causing sewer blockages

One of the most challenging changes to make in our lives is removing plastic. But the thing is, it’s also one of the most impactful changes you can make!

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