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Reef Safe Sunscreen

On May 1st 2018 Hawaii passed a historic bill banning the sale of sunscreens containing oxybenzone and octinoxate.  Both chemicals are known to cause coral bleaching.  Reef safe sunscreen and SPF protective clothing are readily available.

Coral reefs have three important economic impacts – protecting coasts from erosion, promoting a diverse and healthy ocean, and of course tourism.  Without coral, our life and livelihood will be severely challenged.

Save Our Coral Reefs! Reef Safe Sunscreen
Save Our Coral Reefs! Reef Safe Sunscreen – Image credit: Toby Hudson (Wikimedia Commons)

 

 

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Plastic Attack

Have you ever heard of a plastic attack?  Also known as a shop and drop, it is a demonstration where people protest against excessive supermarket plastic packaging by buying their products and leaving all the packaging behind.  They are taking the world by storm, from Ireland to the Netherlands.

We don't need to cover our planet in plastic!
We don’t need to cover our planet in plastic!  Image from clairesnaturefriendlylife on Instagram.

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