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Why are plastic bags bad for the environment?80

Why are plastic bags bad for the environment?

Why do we need to worry about using plastic bags? This article takes a look into the dangers of plastic pollution and the risks to the environment and wildlife.

20 comments    beach environment bags
San Franciscso History:  Sutro Baths and Beyond:  A Personal Memoir78

San Franciscso History: Sutro Baths and Beyond: A Personal Memoir

San Francisco's Sutro Baths and ice rink; memoir of a bygone era. Article includes descriptions of nearby amusements of the day.

16 comments    recreation history beach
Historic Route 66 and Interstate 40: Traveling Across Western States81

Historic Route 66 and Interstate 40: Traveling Across Western States

This is a memoir about driving to California, and then back to Oklahoma in August 2009. Alicia Harrell shares her personal experience traveling across Western states as a fun vacation.

2 comments    travel vacation america
See-Through Animals79

See-Through Animals

This articles contains pictures and information about some of the see-through animals found in the water sources of Earth.

4 comments    water species shrimp
Pacific Ocean Plastic Patch71

Pacific Ocean Plastic Patch

The plastic pollution problem in the Pacific Ocean, known as the Great Pacific Garbage Patch is a term that is used to describe the dumping ground of human activities. It shows a complete lack of responsibility of humans to properly manage waste or properly manage the environment.

0 comments    great pacific patch
Plastic Poem is about plastic pollution72

Plastic Poem is about plastic pollution

Inspired by David de Rothschild's Plastiki Expedition, which is currently making its epic journey across the Pacific Ocean and passing through the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, an area twice the size of Texas made up mainly of floating plastic...

32 comments    poetry beach texas
Angling at the Pacifica Pier in Northern California73

Angling at the Pacifica Pier in Northern California

One of the best fishing locations in California is located just a few miles south of San Francisco in the city of Pacifica. The Rev. Herschell Harkins Memorial Pacifica Pier (also known as “Pacifica Pier”), located at Sharp Park Beach, extends a quarter-mile (400m) west into the Pacific Ocean and is in the form of an L-shape. Several Bait & Tackle shops are located within the vicinity of the pier and offer better selections at cheaper prices for anglers rather than...

2 comments    travel sports video
Atacama desert, the driest place on Earth83

Atacama desert, the driest place on Earth

The Atacama desert looks like it's on another planet. There hasn't been significant rain in parts of it for over 300 years.

5 comments    salt south america desert
Glass Fishing Floats73

Glass Fishing Floats

Glass floats, glass fishing floats, glass buoys or Japanese fishing floats as they are sometimes called, are beautiful works of art created partly by man and partly by mother nature. They are usually spherical balls of glass varying widely in color...

3 comments    beach fishing glass
How to Survive a Vacation in Hawaii83

How to Survive a Vacation in Hawaii

Travel agents and guide books alike will tell you of the beauty of Hawaii: the year-round neon greenery, the healing Pacific Ocean, the buttery tropical breezes, and the excess of exotic fruit. All good and fine, but take it from me, what you need...

22 comments    travel fun vacation
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