The Environmental Health Network’s next meeting will feature Beth Terry, author of the popular blog MyPlasticFreeLife.com and new book Plastic-Free: How I Kicked the Plastic Habit and How You Can Too.
 
What is your plastic footprint?  Take a walk through your house and notice how much plastic has infused our way of life.  From plastic-packaged food in the kitchen to toothbrushes and shampoo in the bathroom, from the carpet on the floor to the clothes in our closets, and all the gadgets we use each day, our world is full of plastic.
Although some …

The California drought is ending and Petaluma’s beautiful wetlands have turned from mud to lake.  This peaceful place alongside the Petaluma River, with a 2 mile walking/biking trail around it, may disappear.  An asphalt company, Dutra, plans to establish a plant right next to here.  The courts have ruled it valid but the fight is not over yet.
Save Shollenberger Park!

Harmful Algae Blooms – US Distribution
http://www.redtide.whoi.edu/hab/habdistribution/habmap.html
Marine Biotoxins
“…. four HAB problems that are under investigation at the Northwest Fisheries Science Center
http://www.nwfsc.noaa.gov/hab/biotoxins.htm
The Marine Mammal Center?
http://www.tmmc.org/