Monterey Bay Aquarium Seafood Watch Guides ~ choosing an environmentally sound catch

If you’re conscious of what you eat and worry about over-fishing and other questionable environmental practices in parts of the fishing industry, the Monterey Bay Aquarium has Seafood Watch Guides that can help you choose. I found one in a display next to the door of a locally owned shop.  If you don’t happen upon [...]

Smile Train ~ Tropical Charity

When it comes to heart-warming charities whose impact is immediately obvious with two simple photos, it doesn’t get any better than The Smile Train.  They are "The World’s Leading Cleft Charity." It’s an amazing cause, but I’m worried a bit that they’re using the same tropical-address-label fundraising efforts as everybody else (click to enlarge): Yes, [...]

Corelle dinnerware ~ the harshest paradisiacal conditions

This ad has nothing to do with the product: Yes, it’s Corelle glass dinnerware.  And it looks like it was discarded into the great floating trash abyss in the Pacific.  And does anybody really think of this type of underwater coral/fish scene as "the harshest conditions"? This one came from the January/February issue of Elle [...]

Creatures from the depths of the oceans video

Some amazing creatures await:   Right?

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