A pot whale which was found dead at the southern Spanish coast last march was now revealed to have died because of trying to digest plastic.
Inside the digestive systems of the whale 17 kilos of plastic rubbish were found.


"We found an entire greenhouse in it`s stomache" said the head of the scientific center Renaud de Stephanis

a 30 squaremeter plastic sheet (used in greenhouses) several garden hoses and flower pots were found in the whale.

These are commonly used in vegetable green houses on the southern Spanish coast. It is therefor very likely that these green houses are responsible for the enviormental damage by disposing their plastic waste in the the mediterane ocean.

http://www.spiegel.de/wissenschaft/natur...87845.html

Isn't that a shame.

Ironic huh?

Why did it eat someones greenhouse?

(March 9, 2013 at 2:49 pm)Insanity x Wrote: Why did it eat someones greenhouse?

I believe that the way by which a whale gathers zooplankton is enough to explain.

(March 15, 2013 at 8:46 am)C3P0 Wrote: I believe that the way by which a whale gathers zooplankton is enough to explain.

Well I guess if you leave plankton in your garden then your greenhouse is fair game.

I understand TGAC. No one seems to be interested in cleaning up our mess in the oceans. As Zen often says "the oceans die, we as a species die"

(March 15, 2013 at 9:43 am)KichigaiNeko Wrote: I understand TGAC. No one seems to be interested in cleaning up our mess in the oceans. As Zen often says "the oceans die, we as a species die"

That's quite a hyperbole. There are some people who are very passionate about the well-being of the planet, but the vast majority don't care much for it.

FFS, C3PO. Not every comment I make is directed to you.

I can't help but think of Douglas Adams' tale of the whale and the petunias and chuckle guiltily.


And, yes, I agree with Kichi and Zen.