Here is a little good news via TreeHugger with regard to dumping refuse into the Mediterranean Sea, it is officially now prohibited. Ok, so, why did it take so long to make it ‘official’? Well, they wanted to have a few brains behind the , so they spent recent years establishing services to haul away trash from ports around the coast. Makes sense, right? I think most practical people know that if you want your scheme to have any hope of success, you have to try to make it easier for people to do the right thing. Oh yeah, and then when they don’t you just fine the bejesus out of them.

So, here’s to the United Nations Environment Programme and their attempt to make a small dent in the ocean plaguing this planet.

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