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 ABOUTfeatured: 30 Best Snorkeling Blogs Fun Ways to enjoy the caribbeanJun 3, 09 Comments Off
 trash-in-curacao Good evening folks, something really different for you all this evening. I am starting a new project which will involve “the other side of Curacao” the stuff we all wish would just go away but only seems to be getting worse. Topics I will be chasing are trashed and polluted beaches, effects of global warming on our corals, illegal dumping of raw sewage and of course the oil refinery we have here. Yeah I know everywhere has these problems but I am in hopes that I can help raise awareness in our area and spark some interest in getting some of this stuff cleaned up. Our environment is really taking a beating right now, not just here but everywhere and everyday no matter where I go it seems like I am knee deep in trash and just want to show you a bit of Curacao that others never see, it’s like they say “not all that glitters is gold” This is Playa Ascension, one of the most beautiful area’s in Curacao if you can see past the insane amount of trash. Believe it or not this used to be one of the top turtle breeding areas on the island but with the trash the way it is clogging the beach the poor turtles can’t find a safe place to lay their eggs? We had to keep the dogs on their leashes here this morning as the water is very polluted and the trash as you can see is everywhere. There is good news, for the past year or more groups have been coming here and bagging trash, not on this side but on the other. When we were on the other side this morning we photographed a pile of tires that had been removed from the water and were waiting to be picked up. So if any of you locals are looking for a clean-up project this is good place to start, give me a ring and I will lend a helping hand as well.
Aimee is telling me to hurry as she is taking me somewhere for dinner and won’t tell me where?? Talk to you all tomorrow, Barry
06-03-2009
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