Pacific Environment
Working to promote a healthy climate 🌏, reduce pollution 📉 and conserve biodiversity 🐠🐙🐋 for an equitable and thriving future ✨.
- Stay tuned for Pacific Environment’s fresh new look! Bold, modern and inspired by the Pacific, the new design will tell our story and reflect our mission, vision and values. 🌊 Don’t want to miss the announcement? Sign up for our newsletter at: www.pacificenvironment.org
- The @ceh found 28 shampoos and other products sold on Amazon with Cocamide DEA in it — which has been found to cause liver and kidney cancers. This #WorldCancerDay, let's pressure Amazon to stop selling #shampoos with this carcinogen! actionnetwork.org/letters/tell...
- 💥 NEW BLOG 💥 Our team launched a campaign to integrate environmental education into one of Vietnam’s most culturally significant moments: Lunar New Year (Tết). 🌱 Learn how our team is sharing best practices to celebrate a #ZeroWaste Tết both online & in primary schools: bit.ly/zerowastetet
- If you're in need of some hope and inspiring REAL solutions, watch @plasticpollutes.bsky.social's #TEDxGreatPacificGarbagePatch, out now! 💡👇
- Today is #RefuseSingleUseDay. But let’s be clear: the responsibility to "refuse" shouldn't rest on individuals at the checkout counter—it must start in corporate boardrooms and in policy forums. We cannot recycle our way out of a crisis created by overproduction.
- In Alaska and the Arctic, excessive shipping emissions have damaged the ocean and atmosphere, raised temperatures & harmed surrounding ecosystems. 🏔️ But it’s not too late. There’s still time to make a difference in 2025! Make a gift to protect the Arctic today: pacificenvironment.org/Holiday2025
- Something big is coming soon to Pacific Environment… 👀 Learn more about how we are working to: 🌍 Promote a healthy climate 📉 Reduce pollution 🐢 Conserve biodiversity Stay tuned for more!
- Something new is on the way! 🎉 Check out a sneak peek of what’s coming to Pacific Environment… We’re honored you are here with us on our mission to build a cleaner, more just future for all. 💚 Are you ready to join us? Stay tuned!
- Plastic doesn’t belong in our wild places! A new report by #5Gyres found that nearly 85% of trash recorded in U.S. National Parks is PLASTIC.‼️ The 2025 #PlasticFreeParks TrashBlitz analyzed more than 23,660 pieces of trash ➡️ 5gyres.org/plasticfreeparks!
- We are working to end the world’s dependence on single-use #plastics. We: 🫙Work with grassroots partners to transition toward reuse systems 📣Advocate for a strong global #PlasticsTreaty Donate today! All gifts will be DOUBLED through the end of 2025. 🌏 pacificenvironment.org/Holiday2025
- Reposted by Pacific Environment#UNEA7 🌍 is ending in #Nairobi with only a handful of agreed resolutions and a failed attempt at multilateralism. The most constructive parts happened on the sidelines, including events and actions 🙌 about the #PlasticsTreaty. Read our statement here: www.breakfreefromplastic.org/2025/12/12/u...
- 💥 BREAKING: New briefing from Basel Action Network & The Last Beach Cleanup exposes that CA is exporting a massive amount of plastic-contaminated paper waste to countries that have banned the import of that waste. Learn more: wiki.ban.org/images/8/8f/...
- Reposted by Pacific EnvironmentThe chance to deliver a treaty that helps to end the plastic pollution crisis is still on the table. Ambitious countries have yet to use all the tools at their disposal, including voting, to secure real progress.
- Check out our new op-ed co-authored with @breakfreefromplastic.org & @plasticpollutes.bsky.social outlining why the #PlasticsTreaty negotiations have stalled by design until now, and what the path forward looks like at UNEA-7 and beyond! 👇
- #GivingTuesday isn’t over yet. NOW is your chance to create a lasting impact for the environmental issues you care about most: ✔️ Protecting the #ocean ✔️ Finding solutions to #climate change ✔️ Cleaning up plastic #pollution Make a gift to show your commitment: pacificenvironment.org/Holiday2025
- #GivingTuesday is here! We need your help to ensure a healthier future for people & our planet as we face global challenges like #plastic pollution. Can we fix the issues threatening our oceans & communities? The best hope we have is YOU. Make your gift today: pacificenvironment.org/Holiday2025
- Over 160 civil society organizations are calling for real leadership in the #PlasticsTreaty negotiations. The next Chair must restore trust, keep the process transparent, and shut the door on vested interests. A strong treaty depends on it. READ: bit.ly/4peJZps
- #GivingTuesday begins TOMORROW! Celebrate our beautiful planet by making your gift today. Pacific Environment is committed to fixing some of the world’s most challenging environmental issues. 🌎 Get a head start by making your gift with Pacific Environment today: pacificenvironment.org/Holiday2025
- Did you know: Common household items purchased online may contain hazardous substances and toxic chemicals like #PFAS, phthalates and lead? ☣️ This #CyberMonday, learn how to protect yourself and take action to call for better e-commerce regulations. 🔗 Learn more: bit.ly/4oeoQKw
- ⚠️ #GivingTuesday is nearly here! This holiday season, we are working to turn the tide on climate change, ocean pollution & more. But the question still remains: Can we fix the issues facing our environment? Only if we work together. 🌏 Make a gift for #Holiday2025 today: bit.ly/4nn5SB9
- Shopping on #CyberMonday? 📦 Check out our new blog highlighting the growing presence of toxic chemicals found in online products, how to protect yourself and what organizations around the world are doing to make online shopping safer. 📣 Learn more: bit.ly/4oeoQKw
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- 🤓 Must-read NEW BOOK from @beyondplastics.bsky.social 📘due out from @thenewpress.bsky.social on Dec. 2 🗓️! Pre-order your copy of “The Problem with Plastic: How We Can Save Ourselves and Our Planet Before It’s Too Late” NOW: www.beyondplastics.org/problem-with... 🌎
- Reposted by Pacific EnvironmentAfter almost a decade of serving the #BreakFreeFromPlastic movement as its Global Coordinator, Von goes back to his roots in local campaigning as he leads Oceana’s Philippine team. Read more 👇 www.breakfreefromplastic.org/2025/11/13/r... #activism
- Coastal communities are the most impacted by threats to our oceans yet their voices are often last to be heard. We aim to elevate their voices by working with governments to protect marine habitats & wildlife in Malaysia, the Philippines, Thailand & Vietnam. Donate today #Holiday2025: bit.ly/4nn5SB9
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- We are proud to work daily to protect our planet. Yet as 2025 draws to a close, we know our work — focused on climate solutions, marine conservation, plastic pollution & Arctic protection — is far from over. One big question remains: Can we fix it? Not without you. Donate today: bit.ly/4nn5SB9
- The #TEDxGreatPacificGarbagePatch livestream is happening this Sat, on Nov. 8! 🌊 Learn from scientists, experts & activists about how to tackle one of humanity's toughest challenges. 🔗 bit.ly/TEDxLivestream @plasticpollutes.bsky.social @hiphopcaucus.bsky.social @ewgofficial.bsky.social
- Did you know Pacific Environment works with the 🇵🇭 Philippines, 🇲🇾 Malaysia, 🇻🇳 Vietnam & 🇹🇭 Thailand to establish new marine protected areas and make existing ones more effective? 🌏 Marine conservation is a central part of our mission! #30x30 #ocean
- Attend the @council.nyc.gov Committee on Economic Development meeting 10/28 at 1 p.m. at 250 Broadway, 8th floor, Hearing Room 2 & let them know you support clean ports! council.nyc.gov/alexa-aviles... Thanks to Councilmember Avilés for championing clean air for NYC! @alexaforcouncil.bsky.social
- 📢 New Yorkers, take action for NYC’s air and climate! Join @pacenvironment.bsky.social & Resilient Red Hook to support Int 937 & Int 1143, two bills to hold Brooklyn Cruise Terminal accountable & chart the course to 100% zero-emission port operations by 2040 for all NYC ports. ⚓💨 @council.nyc.gov
- 📢 New Yorkers, take action for NYC’s air and climate! Join @pacenvironment.bsky.social & Resilient Red Hook to support Int 937 & Int 1143, two bills to hold Brooklyn Cruise Terminal accountable & chart the course to 100% zero-emission port operations by 2040 for all NYC ports. ⚓💨 @council.nyc.gov
- #PlasticPollution is a global crisis. Register for TEDxGreatPacificGarbagePatch, where experts will answer, ‘How do we solve plastic pollution by 2040?’ Topics include microplastics and human health, environmental justice, climate change, and much more. 👉🏼https://bit.ly/TEDxLivestream
- Fossil fuel companies and corporations, including fast fashion brands, are promoting scary cycle of consumption to keep consumers buying new items each holiday season. 🎃 But don’t fear! 🕸️ Read our new blog & learn how you can still celebrate a spooky — and sustainable — Halloween: bit.ly/4qfgxAo
- Countries are currently voting on regulations that would move the maritime shipping industry away from #FossilFuels & curb greenhouse gas emissions. ⚠️ Teresa Bui, Senior Climate Campaign Director, is optimistic that “global momentum is on our side” in new @apnews.com piece: bit.ly/4nQcwRg
- 🚢 New Clean Ports Report Card grades major U.S. ports on pollution reduction, transparency & community engagement. Ports power our economy, but they’re also pollution hotspots harming millions nearby. See where your port stands ➡️cleanportsreportcard.org #CleanPorts
- Did you know the #Philippines 🇵🇭 maintains thousands of locally-managed marine protected areas, or MPAs? 🏝️🌊 Read about the Philippines’ biennial Para El Mar Awards — plus Pacific Environment’s role in supporting this special award as well as broader work on marine conservation. #30x30 bit.ly/4nlbgFP
- Several Pacific Environment staff had the chance to tour Fortescue’s Green Pioneer, the world’s first dual-fueled ammonia-powered vessel, in New York during Climate Week.
- Our homes are built with plastic materials. 😵 When plastics burn in wildfires, they release toxic chemicals. 🔥 Sign the petition to tell California Housing Agencies to build fire-safe, non-toxic homes! 🏠 #PlasticPollutes #BreakFreeFromPlastic bit.ly/46E9l88
- 🌊 Today on #WorldMaritimeDay, we celebrate progress toward clean shipping — from electrified ports in Seattle & Tacoma to leadership at the IMO. But shipping pollution still threatens communities & the climate. Zero-emission shipping is within reach. ⚓🚢 bit.ly/4pFx68g
- Did you know that #MarineProtectedAreas: 🐠 Safeguard coral reefs 🐢 Protect endangered species like sea turtles 🎣 Secure healthy fisheries We work in the Philippines Vietnam, Thailand & Malaysia to achieve 30x30 commitments — protecting 30% of our oceans by 2030. 🌊 Learn more: bit.ly/pempa
- 🚢🌍 At #ClimateWeekNYC, our team is spotlighting the link between shipping & climate. Pacific Environment’s Teresa Bui joined IMO Sec. Gen. Arsenio Dominguez as he underscored confidence in a global Net-Zero Framework — set for adoption in October. Big moment ahead for shipping decarbonization.
- New op-ed out now in @highnorthnews.bsky.social: Ice Melt Drives Earth's Sea Level Rise. 🧊 Our call to action? The International Maritime Organization must take action next spring by requiring ships operating in the #Arctic to reduce black carbon & burn cleaner fuels. bit.ly/icemelthnn
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- In the face of a #PlasticPollution crisis damaging the climate, environment & human health, all sectors must take action to reduce their reliance on #plastic. It’s time for the supermarket sector to step up. 🛒 Read more: breakfreefromplastic.org/supermarket-audit @breakfreefromplastic.org
- 🌊⚡ Ports of Seattle & Tacoma are going electric! Ships using shore power = less fossil fuels, cleaner air, healthier communities. 🚢💨 Read more: bit.ly/47sqT9l
- Clean, quiet, zero-emissions ferries aren’t the future — they’re here. SF launched one last year. Now NYC may get its own hydrogen-powered ferry thanks to a $2M grant. 🌊⚡Full story: bit.ly/466ypnO
- Gasoline costs businesses and Californians too much money. A new full-page ad in @sacbee_news asks @CAgovernor, @CASenateDems & @AssemblyDems, to fund #ZEVs in the #GGRF to make clean vehicles more affordable: CCAir.org/GGRF-for-ZEVs
