📢Sign HoC Petition e-3730 urging the 🇨🇦 government to ban releases of plastic balloons & sky lanterns into the environment👇Tag us in 📸 of #balloonpollution
We have an update about our petition to share. Earlier this week, @OurCommons posted the official 🇨🇦 federal government response to our petition. In effect, the government declined to take action:
https://t.co/l7MZoJd640
Read our debrief below:
https://t.co/5BcLb7Avjl
#canpoli
Although this is not the outcome we hoped for, we are proud of the public education about balloon pollution that was accomplished through this campaign. The important work of protecting Canada’s environment from plastic pollution must continue.
- @eyeonthefly and @LeaGrie
We have an update about our petition to share. Earlier this week, @OurCommons posted the official 🇨🇦 federal government response to our petition. In effect, the government declined to take action:
https://t.co/l7MZoJd640
Read our debrief below:
https://t.co/5BcLb7Avjl
#canpoli
Plastic pollution does not care when or what you celebrate. A Mylar balloon released in February for Valentine’s Day can persist in the environment for up to 4 years before breaking down. How do we educate the public about not releasing balloons into the sky? 🤔 #balloonsblow
People working in related fields, such as plastic pollution research, environmental protection, wildlife rehabilitation and trash cleanups, can sign our open letter endorsing e-3730. Help decision makers hear from experts about why 🎈releases are harmful.
https://t.co/o2gvJdS1uJ
UPDATE: There is about a week left to sign petition e-3730. Thanks to the 660 people who already signed. We have met the minimum number of signatures needed to trigger a presentation to and response from the 🇨🇦 Federal government. We still need your help…
https://t.co/l7MZoJd640
Balloon🎈 releases are an international environmental threat. Indeed, many of the balloons that are released in Michigan wind up in the Great Lakes and wash ashore in Canada. As neighbours, 🇨🇦 and 🇺🇸 should work together to address this lethal form of plastic pollution.
Hey @LakelandLHS, did you lose something? If people attending your athletics events release plastic balloons into the sky, they end up coming down and creating pollution. This balloon with your school’s name and an eagle on it was found today on the coast of Lake Huron in Canada
Please sign a petition to ban intentional balloon releases the state of Michigan:
https://t.co/bLiq7oS4wp
Bills are being reviews by the state government. Learn more:
https://t.co/qvyKGiNVaX
Watch @MalloryMcMorrow present about this in the Michigan senate:
https://t.co/qPrOSs39en
Hey @LakelandLHS, did you lose something? If people attending your athletics events release plastic balloons into the sky, they end up coming down and creating pollution. This balloon with your school’s name and an eagle on it was found today on the coast of Lake Huron in Canada