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    The New York Times‏Verified account @nytimes 28 Aug 2017

    Kenya joins 40 other countries battling plastic bags that clog oceans and kill marine lifehttp://nyti.ms/2vm2hhF 

    7:27 PM - 28 Aug 2017
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      1. The Law Offices of J‏ @JMonaco3 28 Aug 2017
        Replying to @nytimes

        And we reject the Paris accords - embarrassing

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      1. Gordon G. Forbes‏ @ggforbes 28 Aug 2017
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        And yet, Albany dithers and can't get out of its own way--squabbling while the planet suffers.

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      2. fiatcoin  💵 💷 💶 💴‏ @pablogrossi 28 Aug 2017
        Replying to @nytimes

        I wonder why isn't it recycled and transformed into #plasticroad for places that basically are cut off from development and need it. #opport

        2 replies 0 retweets 1 like
      3. seeker2233‏ @seeker2233 28 Aug 2017
        Replying to @pablogrossi @nytimes

        They can make bags out of cassava, which is biodegradable and edible by marine animals. Better yet, just use your own reusable bags.

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      1. emgfind‏ @emgfind 29 Aug 2017
        Replying to @nytimes @ProudGrannyCdn

        What is @CA_Government @JustinTrudeau doing to reduce petroleum derived products? Not part of the 40 countries,no to plastic

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      1. I Stand With Flynn‏ @IStandWithFlynn 28 Aug 2017
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        Is Obama's birth certificate in that mess somewhere?

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      2. Pat Letourneau‏ @letourneau_pat 28 Aug 2017
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        Can we please convert, revert and recycle? We have the technology! Let's USE it! Run power plants with it! Make, reuse and repair! JOBS!

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      3. d like a g‏ @alikasams 28 Aug 2017
        Replying to @letourneau_pat @nytimes

        Short comment above bout recycling into road materials, maybe inc some simple solar tech and try to solve a couple problems.

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      1. Uyên Xám‏ @uyen_xam 31 Aug 2017
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        D pỪc

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      1. Rogue One‏ @RogueOn04668562 29 Aug 2017
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        @realDonaldTrump would claim this is #FakeNews that the ocean is fine

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      1. Robert Kuhn‏ @CappyCG 29 Aug 2017
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        How about getting the democratic mayors to clean up their cities a stop dumping sewage

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      1. Angela Ngumbu‏ @AngiNgumbu 29 Aug 2017
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        If only in Kinshasa we would stop wasting a plastic bag for every water bottle and every veggie weighed at the supermarket.

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      1. Lane Cole‏ @lanecole2 29 Aug 2017
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        Almost all plastic should be biodegradable materials, especially sunlight and ocean water.

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      1. King Twit‏ @The_King_Twit 28 Aug 2017
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        Now, that's a component of pollution that can be harnessed. CLEAN UP! Anyone ever been to Singapore? Designated Fed Dept. deployed daily. 💰

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      1. Mischa Ⓥ‏ @mischa999k 28 Aug 2017
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        How is it that the United States are lagging behind in our environmental efforts. We can do better and we should!

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      1. Pedro J. ®‏ @pedrojlorenzo 28 Aug 2017
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        We are wiping out the planet, which will be within 50 years ...

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      1. Mervyn Sullivan‏ @PMS280153 28 Aug 2017
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        Plastics bags could have been banned many years ago by governments around the world. But they failed. They didn't want to upset retailers!

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      1. Autumn‏ @Autumn69613050 28 Aug 2017
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        Great

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      1. MagheeD‏ @Fortunesmiling 28 Aug 2017
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        Great fo Kenya and sad for the US, that we're lagging behind 41 other countries in environmental issues. Thanks doofus @realDonaldTrump

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