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Fw: Balloons and the environment




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To: <rpalmeri@mindspring.com>
Sent: Wednesday, October 24, 2001 10:14 AM
Subject: RE: Balloons and the environment


> Russ-
>
> I don't know about biodegradable balloons, but you may find this of
> interest, especially since your sister is in Illinois.
>
> In the late 1980s, my brothers and I owned a boat which we kept docked in
> Cape May, NJ.  We were fishing in the Delaware Bay one day and saw a
string
> of 3 balloons on the water, so we picked them up to throw them out.  The
> balloons were from a hobby shop in Michigan and there was a phone number,
> so I called them the next day to see when they might have released them.
> It turns out that they had a big promotional on Friday and were handing
out
> balloons.  Somebody must have let this little group go, and by Sunday
> afternoon they were floating in the Delaware Bay.  This illustrates the
> need for everybody to be aware of the problems with released balloons, not
> just people near the ocean.
>
> BTW, I am not on the NC list, but I keep up with it on Jack Siler's
> birdingonthe.net.  If you think this is of interest to the list, you can
> feel free to forward it.
>
> -Paul
>
> Paul A. Guris
> Green Lane, PA
> w: pguris@moneynet.com
> h: sawwhet@voicenet.com
>
>
> Subject: Balloons and the environment
> From: Russ Palmeri <rpalmeri@mindspring.com>
> Date: Sat, 20 Oct 2001 19:39:36 -0400
> My sister, a school teacher in Illinois, called to ask my advice on
balloon
>
> release. I remember reading that the balloons eventually come back to
earth
>
> and that turtles and other creatures eat them and get sick. These are
> supposed to be "biodegradable" balloons.
> Has anyone any ideas on this?
> Thanks,
> Russ
> Asheville, NC
>
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