Attention Connecticut residents! It is time to get these old balloon laws updated. Connecticut's current law allows for ten balloons to be released within a 24-hour period. Bill number 5879 will reduce the number to one balloon! If you reside in Connecticut, contact your state Environment Committee Chairs, Vice Chairs and Ranking Members to let them know you support this bill & urge … [Read more...]
Ban Helium-filled Balloons in Australia
Download and print the petition so you can collect signatures in your area! :) *Petition ends November 7th, 2016. Signature sheets need to be returned to the address at the bottom of that page.* Petition Info Signature Sheet Petition in Full Three women join forces to fight helium, party balloons Narooma News By: Stan Gorton July 7, 2016 Three women, in three different states, … [Read more...]
Ban on Helium-filled foil balloons in California
***UPDATE:Unfortunately, this did not make it past the Appropriations Committee****CALIFORNIA RESIDENTS*Write to your Assembly Member and show your support for AB 2709!Find your representative by clicking here. * Learn the facts here. * Use this letter or write your own explaining your own experiences!To our California friends, There is a new balloon law being considered in … [Read more...]
University of Nebraska Lincoln Balloon Releases
University of Nebraska-Lincoln mass littering events At the first touchdown of every home game, Nebraska Huskers has been releasing thousands of balloons. This time honored tradition began over 60 years ago. There was some concern over Helium supplies in 2012, but UN-L felt those issues were resolved and resumed their regular mass littering events. The University of … [Read more...]
Cisco, TX Balloon Littering
Another long-distance balloon story going viral. As if it is some great feat to have your trash land hundreds of miles away. Every time the news media glorifies this destructive activity, it encourages more of this deliberate littering - resulting in more deaths of innocent animals who mistake fallen balloons as food or become entangled in the strings.We pleaded with WHIO in Ohio and … [Read more...]
- « Previous Page
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- …
- 6
- Next Page »
