My name is Jeff Box. I grew up as an ‘Air Force brat’ and I have spent 47 years in vocational ministry, so I am used to moving. But I made my final move Friday, February 18, 2022, when my Lord and Savior called me home. My family and friends plan to gather and celebrate God and His gift of life on Saturday, February 26, 2022 at 10:30 AM at Glen Meadows Baptist Church. Dress casual, Dallas Cowboy apparel is deeply appreciated. My journey started on September 15, 1955 when I was born to John and Carolyn Box in San Angelo. Shortly thereafter my Dad joined the Air Force and off we went.
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Goldman Environmental Prize winner Kristal Ambrose and other volunteers clean up plastic waste on a beach in the Bahamas. Credit:
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When environmental activist Kristal Ambrose saw firsthand the profound harm plastic waste can cause to wildlife, she started a nonprofit and successfully lobbied her government to ban all single-use plastics in the Bahamas. Now, she’s been recognized for her work with a 2020 Goldman Environmental Prize.
Plastic waste is an overwhelming problem in the Bahamas. Foreign plastic routinely washes onto its beaches. Add to that the waste from the tourism industry and local domestic use, and the Bahamas is drowning in plastic. Without enough space and resources to recycle the plastic, the Bahamas has been forced to burn or bury much of it in landfills.