Microbeads, Ocean Plastics and Responsibility - Oh My! Date: Posted on January 23, 2014 Guests:Mary Crowley- Project Kaise Marcus Eriksen - 5 Gyres Cara Horowitz - UCLA Law: Emmett Center on Climate Change and the Environment Leila Monroe - NRDC (Natural Resources Defense Council) Eben Schwartz - California Coastal Commission Description: Every time you are washing your face with a facial scrub or some other exfoliant, you may be polluting our oceans and other bodies of water like the Great Lakes. Some companies are taking on plastics through producer responsibility programs and some government agencies are providing action as well.