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- The Great Pacific Garbage Patch is growing at an exponential rate Fri, 23 Mar 18, 3:43amScientists recently found that the Great Pacific Garbage Patch - now three times the size of France - is showing signs of exponential growth. In a new study published in the journal Nature, researchers provide a detailed...
- Could France-sized ocean garbage patch become 196th nation? Wed, 20 Sep 17, 1:48amPlastic trash is polluting our oceans, and now there's a garbage patch near Hawaii that is about as large as the entire country of France. The charity Plastic Oceans Foundation and publication LADbible want to have the patch...
- A garbage patch bigger than Texas was just discovered in the Pacific Ocean Thu, 3 Aug 17, 3:27amA few months ago, scientists found a new garbage patch in the Arctic ocean. And now, another pocket of plastics, human trash, and chemical waste has been discovered in a newly-explored region of the Pacific Ocean. Like it’s...
- New plastic garbage patch discovered in Arctic Ocean Fri, 21 Apr 17, 1:39amThe Great Pacific Garbage Patch isn't the only place where plastic pollution is gathering in the world's oceans. An international team of scientists from 12 institutions in eight countries recently discovered a new garbage...
- Inhabitat’s Top 7 Most Inspiring Stories of 2014 Sat, 27 Dec 14, 5:30amEvery year you come across those stories that warm your heart and lift your spirits. Whether it involves a tough old lady who refused to back down to developers or a teenager with a brilliant idea that could save the oceans,...
- Help the Ocean Cleanup Array Save the World’s Oceans From Plastic Pollution – Donate Now! Wed, 3 Sep 14, 5:06amPlastic pollution is a global problem - the world's oceans are filled with millions of tons of plastic particles that choke sea life and release hazardous toxins as they decompose...
- INTERVIEW: Boyan Slat, Teenage Inventor of the Ocean Cleanup Array Tue, 8 Jul 14, 4:08amLast year, 19-year-old inventor Boyan Slat made waves by designing an "Ocean Cleanup Array" which he claimed could remove 72.5 million tons of plastic from the world's oceans. Although his idea received criticism from some...
- Help Save the World’s Oceans by Supporting the Ocean Cleanup Array! Fri, 20 Jun 14, 2:20amPlastic waste in the ocean is no joke - there are millions of tons of it out there, wreaking all kinds of havoc on sea life and the ocean's ecology. It’s easy to feel helpless, especially since the problem has become so...
- Donate to Suck Millions of Tons of Plastic Out of the World’s Oceans! Wed, 18 Jun 14, 11:59pmPlastic waste in the ocean is no joke - there are millions of tons of it out there, wreaking all kinds of havoc on sea life and the ocean's ecology. It’s easy to feel helpless, especially since the problem has become so...
- 19-Year-Old’s Ocean Cleanup Array Could Clean Half the Pacific Garbage Patch in 10 Years, Study Shows Thu, 12 Jun 14, 5:05amLast year we reported on teenage inventor Boyan Slat's plans to create an Ocean Cleanup Array that could remove 7,250,000 tons of plastic waste from the world’s oceans...
- World’s First Wrench 3D-Printed with Recycled Ocean Plastic Wins Innovation Award Fri, 6 Jun 14, 1:42amProving that ocean garbage is anything but trash, a Canadian company has built the world's first-ever 3D-printed item made entirely from recycled ocean plastic...
- 7 Incredible Inventions by Teenage Wunderkinds Wed, 17 Jul 13, 1:14amAn Ocean Clean Up Array to Remove 7,250,000 Tons of Plastic From the World's Oceans When we first covered Boyan Slat's Ocean Cleanup Array it generated a phenomenal amount of excitement, as well as debate...
- Ocean Cleanup Array Turns to Crowd Funding to Raise $80K For Feasibility Study Thu, 11 Apr 13, 3:30amInhabitat recently reported on 19-year-old Boyan Slat's proposed Ocean Cleanup Array, which the designer believes could potentially remove 7,250,000 tons of plastic from the world's oceans...
- 19-Year-Old Develops Ocean Cleanup Array That Could Remove 7,250,000 Tons Of Plastic From the World’s Oceans Tue, 26 Mar 13, 8:24am19-year-old Boyan Slat has unveiled plans to create an Ocean Cleanup Array that could remove 7,2500,000 tons of plastic waste from the world’s oceans...
- Mandy Barker’s SOUP Photographs Bring Awareness to Ocean Trash Tue, 21 Feb 12, 7:51amRead the rest of Mandy Barker’s SOUP Photographs Bring Awareness to Ocean Trash Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: eco-aware art, environmental destruction, environmental photography, garbage...