Great Pacific Garbage Patch

(Not So) Great Pacific Garbage Patch

AP | Posted 05.11.2012

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SAN DIEGO (AP) — An increase in plastic debris floating in a zone between Hawaii and California is changing the environment of at least one marine c...

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Lynne Peeples

Japan Tsunami Anniversary: Could Tiny Bits Of Plastic In The Ocean Threaten Our Health?

HuffingtonPost.com | Lynne Peeples | Posted 03.11.2012

Read More: Fukushima Anniversary, Natural Disasters, Japan Tsunami Anniversary, Plastic Pollution, Fukushima, Japan Earthquake 2011, Flame Retardants, Pacific Gyre, Japan Earthquake Anniversary, Microplastics, Video, Japan Earthquake 2012, Japan Tsunami, Ocean Pollution, Japan, Great Pacific Garbage Patch, Pcbs, Green News

One year after a massive tsunami ravaged the east coast of Japan, much attention is focused on the bottles, refrigerators and other debris washed out ...

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PHOTOS: When Plastic Meets Ocean

Posted 12.26.2011

Read More: Ocean Garbage, Video, Plastic Ocean Book, Ocean Pollution, Great Pacific Garbage Patch, Pacific Ocean, Plastic Ocean, Pacific Gyre, Pacific Garbage Patch, Ocean Gyres, Pacific-Ocean, Green News

Captain Charles Moore had an unexpected discovery in 1997. Traveling between Hawaii and California, Moore is said to be the first to document what bec...

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You May Not Be Into Plastic, But Plastic Is Way Into You

Kerry Trueman | Posted 07.06.2011

Read More: Great Pacific Garbage Patch, Plastic: A Toxic Love Story, Charles Moore, Frisbee, Plastic, Bpa, Consumption, Pollution, Susan Freinkel, Phthalates, Green News
Kerry Trueman

What makes Plastic: A Toxic Love Story such a compelling read, is her honest assessment of plastic's finer attributes, which largely get ignored in the debates over shopping bags and single-use water bottles.

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There's No "Safe" Plastic, Already!

Mindy Pennybacker | Posted 06.04.2011

Read More: Great Pacific Garbage Patch, Endocrine Disruptors, Plastic Pollution, Hormone Disrupting Plastics, Bisphenol-A, Surfrider Foundation, Toxic Plastics, BPA-Free Plastics Leach Chemicals, Phthalates, Plastic Chemicals in Fish, Green News
Mindy Pennybacker

The latest science shows that plastics are really, really bad news. Hormone-disrupting chemicals were found to be leached from all kinds of plastics, including those labeled BPA-free.

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TEDxGreatPacificGarbagePatch Videos Document Plastic Pollution Crisis and Solutions

Lisa Kaas Boyle | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Algalita Marine Research Foundation, Captain Charles Moore, Plastic Pollution, Annenberg Beach Community House, Plastic Pollution Coalition, Lisa Kaas Boyle, Daniella Russo, Great Pacific Garbage Patch, Manuel Maqueda, Dianna Cohen, Earth Island Institute, Tedxgreatpacificgarbagepatch, Green News
Lisa Kaas Boyle

The Great Pacific Garbage Patch, a massive area of plastic waste fragments collected by the swirling natural currents of the Pacific, is a real eye-op...

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Oceans Awash: 5 Wins and 5 Losses in 2010

David Helvarg | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Sharks, BP Oil Spill, U.N., Bluefin, Plastic Waste, Pacific Gyre, Census on Marine Life, Great Pacific Garbage Patch, Cancun Climate Summit, Bluefin Tuna, Green News
David Helvarg

This year, President Obama issued an executive order to implement conservation-based management of our public seas, while marine researchers discovered an area in the Pacific containing 40 times more plastic than plankton.

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Breaking The Plastic Addiction: TEDx Great Pacific Garbage Patch

Deborah Bassett | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Mission Blue, Plastic Pollution, Van Jones, Algalita, Annenberg Leslie Tamminen, Ed Begley Jr., Plastiki, Dr. Sylvia Earle, Chris Jordan, Diana Cohen, Tedx, Erica Williams, Jack Johnson, David De Rothschild, Plastic Pollution Coalition, Jackson Browne, Captain Charlie Moore, Wallace J Nichols, Deborah Bassett, Great Pacific Garbage Patch, Fabien Cousteau, Ted, Green News
Deborah Bassett

Surely you are already aware of the dreadful reality of plastic debris poisoning our oceans, toxifying our precious environment and causing serious harm to our delicate minds and bodies.

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Eco Etiquette: How Can I Recycle Flip-Flops?

Jennifer Grayson | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Green Living, Great Pacific Garbage Patch, Phthalates, Polyurethane, Pvc, Recycling, Plastic Pollution, Green Advice, Uniqueco, Green News
Jennifer Grayson

Send all your eco-inquiries to Jennifer Grayson at eco.etiquette@gmail.com. Questions may be edited for length and clarity. Help! I am drowning in ol...

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12 Connections Between Oil Spills and Plastic Pollution

Wallace J Nichols | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Bpa, Sea Turtles, Plastic Pollution, Coastal Pollution, Plastic Bag Ban, Pacific Gyre, Clean-Up, Microplastics, Tourism, Oil Industry, Oil Spill, Oil Drilling, Albatross, Oil, Plastic Pollution Coalition, Plastic, Great Pacific Garbage Patch, Green News
Wallace J Nichols

Both oil spills and plastic pollution kill ocean wildlife in obvious, quick ways and slow, insidious ways.

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Our Environment, Our Health and the Great Pacific Garbage Patch (AUDIO)

Kathleen Slattery-Moschkau | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Hormone Disruptors, Endocrine Disruptors, Captain Charles Moore, Bp, Sustainable Food, Health Concerns About Plastic, Plastic Water Bottles, Sustainable Fishing, Toxins and Fish, Bpa, Great Pacific Garbage Patch, Plastic Bag Ban, Plastic Bags, Plastic Age, Green Living, Video, Healthy Living News
Kathleen Slattery-Moschkau

Yes, the BP situation is horrific. But is it much different than each of us killing the ocean, the animals, and our own bodies a little bit every day?

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Green News Report -- April 22, 2010 (Audio)

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Cash for Appliances, Eyjafjallajokull, Avatar, Lobbying, Earth Day, Brazil, Move Your Money, James Cameron Avatar, Green News Report, Climategate, Whales, Iceland, Indigenous People, Monsanto, Mount Everest, People's World Conference for Climate Change and the Rights of Mother Earth, Offshore Drilling, Senate, BRAD BLOG, Earth Day 2010, Walter Cronkite, Oil, Green News, Climate Legislation, Climate Change, Usda, Great Pacific Garbage Patch, Oceans, Iceland Volcano, Green News
Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen

TWITTER: @GreenNewsReport The 'GNR' is also now available on your cell phone via Stitcher Radio's mobile app! IN TODAY'S RADIO REPORT: Oil rigs expl...

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Oprah Earth Day Special: (VIDEO) The Great Pacific Garbage Patch Update From The Plastiki

Posted 05.25.2011

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For Earth Day, Oprah is getting an update from the crew of the Plastiki, who are sailing across the Pacific in a boat made of reused plastic the highl...

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The Plastiki Voyage: Marine Debris Is Our Problem

Jo Royle | Posted 05.25.2011

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Jo Royle

We began exploring the Antarctic continent, a land that no human can permanently inhabit. I faced a staggering accumulation of debris. How could we have such a far-reaching impact?

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37 Things Worse Than The KFC Double Down

Mark Morford | Posted 05.25.2011

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Mark Morford

Last week's column on the gut-clenching KFC Double Down got me thinking. What else can you shove into your body if you really despise yourself? Shall we list a few?

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Atlantic Garbage Patch (PHOTOS)

Stiv J. Wilson | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: North Atlantic Garbage Patch, North Atlantic Gyre, Slideshow, Texas Sized Garbage Patch, 5gyres.Org, Plastic Debris, North Pacific Garbage Patch, Slidepoll, Great Pacific Garbage Patch, Atlantic Garbage Patch, Garbage Patch, Garbage Patch Atlantic, Great Pacific Garbage Patch Pictures, Green News
Stiv J. Wilson

LONGBEACH, CA -- In January and February of this year a team of scientists, researchers, artists and journalists traveled to The North Atlantic Gyre i...

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Taking the Trash Out of Our Oceans

Michelle Harris | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Marine Debris, Pollution of Our Oceans, Atlantic Garbage Patch, Great Pacific Garbage Patch, The Ocean Conservatory, Michelle Harris, Green News
Michelle Harris

Carelessly tossed fishing lines, nets and plastic bags have been harming sea birds and marine life.

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6 Tips to Help Clean the Sea on World Oceans Day

Karin Kloosterman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: World Oceans Day, Reusable Bags, Plastics, World Water Day, Oil Spill, Mediterranean Sea, Plastiki, Sustainable Seafood, Great Pacific Garbage Patch, BP Oil Spill, Oceans, Red Sea, Green News
Karin Kloosterman

Coral reefs are at risk as the oceans warm up, plastic bottles are choking sea life, and overfishing is threatening species. World Oceans Day is an opportunity to celebrate what the oceans give us.

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9 Problems Destroying Our Oceans (PHOTOS)

Huffington Post | Travis Walter Donovan | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Ocean Dead Zones, Fish, Green, Mercury, Slidepollajax, Ocean Acidification, Shark Finning, Climate Change, Great Pacific Garbage Patch, Oceans, Whaling, Overfishing, Offshore Drilling, Our Oceans, Green News

The oceans are rising and getting warmer faster than predicted. 71% of our planet is covered by oceans, yet we still neglect them, harming the innume...

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Great Pacific Garbage Patch As Possible Fuel Source?

Discovery News | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Recycling, Trash, Great Pacific Garbage Patch, Green Energy, Alternative Energy, Garbage, Alternative Fuels, Green News

Scientist Charles Moore has worked tirelessly to raise awareness about the insidious plastic soup swirling in the North Pacific, but he has said that ...

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Top 10 Ways to Celebrate World Water Day

Sarah Newman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Plastics, World Water Day, Beach, Plastic, Wetlands, Oceans, Sustainable Seafood, Great Pacific Garbage Patch, Organic, Garbage, Impact News
Sarah Newman

World Water Day is a great way for us to start thinking about our personal impacts on our oceans, no matter where we live.

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Fealty to Folly: Oil Is Dead! Long Live Oil!

Martin Luz | Posted 05.25.2011

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Martin Luz

Face it. Technology changes. And the petroleum-based economy is dead. It's built on antiquated technology that's killing us and our planet. Now quit your whinging, get over it, and move on.

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Stop Trying to 'Save the Planet'

Tina Dupuy | Posted 05.25.2011

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Tina Dupuy

The Earth is fine. Resilient. Strong. Massive. But us? Our species? Our race? The little people hanging out here, we need some help. And we should help ourselves.

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Green News Report -- February 25, 2010 (Audio)

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Vermont Yankee, Lisa Jackson, Climate Change Deniers, James Inhofe, Epa, Vermont, Bernie Sanders, Camp Lejeune, Green News Report, Sharks, Environmental Protection Agency, Senate, Tea Baggers, Carbon Tax, BRAD BLOG, Weatherization, Green News, Plastic, Climate Change Denial, Endangered Species, Alaska, Great Pacific Garbage Patch, Global Warming Deniers, Hummer, Great White Sharks, Solar Power, Green News
Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen

TWITTER: @GreenNewsReport IN TODAY'S RADIO REPORT: Great white sharks more scarce than endangered tigers; Vermont says no to nukes; End of the line...

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Plastic Trash Collects In Atlantic Ocean, Comparable To Great Pacific Garbage Patch

BBC News | Victoria Gill | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Atlantic Ocean Plastic Trash, North Atlantic Ocean, Sea Education Association, Karen Lavendar Law, Plastic Trash, Plastic Debris, Ocean Trash, Ocean Debris, Great Pacific Garbage Patch, Litter, Ocean, Atlantic Ocean Plastic, Green News

Scientists have discovered an area of the North Atlantic Ocean where plastic debris accumulates. The region is said to compare with the well-document...

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