Deborah Bassett | Posted 05.25.2011
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.
Posted 05.25.2011
This isn't something you see everyday: A boat crafted from thousands of plastic bottles sailed into Sydney Harbor on Monday, completing an epic trans-...
Posted 05.25.2011
The Plastiki, a boat made from 12,000 plastic bottles, has successfully reached Australia after its 8,000-mile journey across the Pacific Ocean. The ...
Posted 05.25.2011
Oprah hosted an Earth Day special where she focused on how we can lead greener lives, along with some of the current environmental challenges we face....
Posted 05.25.2011
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...
Jo Royle | Posted 05.25.2011
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?
Karin Kloosterman | Posted 05.25.2011
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.
Posted 05.25.2011
San Francisco group Adventure Ecology took recycled materials to another level when they built the Plastiki, a durable ship kept afloat by recycled pl...
news.nationalgeographic.com | Posted 05.25.2011
October 7 -- Plastiki, a 60-foot-long (18.3-meter-long) catamaran made of more than 12,000 plastic bottles, will soon ply the Pacific Ocean to increas...
Deborah Bassett | Posted 02.27.2012