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2010
The Open House-Podcast, June 6, 2010
"Charles Moore: How Plastic is Poisoning Our Oceans"
Conservationist Captain Charles Moore says plastic is destroying our oceans. He's alerted the world to the Great Pacific Garbage Patch: A giant floating collection of toxic plastic rubbish twice the size of Texas. >>
Destination 3 Degrees Summer Update
In an adventure spanning more than 300 nautical miles and three degrees of latitude, Jenny and Morgan became the first women to stand-up paddle the entire Hawaiian Island chain >>
Justmeans, Tiffany F, May 12, 2010
"Environmental Awareness Sheds Light on Man-Made Horrors"
Can your astute environmental awareness tell you the answer to this riddle? What is twice the size of Texas, filled with an abundance of colored objects, and growing exponentially? >>
SmartPlanet, Christina Hernandez, April 29, 2010
"Following plastic debris from the ocean onto our plates"
When we dip our toes into the ocean, it’s sometimes hard to tell what else is in the water. Researchers know we’re sharing the waves with plastic debris and other trash. >>
"Plastic from Algae: The First Step Toward a Fish-Friendly Gyre?"
By year's end, an Indiana company says it will be making plastic from algae, substituting up to half of the material normally derived from fossil fuels with biomass from the aquatic plants, and selling the product to manufacturers. >>
Imagine every person on earth had 100 pounds of plastic. That’s how much new plastic will be manufactured in 2010. Sadly, much of that will end up in the ocean within a massive area dubbed the Pacific Garbage Patch. Can anything be done to clean it up? >>
Producer's Notes: The Plastic Breakdown >>
See Jane Run - Passport to Life
"See Jane Run for Earth Day" (check Webisode Archive)
See Jane Run takes a moment to honor Earth Day and find out about our plastic footprint from Captain Charles Moore of The Algalita Marine Research Foundation which is dedicated to the protection of the marine environment through research, education, and restoration. Let Earth Day be every day! >>
TakePart.com, Andy Keller, April 16, 2010
"Paper or Plastic? Help End the Debate"
In 1982 Safeway and Kroger, the largest grocery chains in the U.S., introduced consumers to the increasingly perplexing question: “Paper or plastic?” >>
Associated Press, Mike Melia, April 15, 2010
"A 2nd garbage patch: Plastic soup seen in Atlantic"
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – Researchers are warning of a new blight at sea: a swirl of confetti-like plastic debris stretching over a remote expanse of the Atlantic Ocean. >>
The Late Show with David Letterman, March 15, 2010
Capt. Charles Moore guest appearance
The founder of the Algalita Marine Research Foundation talks ocean pollution and gives Dave some tweet inspiration. >>
short video clip >>
Conservation Magazine, Susan Casey, January-March 2010 (Vol. 11 No. 1)
When a single swath of ocean contains more plastic than plankton, the simple act of taking out the trash becomes a grueling scientific challenge. >>
WorldAffairs Take Action event, Brian Gruber (BeNOW.tv), March 11-12, 2010
Capt. Moore discusses the founding of Algalita, the size of the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, and the move from the age of extraction to the age of reuse. >>
Aloha Analytics blog, Brad Parsons, February 19, 2010
"Plastic Bags and Plastic Footprint vs. Carbon Footprint"
The following is a link to a great one hour interview on KKCR Radio of the "Great Pacific Garbage Patch" expert Captain Charles Moore about plastics in the oceans. In the interview Capt. Moore mentions the point that our "plastic footprint" may actually be a bigger problem for the environment than our supposed "carbon footprint." >>
Good Morning America, February 3, 2010
The ocean is filled with refuse that may be getting into our food. >>
The Daily Item, Debra Glidden, January 8, 2010
"Nahant Marine Science Center to present lecture on debris circle"
Capt. Charles Moore, who found what he calls a toxic plastic soup by accident more than a decade ago, is scheduled to speak Tuesday evening at 7 p.m. at the Marine Science Center. >>
Marine Environmental Research Institute, January 8, 2010
Capt. Charles Moore's lecture: A Sea of Plastic
Widely recognized for his 1997 discovery of the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, a floating mass of plastic debris twice the size of Texas, Moore has pioneered the research and remediation of the oceans’ plastic burden. Plastic debris has infiltrated all levels of the ocean food web, killing 100,000 marine mammals and one million seabirds annually, and threatening human health. In the first lecture of MERI’s 20th Anniversary Ocean Environment Lecture Series, Moore will explore the challenges of our “throw away culture” and our role in a solution. >>
Maine Public Broadcasting, Anne Mostue, January 7, 2010
"Explorer Tracks Effects of 'Great Garbage Patch'"
On a sailing voyage across the Pacific in 1997, explorer, sailor and ocean advocate Captain Charles Moore accidentally stumbled upon an enormous swirling bundle of plastic garbage twice the size of Texas floating at sea. Since the discovery, Moore has been tracking the scope and implications of plastic contamination on the marine food chain, logging more than 100,000 miles aboard his research vessel. Moore is in Maine to give a lecture at the Maine Environmental Research Institute in Blue Hill, and this morning sat down with Anne Mostue at our Bangor studio for an interview. >>
University of North Carolina Wilmington News, January 6, 2010
The amount of plastic pollution in the Pacific and the consequences it may have for the oceans, the planet and human health has been a subject of research and controversy in recent years. >>
The Colbert Report, January 6, 2010
Capt. Charles Moore guest appearance
Captain Moore talks about the garbage patch that's turning the Pacific Ocean into a plastic wasteland. >>
Los Angeles Times, Louis Sahagun, January 4, 2010
"Santa Monica Couple to Study Effects of Plastic Particles in Sargasso Sea"
On Thursday, Santa Monica researchers Marcus Eriksen and Anna Cummins plan to set sail in the 72-foot sloop Sea Dragon on a voyage across the Sargasso Sea region of the North Atlantic to investigate the prevalence of micro-plastic marine debris. >>
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