http://www.blisstree.com/articles/at-large-in-an-ocean-of-plastic-235/ Family, Health, Home and Lifestyles Sat, 05 Dec 2009 18:56:10 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://www.blisstree.com/articles/at-large-in-an-ocean-of-plastic-235/comment-page-1/#comment-105209 What a year for the Environment! Mon, 03 Mar 2008 13:08:32 +0000 http://www.dailytomorrow.com/?p=336#comment-105209 [...] At Large in an Ocean of Plastic: In 1997, a veteran sailor named Charles Moore was making his way home from the Los Angeles-to-Hawaii Transpacific Yacht Race. Curiosity drew him to a new route across the Pacific and into what is now known as the “Eastern Garbage Patch” - a swirling mass of plastic and debris that is the result of consumption and pollution. [...] [...] At Large in an Ocean of Plastic: In 1997, a veteran sailor named Charles Moore was making his way home from the Los Angeles-to-Hawaii Transpacific Yacht Race. Curiosity drew him to a new route across the Pacific and into what is now known as the “Eastern Garbage Patch” – a swirling mass of plastic and debris that is the result of consumption and pollution. [...]

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