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How Biomimicry Inspired Creating A Ship from 12,000 Plastic Bottles (Videos)
I met David de Rothschild at the Google Zeitgeist conference in 2007 where we both spoke during the session about Green Technology. He explained his idea of
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The Plastiki's Quest, and Questioning Plastic
Ever since the Industrial Revolution in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries it seems the barometers of success and modernity within society have been measured by our interaction, or rather lack of...
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Don't *@#! Where You Eat! - How We Let The Oceans Get So Bad.
Graham Hill, founder of TreeHugger.com, is currently aboard the 60 foot, 12,500 plastic bottle ThePlastiki.com vessel crossing the Pacific, fresh from the Galapagos where he covered TED Ocean's...
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What's Really Wrong with Our Oceans? Money, Politics, Greed, Money...
The epic voyage of Plastiki is bringing into sharp focus the inordinate environmental and economic impact humanity is
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Three Steps to Cure Our Ailing Ocean
Twenty years ago when I had the opportunity to dive to 18,000 feet in the Japanese research
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On Celebrating Everyday Heros to Save Our Oceans
I was at the grocery store the other day, minding my own business, when I noticed the woman in front of me pull out a large cloth reusable sack at the checkout aisle. "Progress!" I thought to myself
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Save the Oceans, Save Ourselves! Sylvia Earle's Top 3 Actions to Take on...
Since I began exploring the ocean as a marine scientist fifty years ago, more has been learned about the ocean than during all preceding
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Today Is A Starting Point - Thoughts on World Oceans Day
It's very exciting to have a world ocean day, and when you think about our planet being covered in 72% of water, one would think that rather than calling it Planet Earth we would call it Planet Ocean....
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What We Don't Know About the Ocean Can Kill Us
'The sea is everything. It covers seven tenths of the terrestrial globe. Its breath is pure and healthy. It is an immense desert, where man is never lonely,
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Avoid "Generation Zero" - Build an Ocean Recovery Alliance
The state of our ocean today is a perfect example of tragedy of the commons. We all use and take from the sea, but the majority of it is not "owned" or governed
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Posters Help Send Plastiki Ship's Message On World's Trash Gyres
"Ever since the Industrial Revolution in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries," David de Rothschild wrote in TreeHugger, "it seems the barometers of success and modernity within society have been...
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Posters Help Send Plastiki Ship's Message On World's Trash Gyres (Slideshow)
"Ever since the Industrial Revolution in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries," David de Rothschild wrote in TreeHugger, "it seems the barometers of success and modernity within society have
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Pledge to Plug Plastic Pollution with the Plastiki
Image via My Plastiki The Plastiki is nearing the end of it's voyage from San Francisco, California to Sydney, Australia after several months on the water. It's been an incredible trip, and Graham...
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Plastiki Completes 8,000 Nautical Mile Journey Protesting Plastic Pollution
After traveling 130 days and 8,000 miles, the Plastiki sailed in to Sydney earlier today, ending the trek to bring attention to the problem of plastics in our ocean. Headed up by David de Rothschild,...
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David de Rothschild on Crossing the Pacific in the Plastiki (Podcast)
To shed light on the plight of our plastic-laden oceans, David de Rothschild built a sailboat from 12,000 soda bottles and took it clear across the Pacific. With TreeHugger-founder Graham Hill as a...
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A Not To Be Missed Plastic Ocean Themed Green Drinks NYC Holiday Party This...
Planning your holiday party schedule in New York City can be calendar jujitsu, what with work parties, friends parties, family parties, but there are also a few green themed parties that the...
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The Harrowing Ocean Crossing of a Boat Made of Trash, as Chronicled in Plastiki
Constructed from 12,500 recycled plastic water bottles, Plastiki proved it was more than a philosophical exercise when it completed an 8,000-mile journey across the Pacific. Now, a new book, Plastiki:...
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The Harrowing Ocean Crossing of a Boat Made of Trash, as Chronicled in...
Constructed from 12,500 recycled plastic water bottles, Plastiki proved it was more than a philosophical exercise when it completed an 8,000-mile journey across the Pacific.
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Method Prototype Detergent Bottle Made of One-Quarter Ocean Gyre Recovered...
What a great idea! From the Method company press release: "Method's bottle is 100 percent post-consumer polyethylene, 25 percent of which is plastic collected from the Gyre. Partnering with
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David de Rothschild Prepares for a New Adventure in the Amazon (Interview)
David de Rothschild sailed across the Pacific in a boat made of plastic to raise awareness of ocean pollution. His next adventure takes him to the Amazon.
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