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GhostOfCaptSpaulding
06-29-2009, 01:25 PM
[offsite:3dlr5jgc]The Great Pacific Garbage Patch
By now, most of us are aware that there is a large patch of floating plastic in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. What you may not know is that it’s not made up of plastic bags and empty bottles. It’s made up of billions of tiny pieces of plastic, and it’s basically invisible unless you’re floating in it. While this might seem better, it’s actually much worse for the environment—and for you.
GOOD | Transparency | The Great Pacific Garbage Patch (http://www.good.is/post/transparency-the-great-pacific-garbage-patch/)[/offsite:3dlr5jgc]
A look at the Pacific Gyre and the plastic floating in it.
The colors used in the transparency available at the above link are quite appropriate; makes one want to vomit.
Kacen
06-29-2009, 01:31 PM
It'd be funny if it became it's own mini-ecosystem in the future with aquatic species specifically adapted to living in it.
GhostOfCaptSpaulding
06-29-2009, 02:21 PM
It's already begun.
The organisms in question are called Sphingomonas and Pseudomonas... (http://earth911.com/blog/2008/06/10/teen-finds-faster-way-to-breakdown-plastic/)
WarlordZeroOne
06-29-2009, 04:06 PM
If there is that much plastic in the Pacific,maybe if we add a few CHEMICLES and Make it set we can take a walk across the sea for a laugh,to another country.lol
GhostOfCaptSpaulding
06-29-2009, 04:20 PM
Who wants to go to China?
Besides, if it continues to grow and be incorporated into the food chain we'll be able to walk across the ocean on the bloated corpses of the sea life dead.
When are they going to clean it up . . . It takes a young lad to work out something in the attempt to combat this issue . . . shame on us for leaving this mess for our young . . . .There needs to be something of an effort to put it right . . . .prison ships on clean up . . . the banning of plastic bags, bring back glass vessels, only use recyclable plastic . . . .All the country that use the most plastic need to taxed for the clean up or take an active role in doing so . . . .
FancyFree
06-30-2009, 12:13 AM
well said lala and i agree! :)
WarlordZeroOne
06-30-2009, 12:30 AM
It should not have happened at all,all shipping company's who use the Pacific should pay to clean it up,the U.S. must know who the shipping company's are!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
It should not have happened at all,all shipping company's who use the Pacific should pay to clean it up,the U.S. must know who the shipping company's are!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
sure they do, their own fucking cruise ships, we use to get their stinkin fucken rubbish bags come up in the trawl, soon as the assholes had cleared the cape, have had the unenviable pleasure of picking the shit out on half a doz sperate occaisions, plenty of FV's around the planet are just as quilty, kiwi boats as well, personally I never threw crap over-board, apart from lead.
Oblivion
07-02-2009, 07:51 AM
the banning of plastic bags,
that happened in south oz about a month or two ago actually.
they banned those cheap thin bags that the bottom splits open to carpet bomb a bunch of 1.2kg dog food tins on your toes.
no plastic bags.
you can pay 10c, and get a thick reusable plastic bag (like a department store plastic bag)
of course you can still buy household garbage bags, freezer bags etc.
banned !
http://i.ehow.com/images/GlobalPhoto/Articles/2029407/grocery_bag_Full.jpg
i must have about 30 of these things around home now, but i still get caught out on those occasions where your travelling home from work, stop in to buy some shit and end up at the register with too many items to carry and no green bags..
FFAAAARRKKK.. now i gotta buy another of the bastards and i got a shitload of them at home