from his journey on the Plastiki; a boat made of 12,000 plastic bottles and powered by wind, solar and water. Rothschild is the handsome Expedition Leader of the crew of extremely gorgeous young capable men and women who are sailing from San Francisco to Sydney on the Plastiki as a commentary about ocean debris. (Imagine a Vanity Fair casting by Bruce Weber) His blog http://www.theplastiki.com is a fun and interesting read.
In the area where the Plastiki will be traveling is a huge garbage patch also known as the Pacific Gyre a huge swirling mass of plastics which is said to be approximately the size of Texas, but I have also read closer to the size of North America. Floating in the Pacific between San Francisco and Hawaii it contains about 3.5 million tons of trash which includes, shoes, plastic bags, water bottles,toothbrushes and.. oh, the list goes on. The garbage which comes from partially from ships, but mostly from land is trapped in the currents of the North Pacifc gyre which creates a vortex and the garbage pretty much remains.
How does this affect us? The plastics release PCB's and pesticides in to the ocean, fish and seabirds mistake the garbage for food killing them and their offspring, pollutants accumulate in the tissues of marine organisms and make their way up the food chain, eventually making their way in to the foods we consume.
The Gulf Oil spill, which has been front and center in the news since it happened last month has had devastating effects on those living in the gulf. Not only economic impact, but environmental impacts are just beginning to surface. Just last year the Grey Albatross was removed from the endangered species list, and scientist are now finding the nesting birds covered in oil, unable to relocate their nests, this could seriously impact the babies survival rates.
Sorry for all the terrible news, but..Don't distress!! There are things you can do. According to the site Planet Green they give seven actions you can take with out leaving homehttp://planetgreen.discovery.com/travel-outdoors/today-is-world-oceans-day-7-actions-you-can-take-without-leaving-home.html
Sorry for all the terrible news, but..Don't distress!! There are things you can do. According to the site Planet Green they give seven actions you can take with out leaving homehttp://planetgreen.discovery.com/travel-outdoors/today-is-world-oceans-day-7-actions-you-can-take-without-leaving-home.html
This summer when you go to the beach,lake or wherever you are remember to be a good steward of our earth. Pick up 10 extra pieces of trash when you leave.
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