Sargasso Sea Archives - One Earth - One Ocean e. V. https://oneearth-oneocean.com/category/sargasso-sea/ Mon, 14 Apr 2014 20:42:14 +0000 de-DE hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5 https://oneearth-oneocean.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/cropped-oeoo-logo-unterzeile-blau-1-32x32.jpg Sargasso Sea Archives - One Earth - One Ocean e. V. https://oneearth-oneocean.com/category/sargasso-sea/ 32 32 Plastic Tides – Combining adventure and hard science to address serious problems! https://oneearth-oneocean.com/nonresearch/2014/484/ https://oneearth-oneocean.com/nonresearch/2014/484/#respond Mon, 14 Apr 2014 20:42:14 +0000 http://www.oneearth-oneocean.com/kb/?p=484 http://plastictides.org Plastic Tides - Combining adventure and hard science to address serious problems! The Problem We're combining adventure and hard science to address a serious problem. Our throwaway culture depends on single-use plastics. Stop reading this and look up: Is there any plastic around you? Water bottles, plastic utensils, yogurt containers, and the infamous six pack rings are a just a few of many plastic products. Much of this plastic waste doesn?t make it to the recycling center, or even the landfill! This plastic, carried by rivers, animals, and the wind, will eventually find its way into the sea. From there it may wash ashore on any beach around the world, perhaps even your own. In the ocean, indigestible plastic waste resembles dinner for many marine organisms. Working its way up the food chain, plastic may even end up on your plate next time you order the fish of the day. We?ve surrounded ourselves with plastic products designed to be thrown away, and if we continue to turn a blind eye, they could litter our pale blue dot forever. The Project Putting our bodies and minds on the line to confront an environmental catastrophe. We are a team of four dedicated explorers preparing to put our bodies and minds on the line to confront the plastic problem. Living solely on stand-up paddleboards, we will paddle around the island of Bermuda for two weeks exposing the rampant plastic pollution that threatens the island and the unique and fragile ecosystem in the Sargasso Sea. Combining adventure and hard science, the expedition brings fresh awareness to this serious problem. https://twitter.com/plastictides https://www.facebook.com/PlasticTides http://instagram.com/plastictides

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]]> http://plastictides.org Plastic Tides - Combining adventure and hard science to address serious problems! The Problem We're combining adventure and hard science to address a serious problem. Our throwaway culture depends on single-use plastics. Stop reading this and look up: Is there any plastic around you? Water bottles, plastic utensils, yogurt containers, and the infamous six pack rings are a just a few of many plastic products. Much of this plastic waste doesn?t make it to the recycling center, or even the landfill! This plastic, carried by rivers, animals, and the wind, will eventually find its way into the sea. From there it may wash ashore on any beach around the world, perhaps even your own. In the ocean, indigestible plastic waste resembles dinner for many marine organisms. Working its way up the food chain, plastic may even end up on your plate next time you order the fish of the day. We?ve surrounded ourselves with plastic products designed to be thrown away, and if we continue to turn a blind eye, they could litter our pale blue dot forever. The Project Putting our bodies and minds on the line to confront an environmental catastrophe. We are a team of four dedicated explorers preparing to put our bodies and minds on the line to confront the plastic problem. Living solely on stand-up paddleboards, we will paddle around the island of Bermuda for two weeks exposing the rampant plastic pollution that threatens the island and the unique and fragile ecosystem in the Sargasso Sea. Combining adventure and hard science, the expedition brings fresh awareness to this serious problem. https://twitter.com/plastictides https://www.facebook.com/PlasticTides http://instagram.com/plastictides

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