The Ocean Cleanup. The newest of the new plans to remove marine plastic.
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By , on March 26th, 2013 25 comments   Gadgets & Gear, Plastic, Vessels and Equipment   , , , ,  

I’m just going to come out and say it, any project that touts itself as the “World’s first realistic Ocean Clean-up Concept” is just asking to be torn apart. “The Ocean Cleanup” is the brainchild of a 19-year old Boyan Slat. He proposes using the oceans themselves to clean up plastic. By setting up a . . . → Read More: The Ocean Cleanup. The newest of the new plans to remove marine plastic.

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Technology and the Outdoors
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By , on September 1st, 2010 6 comments   Education   , , ,  

I just returned from five days of backpacking in the Ansel Adams Wilderness to be faced with the yearly article on Stupid People in the Outdoors. This year’s contender features a buffalo goring and a group calling in rescue helicopters because their water “tasted salty.” This is all standard Stupid People antics, but the . . . → Read More: Technology and the Outdoors

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