The following is a guest post by Dr. Clark Richards, a physical oceanographer at the Bedford Institute of Oceanography in Halifax, Canada. It was originally…
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Tag: Plastic
The Continued Boondoggle of the Ocean Cleanup
boon·dog·gle /ˈbo͞onˌdäɡəl/ noun: work or activity that is wasteful or pointless but gives the appearance of having value. verb: waste money or time on unnecessary…
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What did the Boyan Slat and the Ocean Cleanup do last summer?
Because I haven’t written an update on the Ocean Cleanup and Boyan Slat in a while… They deployed a 100-m long prototype that is really…
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The Ocean Cleanup deployed a prototype and I honestly have A LOT of questions
Judging from the number of emails Miriam and I received from reporters today, the general public wants to hear what we have to say about…
View More The Ocean Cleanup deployed a prototype and I honestly have A LOT of questionsThe Top 10 Engineering Designs to Clean Up Plastics In the Oceans: You Won't Believe What We Found!
Given the recent surge of interest in engineering designs for plastic clean up of the oceans, I have decided to review the top ten plastic clean…
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The Ocean Cleanup, Part 1: Alternatives to reduce ocean plastic
This is the first of two-part post. This installment is written by Kim, who will present alternatives to the Ocean Cleanup project to help curb the…
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The Majestic Plastic Bag
Like the lovely PGP (Pacific Garbage Patch), this has just been a plastic filled week… and it’s only Tuesday! To join in on all the…
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How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Garbage Patch
Deepling emeritus, Miriam Goldstein, is a science rock star. My science crush on her only deepens after watching her completely explode TeX Oslo. Miriam is all…
View More How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Garbage PatchThe Ocean Cleanup. The newest of the new plans to remove marine plastic.
UPDATE: The Ocean Cleanup released a feasibility study in June 2014 that attempted to address many of the concerns we had below. You can read…
View More The Ocean Cleanup. The newest of the new plans to remove marine plastic.Washed Ashore
Recently, my friend Michael Barton went to check out the Washed Ashore Exhibit, currently at Portland Community College, and was gracious enough to share some…
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