From tiny nurdles to objects weighing several pounds, plastic pollution in the North Pacific Gyre is at least 100 million tons and continues to grow at an alarming rate. Nonetheless, there are effective personal and political actions that can impact this crisis. This far-reaching post tells the sobering story of the Great Pacific Garbage Dump that is already at least twice the size of Texas.
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Tuesday, August 18, 2009
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