The Dispossessed -
The classic tale of two planets torn apart by conflict and mistrust... and the man who risks everything to reunite them.
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Tuesday, 11 September 2018
quote [ SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Engineers are deploying a trash collection device to corral plastic litter floating between California and Hawaii in an attempt to clean up the world's largest garbage patch in the heart of the Pacific Ocean.
The 2,000-foot (600-meter) long floating boom is being towed from San Francisco to the Great Pacific Garbage Patch — an island of trash twice the size of Texas. ]
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ComposerNate said[4] @ 3:07pm GMT on 11th Sep
[Score:4 Interesting]
The Great Pacific Garbage Patch Is Mostly Made of Fishing Gear
Fishing nets alone make up 46 percent of the 79,000 tons of garbage. The remaining 54 percent is largely made up of eel traps, oyster spacers, crates, baskets, and ropes... mostly broken apart into microplastics. https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/environment/a19574763/garbage-patch-fishing/ https://news.nationalgeographic.com/2018/03/great-pacific-garbage-patch-plastics-environment/ |
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HoZay said @ 6:22pm GMT on 11th Sep
Possible downside: Peter Thiel ruins the ocean.
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JWWargo said @ 9:07pm GMT on 11th Sep
If something goes wrong, he'll just freeze it and deny access to the funds.
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Nevertheless, it's a start, and I look forward to the results of this attempt.