Thursday, November 4, 2010

Sailing the Great Pacific Garbage Patch - Capt. Charles Moore

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Capt. Charles Moore of the Algalita Marine Research Foundation first discovered the Great Pacific Garbage Patch -- an endless floating waste of plastic trash. Now he's drawing attention to the growing, choking problem of plastic debris in our seas.

The Great Pacific Garbage Patch - Good Morning America

Plastic Garbage As 'Shock' Art - Artist Dianna Cohen

Artist Dianna Cohen shares some tough truths about plastic pollution in the ocean and in our lives -- and some thoughts on how to free ourselves from the plastic gyre.

Sustainable seafood? Let's get smart - Chef Barton Seaver

Chef Barton Seaver presents a modern dilemma: Seafood is one of our healthier protein options, but overfishing is desperately harming our oceans. He suggests a simple way to keep fish on the dinner table that includes every mom's favorite adage -- "Eat your vegetables!"

The Majestic Plastic Bag - A Mockumentary

Narrated by Academy Award-winner Jeremy Irons, this "mockumentary" video, hammers home the stark reality of California's plastic bag pollution situation.

PLASTIC BAG | FUTURESTATES | ITVS

Plastic Bag by Ramin Bahrani - Struggling with its immortality, a discarded plastic bag (voiced by Werner Herzog) ventures through the environmentally barren remains of America as it searches for its maker. - Go behind the scenes and read about the making: http://futurestates.tv/episodes/plast...

View all 11 FUTURESTATES episodes at: http://www.futurestates.tv/

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