NW_BEAST
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Mon May-14-07 09:46 AM
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Get a mapquest satalite or googleearth fix on this thing? If its twice the size of texas, we should be able to see it, if only as discoloration.
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| -Swath of Pacific Ocean twice size of Texas full of floating plastic garbage |
HamdenRice |
May-13-07 11:39 AM |
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I think I'm going to be sick |
warrior1 |
May-13-07 11:41 AM |
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Sweet Jesus. |
HypnoToad |
May-13-07 11:43 AM |
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Yeah, like the rest of space deserves our garbage. |
Blashyrkh |
May-14-07 12:12 AM |
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In HT's defense, that wasn't an elegant way of putting the thought but I agree with it... |
DRoseDARs |
May-14-07 12:45 AM |
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Aside from the lift/gravity limitations on the size of the rocket. |
Blashyrkh |
May-14-07 01:18 AM |
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that's beyond horrific..... |
jus_the_facts |
May-13-07 11:43 AM |
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Are you sure that isn't a fresh water snapper? eom |
bluerum |
May-13-07 11:44 AM |
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The article identifies it as a sea turtle nt |
HamdenRice |
May-13-07 11:47 AM |
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I am sure it does. |
bluerum |
May-13-07 11:56 AM |
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Good catch! |
Ghost in the Machine |
May-13-07 12:02 PM |
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Yep its a snapping turtle alright, I have had a few as pets when I was a kid |
mrcheerful |
May-13-07 12:03 PM |
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Yes it is a fresh water snapping turtle |
blues90 |
May-13-07 05:35 PM |
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Heck when I was a kid growing up in Saginaw even the science teachers were telling us |
mrcheerful |
May-13-07 06:34 PM |
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Where is Art Vandalay when you need him? |
mikelewis |
May-14-07 07:22 AM |
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But it isn't |
alarimer |
May-13-07 12:49 PM |
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Not a freshwater snapper. |
InvisibleTouch |
May-13-07 10:54 PM |
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That's what I thought also |
HamdenRice |
May-14-07 06:40 AM |
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What paddles? |
YOY |
May-14-07 09:44 AM |
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totally disturbing to read... what can be done to clean this up? |
Ghost in the Machine |
May-13-07 11:52 AM |
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I would also like to know |
LeftCoast |
May-13-07 11:58 AM |
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I would volunteer my time in any way I could, from actually being out |
Ghost in the Machine |
May-13-07 12:08 PM |
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In a way, this potentially could be a good thing in terms of clean up |
HamdenRice |
May-13-07 12:40 PM |
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I'm not sure that it's even possible. |
drm604 |
May-13-07 01:15 PM |
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How about a floating incinerator to help get rid of the trash? |
Ghost in the Machine |
May-13-07 01:47 PM |
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First we have to get it out of the water. |
drm604 |
May-13-07 02:16 PM |
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I'll go out on a limb here. We could use salvage ships outfitted with cranes |
Ghost in the Machine |
May-13-07 02:37 PM |
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Keep in mind that this is an area twice the size of Texas. |
drm604 |
May-13-07 03:03 PM |
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The little stuff comes from the bigger stuff |
HamdenRice |
May-13-07 04:25 PM |
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No doubt. |
drm604 |
May-13-07 06:24 PM |
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It's only hopeless when you give up before you start. n/t |
Ghost in the Machine |
May-13-07 08:54 PM |
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no it is not .. |
april |
May-14-07 11:02 AM |
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Nah, if they can overfish some species to extinction, I am |
MGKrebs |
May-14-07 11:59 AM |
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Well stated, thank you. |
Ghost in the Machine |
May-13-07 08:53 PM |
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See posts #37 & 39 |
Ghost in the Machine |
May-13-07 08:47 PM |
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Same thing in the Atlantic ocean. >snif |
FogerRox |
May-13-07 11:15 PM |
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well I think an international (starting first as a volunteer based thing) |
dorktv |
May-13-07 06:35 PM |
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I like the path that you're on here. You have some good ideas. |
Ghost in the Machine |
May-13-07 08:45 PM |
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Indeed...I will write a note to myself. Anyone else have any ideas? |
dorktv |
May-13-07 09:55 PM |
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Scientists and entrepreneurs have been working on ways to |
amandabeech |
May-13-07 09:52 PM |
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I wonder about the feasibility of a floating refinery rig right in the middle of it? |
Ghost in the Machine |
May-13-07 11:01 PM |
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I don't know, but it is one of my questions as well. |
amandabeech |
May-14-07 01:30 PM |
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I was on a deck that had been made to look like cedar. |
ClayZ |
May-14-07 12:25 AM |
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I cannot believe it took until reply #47 for you people to |
louis-t |
May-14-07 10:38 AM |
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I was a late comer. |
amandabeech |
May-14-07 01:32 PM |
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You can blame alot of this |
watercolors |
May-13-07 12:03 PM |
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Cruise ship passengers... |
progressoid |
May-13-07 12:21 PM |
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Not so much...Multible cruse lines have been fined |
pokercat999 |
May-14-07 06:28 AM |
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the US navy dumps everything overboard. everything. |
KG |
May-13-07 05:36 PM |
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My son told me the same thing. |
ClayZ |
May-14-07 12:23 AM |
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CRUISE SHIPS ARE NOT ALLOWED TO DUMP ANYMORE..AND BELIEVE ME |
flyarm |
May-13-07 10:21 PM |
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Can anyone really be surprised by this. And a sad comment. With pictures. |
Gregorian |
May-13-07 12:33 PM |
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Nice rant. Horrific picture |
HamdenRice |
May-13-07 12:43 PM |
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Awareness is heartbreaking. You are speaking for me too, thank you. nt |
glitch |
May-13-07 01:14 PM |
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I hear ya.. |
La Coliniere |
May-13-07 02:51 PM |
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well said nt |
Blue_Tires |
May-14-07 01:20 AM |
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Stunning - K & R |
entanglement |
May-13-07 01:27 PM |
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The plastic exploding inevitable. |
La Coliniere |
May-13-07 03:03 PM |
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That reminds me of the starfish story. |
ClayZ |
May-14-07 12:31 AM |
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this is horrifying |
blondie58 |
May-13-07 04:35 PM |
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Human beings are the |
malaise |
May-13-07 04:36 PM |
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A wonderful thing for a group of philanthropists to do: |
Jacobin |
May-13-07 05:20 PM |
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Dispose...or recycle it, if possible. |
flvegan |
May-13-07 05:46 PM |
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LOVE YOU, HamdenRice!!! |
Karenina |
May-13-07 05:50 PM |
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Wow, that's gross |
HamdenRice |
May-14-07 06:49 AM |
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As horrible as this is... |
Californian Dreamer |
May-13-07 07:08 PM |
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Welcome to DU, California Dreamer |
Ghost in the Machine |
May-13-07 09:04 PM |
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Kicked, Recommeded and Sent to my list. n/t |
sagesnow |
May-13-07 09:12 PM |
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Frightening article....I appreciate you posting it |
George Oilwellian |
May-13-07 09:25 PM |
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K&R.nt |
nam78_two |
May-13-07 09:35 PM |
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We are so very f*cked n/t |
demga |
May-13-07 10:03 PM |
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Here's an organization dedicated to protecting the oceans: |
InvisibleTouch |
May-13-07 10:21 PM |
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Oceana's contact info: |
InvisibleTouch |
May-13-07 10:24 PM |
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Oh my god... more people need to be aware of this |
LibertyorDeath |
May-13-07 10:54 PM |
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Our planet will be nothing but junk one day, layers upon layers. |
Rex |
May-13-07 11:40 PM |
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Humongous mining equipment |
OxQQme |
May-14-07 01:55 AM |
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It's interesting how many people here go for the big technological fix |
muriel_volestrangler |
May-14-07 06:31 AM |
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Right on. |
saddlesore |
May-14-07 10:00 AM |
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That's fine going forward, but there is an EXISTING PROBLEM |
MGKrebs |
May-14-07 12:11 PM |
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Stop using plastic shopping bags |
OzarkDem |
May-14-07 07:00 AM |
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If we spent our tax dollars cleaning up the Pacific instead of fighting an illegal war... |
derby378 |
May-14-07 08:15 AM |
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I still religiously cut every six pack ring I use |
DS1 |
May-14-07 08:21 AM |
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We are killing the plant |
liberal N proud |
May-14-07 08:22 AM |
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The North Pacific is full of plastic debris - I sailed from Dutch Harbor AK to Honolulu |
jpak |
May-14-07 09:26 AM |
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More on the plastic leeching problem... |
Junkdrawer |
May-14-07 09:46 AM |
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Can Anyone |
NW_BEAST |
May-14-07 09:46 AM |
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Wrist-slittingly depressing... |
saddlesore |
May-14-07 09:57 AM |
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New Yorker article |
Jim Warren |
May-14-07 10:10 AM |
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This is terrible |
bluescribbler |
May-14-07 10:32 AM |
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*kick* for more attention to this issue |
LeftCoast |
May-14-07 10:45 AM |
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Oh, what a nightmare that will never end. |
Sequoia |
May-14-07 11:13 AM |
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Kick |
Beaverhausen |
May-14-07 12:34 PM |
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How about a UN Administered "Super Fund" Cleanup... |
Junkdrawer |
May-14-07 12:39 PM |
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Many years ago on Long Island I used to go to this old fish hatchery on the north shore... |
Javaman |
May-14-07 02:15 PM |
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I used to fish the south shore |
HamdenRice |
May-15-07 06:10 AM |
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It's changed so much. I remember being able to eat |
Javaman |
May-16-07 08:36 AM |
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I hear ya |
jollyreaper2112 |
May-14-07 02:44 PM |
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That is horrific, doesn't seem to bold well for out continued existance |
AuntPatsy |
May-16-07 08:38 AM |
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