"For years we’ve been reading about a patch of garbage the size of Texas floating in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, ingeniously dubbed the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. Basically, any trash that gets dumped in the water rides the currents to this one spot and joins an ever-increasing flotilla of crap. For all the breathless accounts of the mess and its impact on the area’s sealife, however, no one seemed to have a picture of the buildup. In order to sate our own curiosity, VBS joined the crew of a research vessel studying the trash and sailed out into one of the most remote spots of open water in the world, the North Pacific Gyre, in search of this mythical garbage island. What we discovered once we got there was an ecological disaster beyond any of our expectations and possibly the single worst thing human beings have done to the planet and ourselves."
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Constitutional_PatriotSee the rest of this documentary at http://www.vbs.tv/video.php?id=1485308600
10882Save the Earth from environmentalists!!!! They fuck up the Earth and kill more people than most of the "evil" corporations. The banning of DDT causes a million more people to die from malaria in third-world countries each year. Recycling is the reason there is so much plastic in the ocean, only a few types of commercial-grade plastic can be recycled, the stuff that isn't gets shipped to third-world counties and burned as fuel. I would quote resources, but nobody will ever read this......
KreegathI had no idea the garbage problem was so large. On the issue of enviromentalists, I'm sure they've got their heart in the right place, but regardless I think we can all agree that this is a problem and needs looking after.
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rottenseed>> ^Thunderhorseman1:
Save the Earth from environmentalists!!!! They fuck up the Earth and kill more people than most of the "evil" corporations. The banning of DDT causes a million more people to die from malaria in third-world countries each year. Recycling is the reason there is so much plastic in the ocean, only a few types of commercial-grade plastic can be recycled, the stuff that isn't gets shipped to third-world counties and burned as fuel. I would quote resources, but nobody will ever read this......
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Edgeman2112Mother Nature is a freaking genius. If you look in the Earth's toilet, you're going to find $hit. The question is, how deep does the plastic go?
P1ggysays...Hmm, did anyone else get a commercial about a use and throw away plastic duster at the beginning of this video?
quantumushroomWe should nuke this plastic at once.
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