Pollution
ref. # 041a Pollution -Pacific Garbage Patch
Lies You´ve Been Told About the Pacific Garbage Patch"You´ve probably heard of the Pacific garbage patch," also called the trash vortex. It´s a region of the North Pacific ocean where the northern jet stream and the southern trade winds, moving opposite directions, create a vast, gently circling region of water called the North Pacific Gyre - and at its center, there are tons of plastic garbage."
©: read the article: io9.com
tags: #North Pacific Gyre #pacific garbage patch
ref. # 041b Pollution -Acidification of Reefs
"If we continue to produce carbon dioxide at the current rate, future atmospheric carbon dioxide will be high enough to lower ocean surface pH to 7.8 by the year 2100 (Royal Society 2008). Scientists have done laboratory studies that suggest a pH about this low could dissolve coral skeletons and may cause reefs to fall apart (Fine and Tchernov 2006). If coral reefs are lost, vital habitat will be lost too. The future health of coral reefs and many marine organisms depends on our ability to reduce our carbon dioxide emissions on a global scale."©: www.teachoceanscience.net
© picture: Caribbean reefs with unhealthy corals, Guadeloupe, 2013 Photo: Catlin Seaview Survey
tags: #coral reefs #acidification
ref. # 041d Pollution - Ship Breakers
There is an extensive article on WikipediaOffthebeach.org is a site dedicated to improving global shipbreaking practices
Since 2006, the NGO Shipbreaking Platform has advocated for the environmentally sound and safe dismantling of end-of-life ships "OFF THE BEACH". This site was launched in June 2013, to distinguish responsible shipowners that adopt clean & safe ship recycling policies and practices from those shipowners that continue to support harmful beach shipbreaking operations.
©: photograph: unknown
tags: #ship breakers #pollution #environment
041e 2015 travel journal -Waste Management -Cost of bottled water
Think before you drink: The environmental cost of bottled water©: insinkerator.co.uk (with permission to publish)
tags: #waste #bottled water #environment #pollution
,
August 23, 2015 - The Ocean Cleanup successfully concluded the Mega Expedition with the arrival of a first group of vessels including the fleet's 171ft mothership in the port of San Francisco today. Using a series of measurement techniques, including trawls and aerial surveys, the fleet of close to 30 vessels sampled the concentration of plastic during its month-long voyage through the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. This is in preparation for the large-scale cleanup of the area, set to begin in 2020. Read on! http://www.theoceancleanup.com
©:
tags: #the Ocean Cleanup #Pollution
ref. # 042 Pollution - Ocean Cleanup
August 23, 2015 - The Ocean Cleanup successfully concluded the Mega Expedition with the arrival of a first group of vessels including the fleet's 171ft mothership in the port of San Francisco today. Using a series of measurement techniques, including trawls and aerial surveys, the fleet of close to 30 vessels sampled the concentration of plastic during its month-long voyage through the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. This is in preparation for the large-scale cleanup of the area, set to begin in 2020. Read on! http://www.theoceancleanup.com©:
tags: #the Ocean Cleanup #Pollution
,
"The Seawer is a self-supported hydroelectric power station that can generate electricity using seawater at the same time that it cleans up plastic waste. The huge structure separates plastic particles and fluids, recycles seawater and releases it back into the ocean. The structure receives energy from the sun, ocean and plastics and moves slowly from one polluted area to the next. The project received an honorable mention in the 2014 eVolo Skyscraper." ©: www.plasticoceans.net/
tags: #Seawer Skyscraper #plastic oceans foundation
Read about more ideas: www.bluebird-electric.net
042a Pollution -Seawer skyscraper
"The Seawer is a self-supported hydroelectric power station that can generate electricity using seawater at the same time that it cleans up plastic waste. The huge structure separates plastic particles and fluids, recycles seawater and releases it back into the ocean. The structure receives energy from the sun, ocean and plastics and moves slowly from one polluted area to the next. The project received an honorable mention in the 2014 eVolo Skyscraper." ©: www.plasticoceans.net/tags: #Seawer Skyscraper #plastic oceans foundation
Read about more ideas: www.bluebird-electric.net
ref. # 042b Pollution -Google Street View
Google´s new collection of Street View Imagery assembles underwater photos from over 40 locations. Google put the new images online to mark WORLD OCEANS DAY (www.worldoceansday.org) on 8 June, hoping they will inspire people to learn more about this precious natural resource". The images help the conservation of underwater environments because each one is recorded using GPS, allowing researchers to measure how conditions change over time. Click the link below to go to Google´s Lat-Long blog, where you´ll find more information on the company´s projects to help preserve the oceans. and shortcuts to the best images. bit.ly/oceans373©: text taken from WEBUSER issue 373
picture: walk the coastline of Larsen Bay, Samoa, home to some of the most prestine coral reefs in the Pacific with ©: Google Street View
tags: #Google Street View
,
Many sea birds, marine mammals, fish and sea turtles are killed each year by ingestion of plastics or entanglement. Plastic also impacts ocean ecosystems and enters the food chain as animals eat it. With the RAW for the Oceans collection we aim to contribute to cleaning the oceans of plastic debris. Each step of the process of turning plastic into a new generation of denim clothes is explained below.
Read more: rawfortheoceans.g-star.com
tags: #pollution #G-Star denim
ref. # 042c Pollution -G Star Denim
Many sea birds, marine mammals, fish and sea turtles are killed each year by ingestion of plastics or entanglement. Plastic also impacts ocean ecosystems and enters the food chain as animals eat it. With the RAW for the Oceans collection we aim to contribute to cleaning the oceans of plastic debris. Each step of the process of turning plastic into a new generation of denim clothes is explained below.Read more: rawfortheoceans.g-star.com
tags: #pollution #G-Star denim
,
On World Oceans Day people around our blue planet celebrate and honor the ocean, which connects us all. Be a part of this growing global celebration! The Ocean Project has been the lead organization promoting and coordinating this event since 2002, in partnership with many other organizations and networks, including World Ocean Network and the Association of Zoos and Aquariums.
©: www.worldoceansday.org
tags: #World Ocean day #8th June
ref. # 042d Pollution -World Oceans Day - June 8th
On World Oceans Day people around our blue planet celebrate and honor the ocean, which connects us all. Be a part of this growing global celebration! The Ocean Project has been the lead organization promoting and coordinating this event since 2002, in partnership with many other organizations and networks, including World Ocean Network and the Association of Zoos and Aquariums.©: www.worldoceansday.org
tags: #World Ocean day #8th June
042f Pollution -how to fight OCEAN acidification
Human actions have accelerated ocean acidification, but human actions can also slow down the process!There are many things we can do on an individual, communtity or global level that will help reduce the effects of ocean acidification.
©: http://climateinterpreter.org
tags: #ocean acidification
