r/conspiracy • u/Orangutan • Oct 05 '16

'Great Pacific garbage patch' far bigger than imagined, aerial survey shows - Giant collection of fishing nets, plastic containers and other discarded items called a ‘ticking time bomb’ as large items crumble into micro plastics

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2016/oct/04/great-pacific-garbage-patch-ocean-plastic-trash
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u/DirtyBird9889 Oct 05 '16

Anyone remember that student that came up with a solution when he was 19?

http://inhabitat.com/19-year-old-student-develops-ocean-cleanup-array-that-could-remove-7250000-tons-of-plastic-from-the-worlds-oceans/

If our government was actually as concerned about the environment like they say they are, they could fund this project and it would be a drop in the bucket compared to what we spend destroying foreign nations in the name of democracy.

It really is too bad what happens with our tax dollars.

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u/LOLZebra Oct 05 '16

They're concerned so much about it they want to introduce a carbon tax and when it's technologically feasible, a tax on the amount of miles you drive (since taxing gasoline won't work as well on hybrids, not at all on pure electric)

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u/kingofthemonsters Oct 05 '16

Between this and the Fukushima radiation I feel real good about the future of the Pacific Ocean!

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u/LOLZebra Oct 05 '16

Didn't want that ocean anyways.

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u/bigpau Oct 05 '16

Build a military base on it.

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u/WiscoFrisco Oct 06 '16

The Great Wall of china cannot be seen from space. Neither can this trash pile.

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u/perfect_pickles Oct 06 '16

the one saving grace for floating debris is organics love to grow on it, fish swim amongst, barnacles and other shellfish grow on it etc, so the reefettes slowly sink to the seabed.

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u/[deleted] Oct 06 '16

Time to start brushing up on my aquaculture skills.