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Environment & Energy

polly7

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3. It just makes sense though, doesn't it?

Reply to 1monster (Reply #2)

Sat May 30, 2015, 03:24 PM

May 2015

I wish that somehow it could be used to clean whole oceans to save the marine life that ingest this garbage and suffer so much, but that's not very realistic. Hopefully even getting some of it away from the shores will help save at least those that feed closer to land.

D'oh. I just re-read the article and he does hope to clean whole oceans. Crossing my fingers, for sure.

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Longest Floating Structure In History Sets Out To Clean The Ocean In 2016 [View all] polly7 May 2015 OP

Very cool--K/R! nt MADem May 2015 #1

There were a lot of naysayers when this young man first put his ideas out there. 1monster May 2015 #2

It just makes sense though, doesn't it? polly7 May 2015 #3

Unfortunately this is a cosmetic solution. snagglepuss May 2015 #9

Yes, that makes the most sense. polly7 May 2015 #10

If successful..... daleanime May 2015 #4

Every little bit helps shebornik May 2015 #5

+1,000,000 nt. polly7 May 2015 #6

You said it! silverweb May 2015 #12

Fascinating idea. BeanMusical May 2015 #7

it reminds me of the old joke about how mathematicians capture a lion MisterP May 2015 #8

what a great idea, onethatcares May 2015 #11