In this Podship Earth podcast, Jared Blumenfeld, California's Secretary for Environmental Protection, meets with leaders tackling how to both starve and clean up the pacific garbage patch.
Little debris, big problem: Plastic debris can come in all shapes and sizes, but those that are less than five millimeters in length are called “microplastics.” NOAH
Teenage sisters Melati and Isabel Wijsen of Bali have received many honors for their efforts to ban plastic bags. Above: They accept the 2017 "Award for Our Earth" from Germany's Bambi Awards. NPR
By one estimate, emissions from producing and incinerating plastics could amount to 56 gigatons of carbon — almost 50 times the annual emissions of all of the coal power plants in the U.S. — between now and 2050. NPR
By one estimate, emissions from producing and incinerating plastics could amount to 56 gigatons of carbon — almost 50 times the annual emissions of all of the coal power plants in the U.S. — between now and 2050. NPR
The deep ocean is filled with sea creatures like giant larvaceans. They're actually the size of tadpoles, but they're surrounded by a yard-wide bubble of mucus that collects food — and plastic.
