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Sobering photographs of the actual stomach contents of dead albatross chicks at one of the world's most remote marine sanctuaries on Midway Atoll, more than 2000 miles from the nearest continent. The nesting babies are fed bellies-full of plastic by their parents, who soar out over the vast polluted ocean collecting what looks to them like food to bring back to their young. On this diet of human trash (from the Great Pacific Garbage Patch), every year tens of thousands of albatross chicks die on Midway from starvation, toxicity, and choking. Pictures taken in October 2009 by Chris Jordan. tags plastic albatross "Great Pacific Garbage Patch" Gyre "Midway Atoll"At the link, click on the section named "Midway." picked by germanbini 4 weeks ago |
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It's not your average garbage dump: Out in the middle of the vast Pacific Ocean lies the "Great Pacific Garbage Patch," an area of open sea hundreds of miles across littered with floating bits of plastic debris. picked by Bornbad 4 months ago 1 comments edit related share science |
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It began with a line of plastic bags ghosting the surface, followed by an ugly tangle of junk: nets and ropes and bottles, motor-oil jugs and cracked bath toys, a mangled tarp. Tires. A traffic cone. Moore could not believe his eyes. Out here in this desolate place, the water was a stew of plastic crap. It was as though someone had taken the pristine seascape of his youth and swapped it for a lan... read full post picked by psycmoe 1 year ago 4 comments edit related share plime.com |
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In a follow up to AutumnLotus' earlier post, a Canadian teenager may have discovered a solution to the current problem. As for the future, there are some good suggestions here picked by suebe 1 year ago 4 comments edit related share science |
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After 10 months of rowing alone across the vast Pacific Ocean, eating only dried food and with nothing but emails from fans for company, Alex Bellini was rescued by a tugboat, just 65 nautical miles from his destination. picked by jhordie 12 months ago 3 comments edit related share plime.com |
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A "plastic soup" of waste floating in the Pacific Ocean is growing at an alarming rate and now covers an area twice the size of the continental United States, scientists have said. The vast expanse of debris – in effect the world's largest rubbish dump – is held in place by swirling underwater currents. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago 16 comments edit related share science |
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The small Pacific Island nation of Kiribati has become a global conservation leader by establishing the world's largest marine protected area – a California-sized ocean wilderness of pristine coral reefs and rich fish populations threatened by over-fishing and climate change. picked by MandolinOrange 2 years ago 0 comments edit related share science |
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Port Angeles police believe the baby was killed after being born Tuesday to a 16-year-old girl. Investigators believe the body was put in garbage that was picked up Wednesday. picked by muppet 11 months ago 2 comments edit related share sex |
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TRASH:anycoloryoulike hits the streets of the big Apple. The eco-friendly bags decompose in one to seven years and certainly brighten up garbage collection day. picked by suebe 1 year ago 1 comments edit related share world |
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In a quest to realize his environmental impact, a man has been saving ALL his trash for the past year. He's healthier now too. picked by suebe 2 years ago 4 comments edit related share plime.com |
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Hmmm hmmm good. hmmm hmmm good.Don't you want to cook your food on a stove that runs on garbage? What a [hack snort ewww] wonderful dinner smell. picked by suebe 2 years ago 2 comments edit related share science |
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He cannot recall exactly how it is that he ended up in a trash can, and thus inside of a garbage truck. Even though he narrowly escaped death, he wouldn't tell police who his drinking pals were. Obviously, a manly man who knows what "Bros before Hos" means. picked by Moe 2 years ago 1 comments edit related share entertainment |
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German garbage not good enough to stay in Hungary. picked by suebe 2 years ago 0 comments edit related share plime.com |
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Officials are discontinuing the use of trash bags featuring the county's logo -- Martin Luther King Jr.'s face -- after deeming them innapropriate. The move opens a window into the tricky decisions the county has to make more than two years after becoming the first government to adopt King's face as an emblem. picked by suebe 1 year ago 2 comments edit related share world |
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He doesn't know how old he is, but he thinks he's 7. His name is Khin Zaw Lin. He's lived in a garbage dump virtually his entire life. picked by suebe 2 years ago 2 comments edit related share world |
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Why can ’t we power the world with garbage instead of expensive, polluting oil? We can, according to new research. picked by cactushair 1 year ago 0 comments edit related share plime.com |
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A kindergarten teacher in a Bridgeport school has been arrested for allegedly forcing a 5-year-old boy to eat his lunch from a garbage can. picked by AutumnLotus 9 months ago 4 comments edit related share plime.com |
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Runaway garbage truck takes out house. picked by suebe 1 year ago 0 comments edit related share weird |
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An elderly woman was rescued after being found buried beneath a pile of debris, garbage and animal feces in a home, authorities said. An elderly man was found dead. picked by suebe 3 years ago 1 comments edit related share weird |
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China is moving to clean up its northern side of the mountain and protect its fragile Himalayan environment, announcing a trash collection campaign that could limit the number of climbers and other visitors in 2009. picked by suebe 1 year ago 4 comments edit related share science |
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Police are searching garbage dumps in New Jersey and Pennsylvania for the body of a baby that was apparently thrown out with the trash at a Jersey City hospital. picked by suebe 11 months ago 13 comments edit related share plime.com |