http://clarityjones.com en http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ClarityJones-/~3/17xf8nmGvhc/130 <p><a href="http;//www.theplastiki.com/">The Plastiki</a> is a 60 foot sailboat made entirely from recycled plastic bound for a transpacific journey from San Francisco to Sydney. Though creator and eco-adventurer <a href="http://http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Mayer_de_Rothschild">David De Rothchild </a> claims to be but one pixel in the bigger picture, he deserves serious kudos for melding concern, inspiration and adventure into an attempt to shift our perceptions of waste. </p> <p>After 3 years of construction, <a href="http;//www.theplastiki.com/">The Plastiki</a> is due to set sail by year's end, and if you want to follow her voyage check out <a href="http://www.theplastiki.com/">Plastiki.com</a> You can visit mission control Wednesday to Sunday: 11am - 4pm at <a href="http://www.theplastiki.com/"> Pier 45, The Embarcadero, in San Francisco </a></p> <object width="416" height="374" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" id="ep"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /><param name="wmode" value="transparent" /><param name="movie" value="http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.element/apps/cvp/3.0/swf/cnn_416x234_embed.swf?context=embed&videoId=international/2009/10/25/eco.solutions.plastiki.cnn" /><param name="bgcolor" value="#000000" /><embed src="http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.element/apps/cvp/3.0/swf/cnn_416x234_embed.swf?context=embed&videoId=international/2009/10/25/eco.solutions.plastiki.cnn" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" bgcolor="#000000" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="416" wmode="transparent" height="374"></embed></object><p><a href="http://clarityjones.com/node/130" target="_blank">read more</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ClarityJones-?a=17xf8nmGvhc:vPn07NOCVZw:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ClarityJones-?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ClarityJones-?a=17xf8nmGvhc:vPn07NOCVZw:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ClarityJones-?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ClarityJones-?a=17xf8nmGvhc:vPn07NOCVZw:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ClarityJones-?i=17xf8nmGvhc:vPn07NOCVZw:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ClarityJones-/~4/17xf8nmGvhc" height="1" width="1"/> ocean plastic Mon, 02 Nov 2009 06:32:17 +0000 clarity 130 at http://clarityjones.com http://clarityjones.com/node/130 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ClarityJones-/~3/MvcF0Vn3UsE/128 <script src="http://www.vbs.tv/vbs_player.js?width=480&height=270&ec=ducjhnOgXzN1fPU2L2kORBnKrtl57uTS&st=TOXIC&pl=http://www.vbs.tv/watch/toxic/toxic-garbage-island-3-of-3" type="text/javascript" charset="utf-8"></script><p>A crew from VBS TV takes a journey to the Northern Gyre in the Pacific Ocean, where currents churn up tons of plastic into chemical soup filled with bite-sized bits as well as chunks of items that will not biodegrade.<br /> <br /></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ClarityJones-?a=MvcF0Vn3UsE:p5Ovo1m3ngc:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ClarityJones-?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ClarityJones-?a=MvcF0Vn3UsE:p5Ovo1m3ngc:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ClarityJones-?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ClarityJones-?a=MvcF0Vn3UsE:p5Ovo1m3ngc:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ClarityJones-?i=MvcF0Vn3UsE:p5Ovo1m3ngc:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ClarityJones-/~4/MvcF0Vn3UsE" height="1" width="1"/> http://clarityjones.com/node/128#comments ocean ocean plastic plastic zero-waste Fri, 02 Oct 2009 03:39:21 +0000 clarity 128 at http://clarityjones.com http://clarityjones.com/node/128