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WHEN THE MERMAIDS CRY – GYRES AND GARBAGE PATCHES

GYRES AND GARBAGE PATCHES The plastic litter defacing the beaches of the World, alarming in Hawaiian archipelagos for instance, led, only two decades ago, a couple of private and public teams of environmentalists and scientists to start conducting research regarding marine debris in the oceans. Between 1985 and 1988, an Alaska- based team of researchers found high concentrations of marine debris accumulating in regions governed by vortices like pattern of ocean currents, which lead the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration…

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WHEN THE MERMAIDS CRY – FACTS ABOUT PLASTIC

FACTS ABOUT PLASTIC What Is Plastic? A simple definition could be: any of a group of synthetic or natural organic materials that may be shaped when soft and then hardened, including many types of resins, resinoids, polymers, cellulose derivatives, casein materials, and proteins: used in place of other materials, as glass, wood, and metals, in construction and decoration, for making many articles, as coatings, and, drawn into filaments, for weaving. They are often known by trademark names, as Bakelite, Vinylite,…

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WHEN THE MERMAIDS CRY – MAGNITUDE SCOPE EXTENT

I: THE GREAT PLASTIC TIDE: MAGNITUDE, SCOPE, EXTENT A full understanding of the magnitude and scope of this plastic pollution starts with clear definitions as to what and why it is happening. Thus, we will define the notions of marine debris, gyres, and oceanic garbage patches, or giant floating marine debris field, as first discovered in the North Pacific by Captain Charles Moore’s, since referred to as The Great Pacific Garbage Patch (GGP). MARINE DEBRIS AND PLASTIC Krichim, Boat in…

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WHEN THE MERMAIDS CRY: THE GREAT PLASTIC TIDE – INTRODUCTION

By Claire Le Guern Last updated in March 2018. INTRODUCTION The world population is living, working, vacationing, increasingly conglomerating along the coasts, and standing on the front row of the greatest, most unprecedented, plastic waste tide ever faced. Washed out on our coasts in obvious and clearly visible form, the plastic pollution spectacle blatantly unveiling on our beaches is only the prelude of the greater story that unfolded further away in the world’s oceans, yet mostly originating from where we…

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What does it take to be an entrepreneur?

What does it really take to be an Entrepreneur? I think that most people do not fit into the category of Entrepreneur because of their mindset.  A typical person with a typical job is not looking for anything different from what they currently have, so they certainly do not fit into the category of entrepreneur. If you think along most or even any of the following lines, you may have what it takes to be an entrepreneur. 1) I am…

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China plastic waste ban throws global recycling into chaos

In 2018, China n 2018, China stopped accepting foreign plastics for recycling, causing the trade to divert to South East Asia where cowboy firms are dumping and burning waste. From grubby packaging engulfing small Southeast Asian communities to waste piling up in plants from the US to Australia, China's ban on accepting the world's used plastic has plunged global recycling into turmoil. For many years, China received the bulk of scrap plastic from around the world, processing much of it into…

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Bitcoin BTC Price Weekly Forecast: 10K Holds Key For Recovery

Bitcoin (BTC) Price Weekly Forecast: $10K Holds Key For Recovery There was a major downward move below the $10,000 support in bitcoin price against the US Dollar. The price is currently correcting higher, but upsides remain capped near $9,800 and $10,000. There is a major bearish trend line forming with resistance near $9,980 on the 4-hours chart of the BTC/USD pair (data feed from Kraken). There could be a short term upside correction, but the bulls are likely to struggle…

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The Microplastic Pollution: Causes Effects and Can You Stop It?

  here is a myriad of studies showing that we live on a plastic planet and this affects everything from natural habitats to human health. While we are (or should be) aware that plastic pollution destroys entire environments, microplastic pollution is a less known phenomenon to the larger public. Many organizations, however, are taking important steps to prevent the damage humanity has already caused. Today we will take a closer look at the microplastic pollution concept, its causes, effects, and…

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Proposed A Radical Competitor To Bitcoin And The US Dollar

Proposed A Radical Competitor To Bitcoin And The U.S. Dollar Bitcoin and cryptocurrency competitors are in vogue at the moment with both social media giant Facebook and China planning their own digital currency projects. The bitcoin price, despite suddenly plummeting this week, has climbed this year largely because the likes of Facebook and South Korean technology behemoth Samsung have tacitly endorsed bitcoin and cryptocurrency technology, helping it to somewhat recover from a disastrous 2018. Now, Bank of England governor Mark…

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Microplastics In The Bottled Water: Why It Isn’t Safe

(Photo : conger design) Have you seen tiny bits of plastics in the water that you drink? People who have become aware of the presence of microplastics in the ocean waters must have opted for bottled water, thinking that the packaging has made them so much safer. Sadly, experts say that the problem on microplastics has only gotten worse and that it might have found its way on the water systems, into the homes and perhaps even in sealed bottled water.  The…

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