Tag Archives: from-plastic

New Research Shows Bleak Future for Life in Acidic Oceans By Century’s End

Photo via Science Daily, Credit University of Plymouth There’s little good news about the ocean these days, unfortunately. We’ve taken it past the point of any sort of speedy recovery, from rising shorelines to over-fished species, from plastic pollution to acidification . And for this last problem, it looks like dire consequences are inevitable within this century, according to new research from the University of Plymouth and the University of Santa Catarina, Braz… Read the full story on TreeHugger

See original here:
New Research Shows Bleak Future for Life in Acidic Oceans By Century’s End

Urban Hunting and vertical gardening: The Plastiki expedition prepares for their sustainable sail

David de Rothschild and Jo Royle explain a few details about the unique elements that go into preparing for their trip across the Pacific on a boat made from plastic bottles. In this short segment Jo discusses what it takes to navigate the unique design of their boat, and their plans to grow food on board. To get links to Novella Carpenter’s blog, vertical gardens, and to hear David from Inka Bioshpheric Systems describe their vertical garden system check out this video, check out the links on the blog. added by: leahl