I recently got turned onto a news story about all the trash collecting at sea. And it was rather appalling. Apparently, there are about five areas out in the middle of the ocean where all the plastic bottles, bags and the crap you toss in the storm drain end up. In some spots, they cover an area the size of Texas! So why doesn't someone clean it up you ask? The problem is that it falls in International Waters and nobody wants to take responsibility for cleaning it up. Check out this podcast from NPR to hear more about it.
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Oh, and listen to the next report on the podcast about the country of Nauru (a tiny island near New Zealand that once was the money laundering and terrorist haven of the world, where anything goes). Amazing story! - Chris
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