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wildgarlic

Eco-warrior sets sail to save oceans from 'plastic death'

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Eco-warrior sets sail to save oceans from 'plastic death'

Billionaire banking heir David de Rothschild plans a remarkable journey in a plastic boat to highlight the enormous 'garbage patch' caught up in the swirling Pacific Ocean currents. Robin McKie reports


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In a few weeks, the heir to one of the world's greatest fortunes, David de Rothschild, will set sail across the Pacific - in a boat, the Plastiki, made from plastic bottles and recycled waste. The aim of this extraordinary venture is simple: to focus attention on one of the world's strangest and most unpleasant environmental phenomena: the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, a rubbish-covered region of ocean, several hundred miles in diameter.


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Maria

Why do I feel so cynical - I know it's a good thing to raise awareness but can't get away from things like this

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As a result, the 20-metre catamaran has cost several million dollars to construct and has taken three years to reach its current design.


How far would the millons go towards a clean up of the area.

and this...

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However, de Rothschild insists his project has a grander vision. He is seeking not just to show up the planet's ecological woes but, through the design and construction of Plastiki, he will also be highlighting how disposable plastics can be used in a constructive way.

"I want the Plastiki to make a statement that it's our lack of reuse, uses and disposal that it is at fault, not the material itself," he said.



The bar is set so far here for re-use of plastics - how does it relate to normal folks. Much prefer the selfsufficient-ish 101 things to do with a plastic bottle.   And of course - buying less of the stuff in the first place - but I'm not sure this is what would be advocated here.  
wildgarlic

Yes - I totally agree. It's a man with millions having fun methinks.
Smooth Hound

i  agree , but saying that if he wants to spend it then thats fine,   he could be doing worse things,   like trying to control folk with it

its a bit like some folk ive been reading about in america that spend millions on exploring hydrogen power, some have there own storage and production or whatever is involved facilities, and as i say its costing them millions to install this stuff as they are exploring the possibilities, i suppose you could say they are pioneers,    yes it is limited to obsenely rich folk, i know, but if they want to chuck a bit of pocket money into it, and it eases there concionces, and keeps them occupied then great

id prefer they gave folk that knew what they were doing there money,but thats not going to happen is it.
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