Saturday, May 30, 2015

World's First Ocean System Targeting Plastic Pollution to Launch in 2016

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The world's first system designed to rid the oceans of plastic pollution will be deployed near Japan in 2016, with the aim of eventually capturing half of the plastic found in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch — a large concentration of marine debris located between Hawaii and California. Story here.

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The Fertilizer Falacy - Pushing Yields up and Profit Down

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