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2010-02-17 Science & Technology

TOXIC: Garbage Island - Three times the size of Texas

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Posted by GolfBravoUSMC 2010-02-17 13:10|| || Front Page|| [11129 views ] Top

#1 nice find

Posted by chris 2010-02-17 14:50|| 2010-02-17 14:50|| Front Page Top

#2 First of all, it's not an "island" of any sort. Second, I kind of don't care. It sounds like an interesting incubator for the evolution of cool new trash-eating life forms.

Posted by Scooter McGruder 2010-02-17 16:05|| 2010-02-17 16:05|| Front Page Top

#3 Environmentalists initially overblew the story talking about plastic grocery bags covering the surface, yet there was no photos and no proof, and then the fact that garbage bags break down in the sun. Now stories of an island that appear to be a bit less than an island which makes it so we pretty much have to trust the story.

Well if there is an island of trash out there I have three thoughts. (1) The environmentalists really lost me with the global warming fiasco and they are gonna have to do some serious proof to convince me (2) considering the massive size of the Pacific ocean a patch the size of Texas that is sporadic and not full of garbage isn't all that bad (3) Isn't mother nature wonderful for bringing it all to one place so it will be easier to clean up if we decide to do so.

Posted by rjschwarz 2010-02-17 17:21|| 2010-02-17 17:21|| Front Page Top

#4 Anyhoo, the idea that one of the biggest environmental disasters of our age had been going on outside nearly everyone's awareness piqued our curiosity,

A consequence of the environmental movements almost exclusive pushing of the GW nonsense.

Besides the biggest environmental disaster of recent times is the destruction of SE Asia rainforest to grow biofuels.

Posted by phil_b 2010-02-17 19:02|| 2010-02-17 19:02|| Front Page Top

#5 Just in time for BRUCE WILLIS + TEXAS-SIZED ASTEROIDS on TV!

Brought to you NOT in living color NOT by NBC = 1960's GUAM TAOTAMONAS!

Posted by JosephMendiola 2010-02-17 19:20|| 2010-02-17 19:20|| Front Page Top

#6 In the 60's our marine biology class in HS would go down to the ferry landing and ride a ferry across puget sound towing plankton nets. Results looked kinda similar.(minus the plastic)

Posted by notascrename 2010-02-17 22:13|| 2010-02-17 22:13|| Front Page Top

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