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Plastic in Our Oceans and What We Can Do About It by Roz Savage EarthSayers.tv EarthSayers.tv·108 videos Subscribe 100 21 views Ratings have been disabled for this video.Like Ratings have been disabled for this video. About Share Add to Transcript Stats have been disabled for this video Report Published on Jan 28, 2014 Roz Savage, British ocean rower and environmental campaigner, talks about plastics in our oceans, plastic pollution being called a 'man-made global catastrophe' in the context of her first-hand experience with the scale of the problem as she rowed, solo, from San Francisco to Hawaii on the first stage of her Pacific Ocean crossing. Meeting up with the two scientists on the Junk craft, they shared dinner and their research with Roz several hundred miles east of Hawaii. Bottom line is we need to use less of it. Each one of us can significantly reduce our use of plastic and make a positive difference in the world. More information about Roz at www.rozsavage.com. She was interviewed by Ruth Ann Barrett of EarthSayers.tv, voices of sustainability. Plastic Oceans Awareness by Howard Lack EarthSayers.tv EarthSayers.tv·108 videos Ratings have been disabled for this video.Like Ratings have been disabled for this video. About Share Add to Transcript Stats have been disabled for this video Report Published on Jan 27, 2014 Howard Lack, CEO of Plastic Oceans in this interview talks about the film project Plastic Oceans has undertaken with the objective of increasing awareness of the plastic that is in our oceans negatively effecting our wildlife and the health of humans, especially our children as plastic moves through the food chain. This is a cause Mr. Lack is passionate about as you hear him discuss the role of plastic toxins on developing nations; the importance of accepting personal responsibility; the development of solutions to the problems; and recognition of plastic, when properly recycled, as an energy source. Plastic Oceans provides a powerful and effective platform campaigning for, supporting and funding targeted solutions aimed at significantly reducing plastic pollution in the environment. www.plasticoceans.net Steve Russell, VP Plastics, American Chemistry Council PlasticOceans PlasticOceans·15 videos Uploaded on Feb 13, 2012 Steve Russell talks about plastics and ocean pollution |