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Runaway Star, Microbes in Mines, and Ocean Garbage2 comments

edfromct wrote 2 years ago: 1) A runaway train is freighting enough, how about the image of a star, think of our sun, hurtling t … more →

Tags: Science, Editorial, News, Charity, Doradus Nebula, Archaea, Mary Crowley, project kaisei

Thoughts on the "Talking Trash" section at Science Online5 comments

Miriam Goldstein wrote 2 years ago: Welcome to the zombie Oyster’s Garter, resurrected from the blogular grave to eat your braaain … more →

Tags: Ocean, Pollution, self-referential

Seeking the Science of the Garbage Patch11 comments

Miriam Goldstein wrote 2 years ago: The R/V New Horizon It’s finally time to announce why I’ve been neglecting the poor Oyst … more →

Tags: Time to Make the Science, self-referential

This is not the gyre you are looking for7 comments

Miriam Goldstein wrote 3 years ago: This photo is all over the internets as a photo of the North Pacific Trash Gyre: But a clever person … more →

Tags: Getting It Right

Talk amongst yourselves - I'll give you a topic4 comments

Miriam Goldstein wrote 3 years ago: I had all kinds of intelligent things to write, but I’m somewhat under the weather today, so I … more →

Tags: Critters, Sciencey entertainment, DOOM

Is there really six times more plastic than plankton in the North Pacific Gyre?28 comments

Miriam Goldstein wrote 3 years ago: Because of all the traffic on this post, I wanted to clarify that I am completely convinced that the … more →

Tags: Ocean, Pollution

The law of unintended consequences strikes China's plastic bag ban

Miriam Goldstein wrote 3 years ago: Jocelyn Ford of the the Science Friday blog lives in Beijing, and she has posted an account of the o … more →

Tags: Pollution, Getting It Right

By "research cruise" to the North Pacific Trash Gyre we meant "Technology beta test"

Eric Wolff wrote 3 years ago: So the trouble with all the news about the North Pacific Trash Gyre — and I do mean all of it — is t … more →

Tags: Ocean

Plastic-munching bacteria isolated by high school student9 comments

Miriam Goldstein wrote 4 years ago: Isn’t it nice when reality follows a TOG discussion on plastic bioremediation? A high school s … more →

Tags: Discovery, In the future we'll have...

So we've got this trash-filled gyre, right? Can we fix it?13 comments

Eric Wolff wrote 4 years ago: Before Miriam posted her most excellent explanation of what the North Pacific Trash Gyre really look … more →

Tags: In the future we'll have...

The North Pacific Gyre is a video star!2 comments

Miriam Goldstein wrote 4 years ago: David Meyerson from VBS.TV emailed me this video series on trash in the North Pacific Gyre. VBS sent … more →

Tags: Ocean, Pollution, film

But can ocean trash be made into drysuits?3 comments

Miriam Goldstein wrote 4 years ago: What to do with plastic trash? Clearly, make it into formalwear. This ballgown was made by sewing to … more →

Tags: In the future we'll have...

Ireland's plastic bag tax successful3 comments

Miriam Goldstein wrote 4 years ago: The New York Times reports that a mere 33-cent tax on plastic shopping bags in Ireland has reduced u … more →

Tags: Pollution, Getting It Right

Greenpeace needs remedial oceanography8 comments

Miriam Goldstein wrote 4 years ago: Eric found this Greenpeace animation, which tries to demonstrate trash accumulation in the North Pac … more →

Tags: Ocean, shame

Journey to the center of the gyre4 comments

Miriam Goldstein wrote 4 years ago: The ORV Alguita (previously) has set off on a new journey to the North Pacific Gyre to examine marin … more →

Tags: Ocean, Pollution, Discovery

China bans plastic shopping bags

Miriam Goldstein wrote 4 years ago: Like South Africa, Ireland, Taiwan, and Bangladesh, China has banned free plastic shopping bags. The … more →

Tags: Pollution, Policy, Getting It Right

Trash event tonight!

Miriam Goldstein wrote 4 years ago: From San Diego Oceans Foundation: Trash Bash Art Exhibit Friday, December 21 | 6:00-8:00 pm Wyland G … more →

Tags: San Diego, Sciencey entertainment

North Pacific Gyre: Never fear, the feds are here!2 comments

Eric Wolff wrote 4 years ago: Update 6/4/08 – No, the feds are not actually studying the Gyre. The San Francisco Chronicle r … more →

Tags: Ocean, Pollution

Why there are no pictures of the North Pacific Trash Gyre146 comments

Miriam Goldstein wrote 4 years ago: A lot of folks over on Digg were very skeptical of the existence of the North Pacific Trash Gyre. Th … more →

Tags: Ocean, Pollution, Environment


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