The Great Pacific Garbage Patch
Target:
U.S. Congree and the US President
Sponsored by:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tnUjTHB1lvM
The largest landfill in the world consists of non-biodegradable plastics floating in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
Between southern California and Hawaii is the North Pacific Gyre, where the water currents create a slow moving vortex. These currents have drawn in vast amount of garbage and mainly plastic in the past 100 years, which has won it the name "The Great Pacific Garbage Patch".
The Eastern Patch alone is over twice the size of Texas and will surely grow if we do not take every effort we can to clean up this mess.
Not only is it a danger to marine life, but to tourists and fishermen. Plastics are not biodegradable, and so they may break down from sunlight over time, but remain plastic and release harmful chemicals. They are often mistaken as food by many marine animals which they may die from, or eventually get into the food chain.
The first step is to simply stop consuming so much plastic we know will stay here for such a long time. Use safer products like glass and do not buy products with extra packaging. Refuse to use plastic bags at the grocery store.
Secondly, we must make all efforts to begin the task of cleaning this ocean spot. Only about 20% of water pollution is cargo from ships. The other 80% comes from land. We must help fix what we caused.
Congress must see the importance of this issue. Please urge them to begin a cleanup phase!
The largest landfill in the world consists of non-biodegradable plastics floating in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
Between southern California and Hawaii is the North Pacific Gyre, where the water currents create a slow moving vortex. These currents have drawn in vast amount of garbage and mainly plastic in the past 100 years, which has won it the name "The Great Pacific Garbage Patch".
The Eastern Patch alone is over twice the size of Texas and will surely grow if we do not take every effort we can to clean up this mess.
Not only is it a danger to marine life, but to tourists and fishermen. Plastics are not biodegradable, and so they may break down from sunlight over time, but remain plastic and release harmful chemicals. They are often mistaken as food by many marine animals which they may die from, or eventually get into the food chain.
The first step is to simply stop consuming so much plastic we know will stay here for such a long time. Use safer products like glass and do not buy products with extra packaging. Refuse to use plastic bags at the grocery store.
Secondly, we must make all efforts to begin the task of cleaning this ocean spot. Only about 20% of water pollution is cargo from ships. The other 80% comes from land. We must help fix what we caused.
Congress must see the importance of this issue. Please urge them to begin a cleanup phase!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tnUjTHB1lvM
The largest landfill in the world consists of non-biodegradable plastics floating in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
Between southern California and Hawaii is the North Pacific Gyre, where the water currents create a slow moving vortex. These currents have drawn in vast amount of garbage and mainly plastic in the past 100 years, which has won it the name "The Great Pacific Garbage Patch".
The Eastern Patch alone is over twice the size of Texas and will surely grow if we do not take every effort we can to clean up this mess.
Not only is it a danger to marine life, but to tourists and fishermen. Plastics are not biodegradable, and so they may break down from sunlight over time, but remain plastic and release harmful chemicals. They are often mistaken as food by many marine animals which they may die from, or eventually get into the food chain.
The first step is to simply stop consuming so much plastic we know will stay here for such a long time. Use safer products like glass and do not buy products with extra packaging. Refuse to use plastic bags at the grocery store.
Secondly, we must make all efforts to begin the task of cleaning this ocean spot. Only about 20% of water pollution is cargo from ships. The other 80% comes from land. We must help fix what we caused.
Congress must see the importance of this issue. Please urge them to begin a cleanup phase!
The largest landfill in the world consists of non-biodegradable plastics floating in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
Between southern California and Hawaii is the North Pacific Gyre, where the water currents create a slow moving vortex. These currents have drawn in vast amount of garbage and mainly plastic in the past 100 years, which has won it the name "The Great Pacific Garbage Patch".
The Eastern Patch alone is over twice the size of Texas and will surely grow if we do not take every effort we can to clean up this mess.
Not only is it a danger to marine life, but to tourists and fishermen. Plastics are not biodegradable, and so they may break down from sunlight over time, but remain plastic and release harmful chemicals. They are often mistaken as food by many marine animals which they may die from, or eventually get into the food chain.
The first step is to simply stop consuming so much plastic we know will stay here for such a long time. Use safer products like glass and do not buy products with extra packaging. Refuse to use plastic bags at the grocery store.
Secondly, we must make all efforts to begin the task of cleaning this ocean spot. Only about 20% of water pollution is cargo from ships. The other 80% comes from land. We must help fix what we caused.
Congress must see the importance of this issue. Please urge them to begin a cleanup phase!
We the undersigned feel it is more than extremely important to bring this issue to light and to the world! It is known about and now the population is learning about it, a massive patch of plastic mostly but garbage as well that is twice the size of Texas and just is allowed to float on the ocean is disgusting and unacceptable. We are urging you to do something about this serious problem immediately, the ocean's residents are being effected by the harmful chemicals that this plastic is releasing into the ocean and we are being harmed by what it releases into the air! Are you going to stand by and instead of getting some nets and cleaning this up going to allow it to grow so that one day our children have to figure out a way to clean it up? We urge you to start cleanup efforts immediately and to take measures to change the amount of plastic that is being wasted in the US now not later. There are alternatives to plastic in most places such as the grocery stores. We will no longer stand by while this massive patch of garbage and plastic in the ocean off OUR coast grows to a size that is untouchable. What must other countries think when they see this on a satellite photo? PLEASE we urge you to take efforts to clean this up immediately for the US now and in the future! And thank you for taking the time to read this letter.
We signed the "The Great Pacific Garbage Patch" petition!
# 87:
12:57 am PST, Feb 1,
Richard Hollister, Arizona
# 86:
9:16 am PST, Jan 16,
Julia Maeder, Germany
# 85:
9:31 pm PST, Jan 9,
Lacey Knox, Missouri
I totally agree with Ms. Ruth B. This is a serious issue that needs to be addressed and should not wait any longer.
I totally agree with Ms. Ruth B. This is a serious issue that needs to be addressed and should not wait any longer.
# 84:
9:27 pm PST, Jan 8,
Ruth Bradt, Tennessee
We need to stop producing, consuming, and disposing such grotesque amounts of plastic. REDUCE! REUSE! Recycle what is left over. Only when we stop dumping can we really start to clean up this terrible mess we've made.
We need to stop producing, consuming, and disposing such grotesque amounts of plastic. REDUCE! REUSE! Recycle what is left over. Only when we stop dumping can we really start to clean up this terrible mess we've made.
# 83:
8:57 am PST, Jan 2,
Mark Parsons, Germany
# 82:
4:13 pm PST, Dec 27,
Monica Dance, New Zealand
This is an important issue which needs to be addressed.
This is an important issue which needs to be addressed.
# 81:
1:59 am PST, Dec 3,
Gail Dair, Australia
# 80:
10:04 am PST, Nov 29,
Rebecca Winsor, New York
# 79:
3:59 am PST, Nov 21,
Philippe Ducreux, France
# 78:
10:53 am PST, Nov 20,
Marie Rains, California
# 77:
2:21 am PST, Nov 20,
Diana Elle, Portugal
For more impact, add a personal comment here
For more impact, add a personal comment here
# 76:
11:57 am PST, Nov 19,
Gorilly Girl, Oklahoma
# 75:
1:35 pm PDT, Oct 27,
Heather Havlak, Texas
What we're doing to our oceans is a disgrace to mankind. It needs to change, now.
What we're doing to our oceans is a disgrace to mankind. It needs to change, now.
# 74:
2:58 am PDT, Oct 24,
Forest Venkat, India
# 73:
3:30 am PDT, Oct 19,
Name not displayed, United Kingdom
# 72:
|
12:51 pm PDT, Oct 18,
Darin Scherer, Kentucky
|
# 71:
6:52 am PDT, Oct 18,
Kim De Vroe, Spain
# 70:
4:19 am PDT, Oct 11,
Carolyn Bennett, Arizona
# 69:
4:03 am PDT, Sep 16,
Pam Fioretti, Australia
# 68:
7:30 pm PDT, Sep 7,
MICHELE VONSTAICH, California
# 67:
6:15 pm PDT, Sep 3,
Madeline Westbrook, Indiana
# 66:
4:01 am PDT, Sep 2,
K Nell, South Africa
# 65:
2:13 am PDT, Sep 2,
Danielle West, South Africa
# 64:
9:00 pm PDT, Aug 31,
Sandra Emerson, California
This really needs to be cleaned up!
This really needs to be cleaned up!
# 63:
2:12 am PDT, Aug 29,
Virginia Walden, Hawaii
The ocean is the source of ALL life on this planet. This 4800 miles of garbage is from 50 years ago! We MUST stop our garbage glut! We MUST clean up what we can. All life on Earth, including yours and your families is affected. We all need you to make this Change a Priority. Mahalo Nui
The ocean is the source of ALL life on this planet. This 4800 miles of garbage is from 50 years ago! We MUST stop our garbage glut! We MUST clean up what we can. All life on Earth, including yours and your families is affected. We all need you to make this Change a Priority. Mahalo Nui
# 62:
1:02 am PDT, Aug 29,
Jemma W, Australia
plastic is not esential!!!!!
plastic is not esential!!!!!
# 61:
7:27 pm PDT, Aug 27,
Jamie Magargel, Indiana
Until today when I picked up a used book about tracking trash at the book store I had never heard of the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, needless to say I was horrified. I decided to look for more information on the internet and found a wealth of data and photos about the mounding trash that has accumulated over the past century. There needs to be more focus about this in the media in order to get other involved in this horrific crisis. The Great Pacific Garbage Patch is just one more reason to reduce, reuse, and recycle. I think that since people do not see this trash they put it out of their minds and pretend that there isn't a crisis and continue to live irresponsibly when it comes to waste.
Until today when I picked up a used book about tracking trash at the book store I had never heard of the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, needless to say I was horrified. I decided to look for more information on the internet and found a wealth of data and photos about the mounding trash that has accumulated over the past century. There needs to be more focus about this in the media in order to get other involved in this horrific crisis. The Great Pacific Garbage Patch is just one more reason to reduce, reuse, and recycle. I think that since people do not see this trash they put it out of their minds and pretend that there isn't a crisis and continue to live irresponsibly when it comes to waste.
# 60:
10:02 pm PDT, Aug 26,
Nicole Bentivegna, California
# 59:
6:28 am PDT, Aug 24,
Ira Vin, Russian Federation
# 58:
5:48 pm PDT, Aug 22,
Jacqueline Robinson, Georgia
# 57:
2:24 pm PDT, Aug 22,
Jennifer Gardner, Florida
# 56:
11:55 pm PDT, Aug 20,
Tatiana Costa, Brazil
# 55:
1:45 pm PDT, Aug 20,
Jessica Koch, New York
# 54:
|
7:25 pm PDT, Aug 19,
Phillip Carew, Canada
|
# 53:
2:13 pm PDT, Aug 19,
BethAnn Riker, Ohio
my dad works at a plstic factory. if we stop putting chemicals in plastic bottles, we can reuse them over and over, without getting sick
my dad works at a plstic factory. if we stop putting chemicals in plastic bottles, we can reuse them over and over, without getting sick
# 52:
9:54 am PDT, Aug 19,
Dee C., New York
# 51:
7:29 am PDT, Aug 19,
Razvan V., Romania
