sailing a junk raft to hawaii

Junk Raft Dr Markus Erickson and Joel Pashal from the Algalita Marine Research Foundation are sailing to Hawaii from Long Beach California with a raft constructed from trash. This sailable raft is made from a 1961 Cessna airplane, tied to sailboat masts with plastic bag rope, and 15,000 PET bottles in fishing-nets that make it float. ‘We were looking for something that was lightweight and could stand the banging of the Ocean.’

Students from three high schools helped with the construction of the raft, they made rope from plastic bags and cleaned the PET-bottles. What a great school project!

With this action the men want to call attention to plastic soup which is now floating in the Pacific Ocean.

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barge greenhouse: hudson bay new york

The Science Barge in New York’s Hudson river produces food enough food for 25-30 people for one year, sustainably. For maximum yield of vegetables, the barge's greenhouses employ vertical farming methods. Electricity is generated on board with renewable solar and wind power, bio-diesel powers the barge and rainwater is harvested from the greenhouses’ roofs or drawn from the river. Sustainable gardening in the city!

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