On April 20th, 2010, an explosion on the oilrig Deepwater Horizon caused the rig to sink and the oil to start spewing into the sea, (hope you didn’t own stock in BP). Depending on who you ask, the amount of crude oil being deposited into the Gulf is anywhere from 5,000 – 25,000 barrels per [...]
Archive for the ‘Ocean Ecology’ Category
May 5 2010
The day has finally arrived. After years of thought and countless hours of hard work and designing, David de Rothschild’s “Plastiki” is scheduled to begin its remarkable journey today across the Pacific Ocean. This expedition of about 12,000 nautical miles, an impressive distance in itself, will all be done on an environmentally friendly [...]


