02: Into the deep blue sea

How You Can Save The World: Sustainable Living and Social Activism

A look at the ocean and the environmental impact of our addiction to plastic. Includes interviews with Captain Charles Moore (Founder of Algalita, Marine Research and Education) and Lisa Kaas Boyle (environmental attorney and Founder of Plastic Pollution Coalition).

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Movies

Films to further educate yourself on the plastic pollution problem:

• Creating Art from Plastics in the Ocean (National Geographic)
• Plastic Paradise (Angela Sun)
• Trashed (Jeremy Irons)

Helpful Articles

“22 Facts About Plastic Pollution (And 10 Things We Can Do About It)”From EcoWatch

“The Link Between Plastic Use and Climate Change: Nitty-gritty”From Stanford Magazine

Plastic Facts from the EPA

“Phytoplankton on Decline in Southern Ocean” From The New York Times

“Mediterranean Sea ‘accumulating zone of plastic debris'” From BBC

“Surprise Finding Heightens Concern Over Tiny Bits Of Plastic Polluting Our Oceans” From Huffington Post

“Exposure to harmful phthalates from processed foods and soft drinks” From Phys.org

“Ocean Acidification: A Global Case of Osteoporosis” From Discover Magazine

“Got Science? Nine Surprising Signs Momentum Is Building for Climate Action”From Huffington Post

Helpful Sites

• “How much fossil fuel has been used in your lifetime?” See how much fuel we are burning and how much CO2 is going into the atmosphere per second. Right now.
• Bottled Water Fact Sheet
• A guide to recycling plastics
• My Plastic Free Life

Environmental Organizations Mentioned in this Podcast

• Plastic Pollution Coalition
• Algalita
• 5 Gyres
• NRDC
• Sierra Club
• GreenPeace
• Oceana
• Ocean Conservancy
• Surfrider
• TreePeople

Products Mentioned

• Sustainable NYC
• Kishu Charcoal
• Life Factory water bottles
• Kleen Kanteen water bottles