Source: Huffington Post - San Francisco group Adventure Ecology took recycled materials to another level when they built the Plastiki, a durable ship kept afloat by recycled plastic bottles, ABC's Laura Marquez reported.
The group, spearheaded by David de Rothschild, used 12,000 bottles filled with carbon dioxide to construct the durable ship, and everything from the sail to the mast is made from plastic materials as well. The crew plans to set sail for a three-month voyage from San Francisco to Sydney, Australia, a trip they hope to begin within weeks, Marquez said.
De Rothschild hopes the ship's expedition will bring attention to the global waste problem.
"We're needlessly losing millions of seabirds and hundreds of thousands of marine mammals from ingesting plastic every year," de Rothschild told Marquez. "I decided to take this 'out of sight, out of mind' problem and build a boat out of the very items that we were seeing ending up in our natural environment."
One of the main sights they'll be highlighting along their voyage will be Great Pacific Garbage Patch, an unfathomably large stretch of trash that is twice the size of Texas.
Good Morning, wherever you are! I finally got my hands on the CD/DVD Playing for Change! Wow it's beautiful:) I've put out a notice to get in touch with PFC's visionary creator Mark Johnson and I promise you there will be more to come soon. For now, kick back, relax and enjoy a taste of the vision.
This compelling clip was put together by rebelwithacauze using music by one of my biggest inspirations, the late South African loveangelist, Lucky Dube. I personally love to focus on the beautiful things happening in the world, however, my heart goes out to our brother and sister angels in Africa who are taking on such trying challenges. We pray for the emergence into One Love...
The first time I heard Lucky Dube, I was in Costa Rica with my best friends at a Brazilian run cafe overlooking the peaceful ocean. I came home from that trip and bought my first Lucky Dube cd. Little did I know how big of an inspiration he was going to be in my life. Lucky left this planet over a year and a half ago but I'm pretty sure he's still working on his mission wherever he is.. We love you brother!
Anthony Kiedis on the perks of hanging out with his 18-month-old son Everly Bear, at the opening of the Malibu Lumber Yard shopping center, He's funny. He doesn't cost a lot to keep up. He's a good dancer.