algalita marine research

Move over, Jack Johnson, there's a new Hawaiian singer-songwriter in town, and this guy's got a message about plastic in our oceans. Together with the Algalita Marine Research Foundation, creators of the afore-blogged Junk Raft, Micah Wolf made this great music video for his new song “One By One” to raise awareness about the harmful effects of plastic in the environment. For more info on plastics, check out Algalita’s http://plasticsareforever.org, and don't forget to sign our plastics pledge if you haven't.

ABC News aired a segment today about the Great Pacific Garbage Patch (aka the North Pacific Gyre) -- I've heard a lot about the swirling mass of trash, but these are the first actual images I've seen. Check it out -- and sign our plastics pledge if you haven't already.