The Trash Flotilla

Read Greenpeace's report Plastic Debris in the World's Oceans. Check out a graphic of the movement of the Trash Vortex. I would have liked to see some more pictures, but anyone that has walked the beach, particularly in the wake of an evening storm, alreadys knows the detritus that washes up. Given the size of the World's Oceans, you don't need much of an imagination to find it worrisome. Whatever your opinion of Greenpeace, marine debris is certainly something worth considering.

There have also been recent doomsday predictions for the elimination of fish stocks in the next 40 years. Perhaps staunch defenders are taking an extreme view, but the world is getting smaller and the population is not.