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LAKESIDE — Bubbles peppering the surface of Hall Lake Sunday afternoon barely hinted at the restoration project taking place below. Delete the scoop?
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By: Dianna Parker One rubber chicken, 117 mattresses, 4,159 candles, and 689,274 utensils. What do all of these things have in common? They're all marine debris collected last September at the Ocea... Delete the scoop?
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Scientists are to set off on a research expedition to the Great Pacific Garbage Patch on May 20. The patch is a huge mass of rubbish held in place by swirling underwater currents in the north-east... Delete the scoop?
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Amocean - Ocean knowledge for everyone! Delete the scoop?
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Marine debris is an eyesore along shorelines around the world. It degrades the beauty (aesthetics) of the coastal environment and in many cases may cause economic loss if an area is a popular tourist destination. Would you want to swim at a beach littered in trash? Delete the scoop?
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The online version of the Philippines' leading business newspaper features virtually all the stories and statistical data available in the print edition. Delete the scoop?
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Wildlife experts will debate the importance of emotion in conservation science for the annual Earthwatch lecture on Thursday. Here, they lay out their arguments Delete the scoop?
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Sacramento State students are sending a message to local government and advocating a halt on plastic bag usage on campus in order to promote a healthier, cleaner environment. Delete the scoop?
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Don't like the idea of plastic ending up at the bottom of the ocean? Keen to check out all of the brilliant ways it can be re-used, recycled and reclaimed and turned into new stuff. Delete the scoop?
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The number of plastic bags blighting Britain’s beaches has rocketed by a fifth in a year – despite vows by the Coalition to tackle the issue. On average 72 throwaway carrier bags are now littering every mile of coastline. Delete the scoop?
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It’s a beach bummer. Shorelines worldwide are clogged with trash, so much so that during their annual cleanup last year, volunteers with the Ocean Conservancy picked up refuse that weighed as much as 10 Boeing 747 jumbo jets. Delete the scoop?
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By: Sarah Opfer The Great Lakes, while old, are not quite as ancient as the world’s oceans. Approximately 10,000 years ago, retreating glaciers carved out basins and filled them in with melt water.... Delete the scoop?
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Beach Rd resident Talei Burness said she could no longer stand taking her dog for morning walks because of the sight of rubbish along her neighbourhood's seafront. Delete the scoop?
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This is a post by Sarah Opfer, NOAA Marine Debris Program Great Lakes Regional Coordinator. The "Great Pacific Garbage Patch"—a purported island of trash twice the size of Texas floating in the Pac... Delete the scoop?
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How much garbage is floating around in the seas? Probably more than you ever thought possible. Delete the scoop?
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The number of cigarette butts dropped on Scotland's beaches has almost doubled in the past year, a conservation charity says. (RT @AlisonJohnstone: Incredible that the Scottish Government STILL hasn't published a marine litter plan. Via Gaye Rosier Delete the scoop?
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The first of what could be a considerable amount of debris from the devastating March 2011 tsunami in Japan to wash up on San Luis Obispo County beaches has appeared. Delete the scoop?
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The Franklin Expedition set sail from Greenhithe, England, on 19 May 1845, with a crew of 24 officers and 110 men. After stopping in the Orkney Isles for supplies, the expedition was last seen by Europeans on 26 July 1845, when Captain Dannett of the whaler Prince of Wales encountered two of the convoy moored to an iceberg in Lancaster Sound. Delete the scoop?
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Making beautiful places even more beautiful. We are proud to announce that Marine Litter News, which is part of the openH2O community, will host its first beach clean day tomorrow, 18th of May at the... Delete the scoop?
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The Hack the oceans workshop experiments with recycled materials and electronics to create an environmental water drone. Delete the scoop?
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NOT only are we scarring Dorset roadsides with litter but also polluting beaches with potentially lethal rubbish. Delete the scoop?
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More than 150 youngsters took part in Youth in Action: National Volunteer Weekend, which was organised by The Youth Company from May 9 to 11. Delete the scoop?
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UK marine conservation survey finds some 8,224 items of rubbish per kilometre of sand Delete the scoop?
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The Marine Conservation Society is a UK charity campaigning for cleaner seas and beaches including one of the biggest volunteer led beach cleans. Delete the scoop?
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Tiny pieces of plastic are being taken up by a range of different fish species with unknown effects on their health, according to a new study. Researchers examined the gut contents of ten different... Delete the scoop?
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