Scientology dictator david miscavige garbage in, garbage. Its not a floating island of trash, like a garbage dump or a landfill. After years of wading through red tape, sun finally makes it to the famed great pacific garbage patch and puts herself on the front lines as she crashes a convention to secretly interview the people behind plastics manufacturing, and gets her blood tested for bpa after deliberate exposure via a store receipt. Throwaway culture with a zero waste competition on documentary showcase. Scientology networks documentary showcase, the weekly. Angela suns journey of discovery to one of the most remote places on earth, midway atoll, to uncover the truth behind the mystery of the great pacific garbage patch. Great pacific garbage patch study reveals far more plastic. Charles moore of the algalita marine research foundation first discovered the great pacific garbage patch an endless floating waste of plastic trash. The patch is thought to be the size of 2 texas states. Its more like pepper flakes swirling in a soup than something you can skim off the surface.
Great pacific wont be out until november of this year, but heres a synopsis via io9. That would be the great pacific garbage patchthe enormous collection of. The garbage patch is actually two islands of trash that are together, called the great pacific garbage patch. It is known as the great pacific garbage patch, stretching 10 million miles from the coast of california to china floating on either side of hawaii and swirling beneath the surface.
It formed because currents near the center of the northern pacific ocean move around in a kind of circle, which catches and holds floating pieces of plastic. The great pacific garbage patch has garnered numerous awards and attention from around the globe. The great pacific garbage patch is a collection of marine debris in the north pacific ocean. Debunking the myths about garbage patches response. I saw the film recently with about 200 mostly high school and college students in santa monica high schools barnum hall.
Absolutely preposterous that they pretend human rights campaigns. The film premiered at the 2015 sundance film festival in park city, utah. Plastic paradise plastic paradise summary plastic paradise. Apr 11, 2011 angela sun talks about the great pacific garbage patch.
The great pacific garbage patch denver public schools. While great pacific garbage patch is a term often used by the media, it does not paint an accurate picture of the marine debris problem in the north pacific ocean. The great pacific garbage patch essay examples 1257 words. The great pacific ocean garbage patch think twice the next time you use bottled water or use anything that is made out of plastic. Apr 18, 2020 the great pacific garbage patch is considered by some scientists to be a misnomer for the floating pile of garbage approximately the size of texas that can be found between oregon and the hawaiian islands, since it suggests that the epic amount of garbage may be manageable. Designed and animated by ben segall written by kyoung kim and ben segall narrated by olivia sandoval sound design by loren esposito original score composed by mathew. Marine debris is litter that ends up in oceans, seas, and other large bodies of water. Scientology, hollywood and the prison of belief 20. The great pacific garbage patch, is a documentary that provides an insight into the environmental damage caused by plastic, humanities improper disposal of plastic, and the apathy of plastic corporations to the plight of wildlife in the oceans. The primary investigation is led by angela sun about the plastic island at midway point literally in. Oct 28, 2014 if youre looking for a real fright this halloween season, theres no need to find a haunted house or to visit the coffin in your neighbors yard.
The exact size, content, and location of the garbage patches are difficult to accurately. Garbage patches are large areas of marine debris concentration that are formed by rotating ocean currents called gyres kind of like big whirlpools that suck things in. In the early 21st century, rumors about an island of garbage somewhere in the paci. They exist all throughout the ocean, and the pacific garbage patch just happens to be the most famous.
A garbage patch is made up of tiny plastic pieces called microplastics that are less than 5 millimeters long. This church is the ultimate in human rights violations. The great garbage patch exposed tim silverwood sailed the wild seas with a research team in search of the north pacific s heart of plastic. Whatever it is called, the garbage represents an environmental disaster for the worlds oceans, and it is often used to. He was in the editing phase of his latest movie, the next three. Not rated 57min documentary, adventure, family 22 april 2014 usa. The great garbage patch exposed science features abc science. The great pacific garbage patch, also known as the pacific trash vortex, spans waters from the west coast of north america to japan. The large island in the pacific has become a massive garbage dump that suns camera explores. There are 5 major subtropical gyres heres an explainer. The great pacific garbage patch is a huge mass of rubbish, or trash vortex, held in place in the northeast of the pacific ocean by swirling underwater currents. We recently wrote about midway, a film that also focuses on the midway atoll. Marine debris concentrates in various regions of the north pacific, not just in one area. How we made the great pacific garbage patch the documentary plastic paradise explains how this consumerdriven catastrophe is destroying the oceans and how we can fix it.
The great pacific garbage patch, between hawaii and california, is accumulating trash faster than ever and is now three times the size of france. The great pacific garbage patch is one of many areas in the ocean where marine debris naturally concentrates because of ocean currents. In this episode, dianna parker from the noaa marine debris program explains what a garbage patch is and isnt, what we know and dont know, and what we can do about this oceansized problem. And yet its become ground zero for the great pacific garbage patch, siphoning plastics from three distant continents. The collection of plastic and floating trash originates from the pacific rim, including countries in asia, north america, and south america. Plasticized is a film that places the viewer aboard a transatlantic expedition, as if one of the crew, revealing the unembellished evidence that the human fo.
Plastic paradise, a documentary about the great pacific. The great pacific garbage patch explained research the. The great pacific garbage patch is big, getting bigger citylab. The great pacific garbage patch online at documentary addict. The scariest inhabitant of the great pacific garbage patch. In this independent documentary film, journalistfilmmaker angela sun travels on a personal journey of discovery to uncover. Director angela sun starring angela sun genres documentary subtitles. How can i travel to the great pacific garbage patch. About 80% of the debris in the great pacific garbage patch comes from landbased activities in north america and asia. Whatever it is called, the garbage represents an environmental disaster. A group of scripps graduate researchers recently returned from a 20day expedition to the great pacific garbage patch, a littlestudied remote. The great pacific garbage patch is an upcoming independent documentary film by docujournalist angela sun that focuses on the ecoissue of the great pacific garbage patch at the midway atoll.
The great pacific garbage patch doesnt exist, not in the sense you are thinking. Three ways of looking at the great pacific garbage patch. The distance from california to honolulu, hawaii is 2,551 miles. Feb 04, 20 the great pacific garbage patch is a huge mass of rubbish, or trash vortex, held in place in the northeast of the pacific ocean by swirling underwater currents. The vast dump of plastic waste swirling in the pacific ocean is now bigger than france, germany and spain combined far larger than previously feared.
The current of the oceans allows for the gyre to pull in debris from all over the world. This sixminute video is a slideshow with images and words. Haggis was prominent in both scientology and hollywood, two. If youre looking for a real fright this halloween season, theres no need to find a haunted house or to visit the coffin in your neighbors yard. The great pacific garbage patch is big, getting bigger. Directed by alex gibney and produced by hbo, it is based on lawrence wrights book going clear. They kidnap, hold people against will, dole out sleep deprivation and demand slave labor hours of performance for cents an hour. It received widespread praise from critics and was nominated for seven emmy. The great pacific garbage patch is a massive area measuring more than 1. Pacific plastic dump far larger than feared, dwarfs three.
The great pacific garbage patch gpgp is the largest of the five offshore plastic accumulation zones in the worlds oceans. The great pacific garbage patch is the largest accumulation of ocean plastic in the world and is located between hawaii and california. Now put 30 endtoend and that is the thickness we are talking about. The name garbage patch may conjure up an image of a gigantic bouillabaisse of floating trash. That is the weight of 1,000 eiffel towers floating in the. The great pacific garbage patch was the inspiration for the plastic fish tower, an orblike underwater. Along the way she encounters scientists, industry, legislators and activists who shed light on what our societys vast consumption of disposable. Check out a spectacular video below filmed at the midway atoll in the middle of the pacific ocean, showing the effects of manmade garbage on where they live, 1,200 miles away from civilization. The film is currently in postproduction but heres a look at its heartbreaking trailer. In this independent documentary film, journalistfilmmaker angela sun travels on a personal journey of discovery to uncover this mysterious phenomenon. Journalistfilmmaker angela sun travels on a personal journey of discovery to uncover the mysterious phenomenon of the great pacific garbage patch. Just take a look at the independent film plastic paradise, the great pacific garbage patch. Michele henderson is an awardwinning singersongwriter hailing from the island of dominica in. The great pacific garbage patch essay examples 1257.
The great pacific garbage patch gpgp is filled with 79,000 metric tonnes 87,000 tons of plastic, which is between 10 to 16 times higher than previous estimates, according to new research. Ive written about how to measure the garbage patch here and here. It is located roughly from 5w to 155w and 35n to 42n. Many of the images show animals of the ocean habitat in d. Set on an environmental disaster of floating trash and plastic trapped by pacific ocean currents, the series follows chas worthingtonthrillseeking heir to one of americas largest oil fortuneswho throws. Underwater skyscrapers recycle waste from great pacific garbage patch by bridgette meinhold. I was a member of the church of scientology for decades and was married to the president of the church of scientology, heber jentzsch. Jan 14, 2015 how we made the great pacific garbage patch the documentary plastic paradise explains how this consumerdriven catastrophe is destroying the oceans and how we can fix it. Apr 09, 2020 while great pacific garbage patch is a term often used by the media, it does not paint an accurate picture of the marine debris problem in the north pacific ocean. Researcher charles moore discovered the great pacific garbage patch and describes this island of plastic as twice the size of texas. Scientology and the prison of belief is a 2015 documentary film about scientology. Tim silverwood aboard the sea dragon in search of the. Mar 23, 2018 the vast dump of plastic waste swirling in the pacific ocean is now bigger than france, germany and spain combined far larger than previously feared and is growing rapidly, a study published.
It is estimated that the patch is twice the size of the state of texas. Environmental concerns also drew joe harris, the author of great pacific, to the garbage island. This is great pacific garbage patch by project greenbag on vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them. And yet its become ground zero for the great pacific garbage patch, syphoning plastics from three distant continents. Meet a scientologist gets a taste of success with pizza. Thousands of miles away from civilization, midway atoll is in one of the most remote places on earth.
Angela sun talks about the great pacific garbage patch. The patch is actually comprised of the western garbage patch, located near japan. The great pacific garbage patch has way more trash inside. The great pacific garbage patch, also described as the pacific trash vortex, is a gyre of marine debris particles in the northcentral pacific ocean. The great pacific garbage patch is considered by some scientists to be a misnomer for the floating pile of garbage approximately the size of texas that can be found between oregon and the hawaiian islands, since it suggests that the epic amount of garbage may be manageable. Great pacific garbage patch national geographic society. The great garbage patch exposed science features abc.
Great pacific garbage patch simple english wikipedia. The great garbage patch exposed tim silverwood sailed the wild seas with a research team in search of the north pacifics heart of plastic. In recent years, there has been a lot of misinformation spread about garbage patches and so now, we are here to try to clear up some of these myths. The great pacific garbage patch today, scientists believe the worlds largest garbage dump isnt on land but it is in the pacific ocean. Albatross birds are dying, in huge numbers from mistaking our garbage for food. How we made the great pacific garbage patch mnn mother. Great pacific garbage patch educational videos watchknowlearn. Vice sails to the north pacific gyre, collecting point for all of the oceans flotsam and home of the great pacific garbage patch. The great pacific garbage patch is a big patch of garbage and debris in the middle of the northern pacific ocean. As long as its existed, the middle of the gyre has been a naturally occurring point of accumulation for all the drifting trash in its half of the ocean. All of them are thought to accumulate trash but the most science has been done in the north pacific and north atlantic.
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