‘Stranger Things’ star David Harbour and ‘Fantastic Beasts’ star Alison Sudol are on board a Greenpeace ship heading for Antarctic waters.
They will help make the case for an Antarctic Ocean Sanctuary backed by campaigners, scientists, over 40 international celebrities and 800,000 people around the world.
Following a Twitter challenge, resulting in more than 200,000 retweets in five hours, David Harbour secured a place on the Greenpeace ship alongside singer-songwriter and actress Alison Sudol. They have joined an expedition to gather scientific evidence of the need for an Antarctic Ocean Sanctuary to safeguard species like whales and penguins.
More than 40 international celebrities have joined David and Alison as ambassadors for the ‘Protect the Antarctic’ campaign. From countries ranging from Argentina to China, Spain to Israel, the ambassadors include actors, presenters, explorers, musicians, chefs and fashion designers:
Gillian Anderson, Carlos Bardem, Javier Bardem, Sir Quentin Blake, Tanya Burr, Jim Chapman, Gwendoline Christie, Lily Cole,...
They will help make the case for an Antarctic Ocean Sanctuary backed by campaigners, scientists, over 40 international celebrities and 800,000 people around the world.
Following a Twitter challenge, resulting in more than 200,000 retweets in five hours, David Harbour secured a place on the Greenpeace ship alongside singer-songwriter and actress Alison Sudol. They have joined an expedition to gather scientific evidence of the need for an Antarctic Ocean Sanctuary to safeguard species like whales and penguins.
More than 40 international celebrities have joined David and Alison as ambassadors for the ‘Protect the Antarctic’ campaign. From countries ranging from Argentina to China, Spain to Israel, the ambassadors include actors, presenters, explorers, musicians, chefs and fashion designers:
Gillian Anderson, Carlos Bardem, Javier Bardem, Sir Quentin Blake, Tanya Burr, Jim Chapman, Gwendoline Christie, Lily Cole,...
- 2/9/2018
- Look to the Stars
Ladies and gentleman, the Plastiki has landed.
One hundred and twenty-two days into its landmark voyage from San Francisco to Sydney on a quest to raise awareness of marine and plastic waste, the boat, composed of 12,500 plastic bottles and other recycled materials, has reached Australian waters. The crew touched ground in Mooloolaba, Queensland, which is north of Sydney.
However, it wasn't always smooth sailing.
While the original plan was to sail into Coffs Harbor, the team had to seek an escort vessel sooner than expected because of unforseen conditions. The boat met up with the vessel on Sunday afternoon just before it approached Australian waters. The team denies this was a rescue and explains that it was a planned charter mission, a routine measure for all of the boat's calls into port.
David de Rothschild, the team leader, released a statement:
We are thrilled by all the support that we...
One hundred and twenty-two days into its landmark voyage from San Francisco to Sydney on a quest to raise awareness of marine and plastic waste, the boat, composed of 12,500 plastic bottles and other recycled materials, has reached Australian waters. The crew touched ground in Mooloolaba, Queensland, which is north of Sydney.
However, it wasn't always smooth sailing.
While the original plan was to sail into Coffs Harbor, the team had to seek an escort vessel sooner than expected because of unforseen conditions. The boat met up with the vessel on Sunday afternoon just before it approached Australian waters. The team denies this was a rescue and explains that it was a planned charter mission, a routine measure for all of the boat's calls into port.
David de Rothschild, the team leader, released a statement:
We are thrilled by all the support that we...
- 7/19/2010
- by Suzy Evans
- Fast Company
Photograph courtesy of Plastiki. Vf.com's resident philanthropist Claire Bernard offers up periodic tips to help save the planet. Take the MyPlastiki.com pledge to end waste. David de Rothschild and the Plastiki crew are crossing the Pacific on a boat made of 12,500 plastic bottles. Join them in helping to eliminate waste in our oceans by pledging to stop using plastic bags, plastic bottles, and styrene foam cups. [MyPlastiki.com]...
- 6/11/2010
- Vanity Fair
The Great Pacific Garbage Patch, a jumble of plastic trash that spans hundreds of miles northwest of Hawaii, has gotten lots of attention ever since billionaire adventurer and environmentalist David de Rothschild announced his plans to visit the trash mass on the Plastiki, a boat constructed from recycled waste and webs of plastic. Now the Plastiki has launched, and a group of architects from Rotterdam have already come up with another way to draw attention to the plastic gyre: a Hawaii-sized island made entirely out of recycled plastic.
Good points us to the Recycled Island Web site, where Rotterdam Whim Architecture explains its motivation:
Recycled Island is a research project on the potential of realizing a habitable floating island in the Pacific Ocean made from all the plastic waste that is momentarily floating around in the ocean. The proposal has three main aims; Cleaning our oceans from a gigantic amount...
Good points us to the Recycled Island Web site, where Rotterdam Whim Architecture explains its motivation:
Recycled Island is a research project on the potential of realizing a habitable floating island in the Pacific Ocean made from all the plastic waste that is momentarily floating around in the ocean. The proposal has three main aims; Cleaning our oceans from a gigantic amount...
- 4/13/2010
- by Ariel Schwartz
- Fast Company
Why we like this: Because of all the things that are emblematic of the halcyon days of the 1983-2007 economic expansion--McMansions, Hummers, the universal right to a $400 Nylon Handbag--we may look back on bottled water as the most ridiculous craze to overtake our nation Sources: Guardian, Grist
Gist: The hazards of bottled water, both for our world and our wallets, have been well-known for a while. But now the Australian town Bundanoon is trying an unprecedented move to set the clock back to a simpler and more environmentally-friendly time--by banning bottled water altogether. Boston-based non-profit Corporate Accountability International says that this is the first town in the world that has tried an outright ban on bottled water.
America has already taken a few baby steps to protect us from plastic. Some towns have banned bottled water at civic meetings, for example. But for the U.S., banning bottled water entirely probably won't fly.
Gist: The hazards of bottled water, both for our world and our wallets, have been well-known for a while. But now the Australian town Bundanoon is trying an unprecedented move to set the clock back to a simpler and more environmentally-friendly time--by banning bottled water altogether. Boston-based non-profit Corporate Accountability International says that this is the first town in the world that has tried an outright ban on bottled water.
America has already taken a few baby steps to protect us from plastic. Some towns have banned bottled water at civic meetings, for example. But for the U.S., banning bottled water entirely probably won't fly.
- 7/10/2009
- by Max Linsky
- Fast Company
Sundance channel's third season of "The Green" is an entertaining, primetime source for informative programs about our planet. Presented by Robert Redford, the show airs on Tuesday nights at 9:00pm, with additional broadcasts on Thursdays at 4:00pm and Sundays at 8:00am. On June 2, Tuesday the latest episode of Eco Trip - host David de Rothschild explores the lifecycle of a cell phone to learn how they are really made and what happens to them after we throw them out. Sundance Channel has sent Monsters and Critics some preview clips up for the episode - one of particular interest takes a look at coltane mining and the repercussions it has on gorilla habitats and population. You can...
- 6/2/2009
- by April MacIntyre
- Monsters and Critics
Billionaire adventurer and environmentalist David de Rothschild spoke yesterday at the Greener by Design conference about his upcoming journey with six crew members from San Francisco, California to Sydney, Australia on the "Plastiki," a boat constructed from recycled waste and a material called srPET that's made from webs of plastic.
The Plastiki wasn't easy to put together, and required significant design expertise. "People expect this to be latched together and not something that's about design," de Rothschild said. Originally, Rothschild and his team envisioned a boat made of bottles packed together like a pomegranate. The team realized that the boat would break apart in the middle of the ocean, and then came up with the idea to use bottles for buoyancy with a separate frame. The final incarnation of the 60-foot, nine-ton Plastiki contains a hull made of frames filled with 12,000 plastic bottle along with cabins and bulkheads made of srPET.
The Plastiki wasn't easy to put together, and required significant design expertise. "People expect this to be latched together and not something that's about design," de Rothschild said. Originally, Rothschild and his team envisioned a boat made of bottles packed together like a pomegranate. The team realized that the boat would break apart in the middle of the ocean, and then came up with the idea to use bottles for buoyancy with a separate frame. The final incarnation of the 60-foot, nine-ton Plastiki contains a hull made of frames filled with 12,000 plastic bottle along with cabins and bulkheads made of srPET.
- 5/20/2009
- by Ariel Schwartz
- Fast Company
Sundance channel's ongoing documentary series "Eco Trip" takes host David de Rothschild into the green as he explores the life cycle of the paper napkin from the forests to the stores, revealing the true impact these tiny pieces of paper have on the environment. According to Sundance, in this episode Tuesday, May 12, David travels to the Maine woods where he witnesses the complex ecosystem of an old growth forest and the devastation that follows clear cutting timber for paper production. Later, David makes some alarming discoveries about paper mill waste emptying into the Androscoggin River and clusters of cancer patients in the vicinity. Sundance Channel has sent in some great preview clips to Monsters and Critics...
- 5/11/2009
- by April MacIntyre
- Monsters and Critics
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