plastic trashpatch
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The Ocean Garbage Patch Is Tiny Compared to Our Carbon Footprint
How trash in our oceans can help us conceptualize and reduce our carbon emissions.
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What You Can Do to Fight Plastic Pollution
Plastic pollution can feel overwhelming, but here are some concrete actions we can all take to make a difference.
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Urban Design Lab: Plastic TrashPatch
How much is your trash worth? Using various visualization instruments, design ideas, engineering, and environmental science research, a team of designers, engineers, and scientists at the Urban Design Lab (UDL) are trying to find out. A new initiative for 2010, Plastic TrashPatch, seeks to raise awareness of ”trashpatches,” thick areas of concentrated marine debris that…
AGU25, the premier Earth and space science conference, takes place December 15-19, 2025 in New Orleans, Louisiana. This year’s theme—Where Science Connects Us—puts in focus how science depends on connection, from the lab to the field to the ballot box. Once again, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory and Columbia Climate School scientists, experts, students, and educators are playing an active role, sharing our research and helping shape the future of our planet. #AGU25 Learn More
