tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8304928500646903522.post8830221947894562221..comments2024-03-28T18:32:05.933-04:00Comments on bensozia: Like I Said about that Great Pacific Garbage PatchJohnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01037215533094998996noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8304928500646903522.post-77258130525627548932011-01-13T07:21:43.678-05:002011-01-13T07:21:43.678-05:00I once had the impression that there was a giant m...I once had the impression that there was a giant mat of floating trash covering hundreds of square miles of the ocean, an impression I got from reading news articles and looking at the pictures in them. My children got the same impression from television. We were lied to. I always resent that. So, yeah, it's true that now a lot of news outlets have been spreading the truth about this, but belief in vast swathes of trash is still out there.Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01037215533094998996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8304928500646903522.post-29684365766431998602011-01-12T21:46:48.707-05:002011-01-12T21:46:48.707-05:00I'm curious though, who are you arguing agains...I'm curious though, who are you arguing against? The popular press seems to accept the point you're making. Wikipedia (the gold standard), says "Moore's claim of having discovered a large, visible debris field is, however, a mischaracterization of the polluted region overall, since it primarily consists of particles that are generally invisible to the naked eye."Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08993570411881726772noreply@blogger.com