...and the Lord said...

http://io9.com/heres-what-happens-when-evangelical-christians-debate-s-1642528491

Wochit Drops the Ball

     The Washington Post is my childhood newspaper. It is my longest and most dearest friend. It is the paper that was thrown down on my driveway everyday of my life as a kid, and continued well into adulthood. It was the first paper I read as a kid, when every Sunday I fought with my sisters over the Funny Pages. It was where I developed my deep love for all Washington Sports. It was what fueled and fed my passion for the Washington Capitals and the Game of hockey. Every Monday, on page A2, there was the Science Section, with one feature article and a handful of shorter articles about the recent discoveries, arguments or theories happening in the world of Science. The Washington Post was my life line and informer, and remains a part of my morning reading to this day.

http://www.safety4sea.com/why-is-antarctica-ice-melting--10898

     So you will have to excuse me...

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Plastic, Plastic...Everywhere

     I recently watched the documentary "Plastic Paradise: The Great Pacific Garbage Patch", directed by Angela Sun. It examines the environmental impact of the plastics industry over the past sixty years, focusing mainly on the Great Pacific Garbage Patch in the Northern Pacific. Having done a research paper on the Garbage Patch a few years ago for my undergraduate degree, I was familiar with what it is. I also read the book "Plastic Ocean" (by Captain Charles Moore with Cassandra Phillips) last spring. But there is a huge difference with reading about environmental damage and seeing it with your own eyes.

     The Great Pacific Garbage Patch is located within the Northern Pacific Subtropical Gyre, a collection of spinning ocean currents that surround an area of approximately 20 millions square kilometers. The center of the Gyre is usually very calm, so as debris and trash are carried into the currents and dispersed throughout the Patch, they settle in and persist throughout the entire water column (NatGeo, 2014). It is not the only one in the world; there are these types of Gyres in every ocean of the world. And they all are collecting plastic at accelerated rates.

Map by NOAA

     In "Plastic Paradise", I watched as they cut open dead