Comments on: The Pacific "toilet bowl that never flushes" http://scitech.blogs.cnn.com/2008/08/13/the-pacific-toilet-bowl-that-never-flushes/ Mon, 21 Dec 2009 22:33:09 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Teri Thomas http://scitech.blogs.cnn.com/2008/08/13/the-pacific-toilet-bowl-that-never-flushes/#comment-11460 Teri Thomas Sat, 29 Nov 2008 19:55:34 +0000 http://scitech.blogs.cnn.com/?p=665#comment-11460 Since 2006, www.environmentbags.com has seen their business grow over 1400% wholesaling reusable shopping bags. The country is definitely getting the message and we need to keep pursuing all avenues of reduction at every level. Since 2006, http://www.environmentbags.com has seen their business grow over 1400% wholesaling reusable shopping bags. The country is definitely getting the message and we need to keep pursuing all avenues of reduction at every level.

]]> By: Chris http://scitech.blogs.cnn.com/2008/08/13/the-pacific-toilet-bowl-that-never-flushes/#comment-8858 Chris Thu, 18 Sep 2008 00:20:17 +0000 http://scitech.blogs.cnn.com/?p=665#comment-8858 Good point Mike K. I bet they collected their water in plastic jugs to get across the vast Pacific. If they had used paper products, the tree huggers would have then sunk their boat, for deforestation violations. In essence..we humans have to not live in our environment..log cabinns a thing of the past. We should sleep under the stars on grasses and not make polysilicon structures to create a computer in which we can communicate in here....hmmm...and I wonder how many tree sitters wipe their butts with dead leaves and not Mr. Whipple. If you are gonna preach it...you should actually live it. Not a sermon....just a thought. Good point Mike K. I bet they collected their water in plastic jugs to get across the vast Pacific. If they had used paper products, the tree huggers would have then sunk their boat, for deforestation violations. In essence..we humans have to not live in our environment..log cabinns a thing of the past. We should sleep under the stars on grasses and not make polysilicon structures to create a computer in which we can communicate in here....hmmm...and I wonder how many tree sitters wipe their butts with dead leaves and not Mr. Whipple. If you are gonna preach it...you should actually live it. Not a sermon....just a thought.

]]> By: Mike K http://scitech.blogs.cnn.com/2008/08/13/the-pacific-toilet-bowl-that-never-flushes/#comment-7493 Mike K Thu, 28 Aug 2008 18:11:31 +0000 http://scitech.blogs.cnn.com/?p=665#comment-7493 Well I see that the "junk raft" made it to Hawaii. Yipee skippee. They made it there on PLASTICS! What a wonderful product this plastic is. I wonder what they stored their food in, used to make water & what other plastic items made this trip even possible!? The real danger here isn't plastics, it's polluters, pseudo science, ignorance & eco lemmings! I hope someone sends out a "junk submarine" to draw attention to all the garbage at the bottom of the ocean! I see CNN has this listed under science, I suggest putting this under "Junk Science" or next to the Big Foot stories! After all, more people have seen Big Foot than this "island" of garbage! Well I see that the "junk raft" made it to Hawaii. Yipee skippee.
They made it there on PLASTICS! What a wonderful product this plastic is. I wonder what they stored their food in, used to make water & what other plastic items made this trip even possible!?

The real danger here isn't plastics, it's polluters, pseudo science, ignorance & eco lemmings!

I hope someone sends out a "junk submarine" to draw attention to all the garbage at the bottom of the ocean!

I see CNN has this listed under science, I suggest putting this under "Junk Science" or next to the Big Foot stories! After all, more people have seen Big Foot than this "island" of garbage!

]]> By: Mike K http://scitech.blogs.cnn.com/2008/08/13/the-pacific-toilet-bowl-that-never-flushes/#comment-7492 Mike K Thu, 28 Aug 2008 18:10:49 +0000 http://scitech.blogs.cnn.com/?p=665#comment-7492 Well I see that the "junk raft" made it to Hawaii. Yipee skippee. They made it there on PLASTICS! What a wonderful product this plastic is. I wonder what they stored their food in, used to make water & what other plastic items made this trip even possible!? The real danger here isn't plastics, it's polluters, psuedo science, ignorance & eco lemmings! I hope someone sends out a "junk submarine" to draw attention to all the garbage at the bottom of the ocean! I see CNN has this listed under science, I suggest putting this under "Junk Science" or next to the Big Foot stories! Afterall, more people have seen Big Foot than this "island" of garbage! Well I see that the "junk raft" made it to Hawaii. Yipee skippee.
They made it there on PLASTICS! What a wonderful product this plastic is. I wonder what they stored their food in, used to make water & what other plastic items made this trip even possible!?

The real danger here isn't plastics, it's polluters, psuedo science, ignorance & eco lemmings!

I hope someone sends out a "junk submarine" to draw attention to all the garbage at the bottom of the ocean!

I see CNN has this listed under science, I suggest putting this under "Junk Science" or next to the Big Foot stories! Afterall, more people have seen Big Foot than this "island" of garbage!

]]> By: David Fitzgerald http://scitech.blogs.cnn.com/2008/08/13/the-pacific-toilet-bowl-that-never-flushes/#comment-7432 David Fitzgerald Tue, 26 Aug 2008 15:10:05 +0000 http://scitech.blogs.cnn.com/?p=665#comment-7432 Just what we need. Environmental Facism slowing down international trade with the US over a damn whale. Just past the cost on to the good old consumers. At some point Americans are going to wake up and start clipping the wings on these environmental wackos. Just what we need. Environmental Facism slowing down international trade with the US over a damn whale. Just past the cost on to the good old consumers. At some point Americans are going to wake up and start clipping the wings on these environmental wackos.

]]> By: Franko http://scitech.blogs.cnn.com/2008/08/13/the-pacific-toilet-bowl-that-never-flushes/#comment-7415 Franko Tue, 26 Aug 2008 03:36:29 +0000 http://scitech.blogs.cnn.com/?p=665#comment-7415 Time, space, energy, constrain. Beyond the event horizon, different for everyone. Ignorance is bliss. Not to worry. The garbage and debris left by the Apollo Moon carelessness, will one day be neutralized by a giant meteor strike. Forgot to leave Guilt Moon Landing cameras. Sparing children nightmares. Time, space, energy, constrain. Beyond the event horizon, different for everyone. Ignorance is bliss. Not to worry. The garbage and debris left by the Apollo Moon carelessness, will one day be neutralized by a giant meteor strike.

Forgot to leave Guilt Moon Landing cameras. Sparing children nightmares.

]]> By: Arthur http://scitech.blogs.cnn.com/2008/08/13/the-pacific-toilet-bowl-that-never-flushes/#comment-7403 Arthur Mon, 25 Aug 2008 16:44:04 +0000 http://scitech.blogs.cnn.com/?p=665#comment-7403 I suggest just using the whole ocean as a garbage dump and wait until the lower life forms die off and those up the food chain disappear for lack of food. Then it won't matter if we use it as a garbage dump anymore. So just wait! Mission Accomplished. I suggest just using the whole ocean as a garbage dump and wait until the lower life forms die off and those up the food chain disappear for lack of food. Then it won't matter if we use it as a garbage dump anymore.

So just wait! Mission Accomplished.

]]> By: Mike http://scitech.blogs.cnn.com/2008/08/13/the-pacific-toilet-bowl-that-never-flushes/#comment-7392 Mike Mon, 25 Aug 2008 07:18:07 +0000 http://scitech.blogs.cnn.com/?p=665#comment-7392 How about we just do nothing? Its not like we have the oil to make plastics for much longer anyhow, and almost every single thing said so far is well in to the realm of pie in the sky fantasy that ignores the real bounds of physics and reality... So... We ignore it.. we have more important things to worry about than some trash in the ocean anyhow.. Like uhhh.... how the human race is going to survive after oil peaks... How about we just do nothing?

Its not like we have the oil to make plastics for much longer anyhow, and almost every single thing said so far is well in to the realm of pie in the sky fantasy that ignores the real bounds of physics and reality...

So...

We ignore it.. we have more important things to worry about than some trash in the ocean anyhow..

Like uhhh.... how the human race is going to survive after oil peaks...

]]> By: Caveman http://scitech.blogs.cnn.com/2008/08/13/the-pacific-toilet-bowl-that-never-flushes/#comment-7386 Caveman Sun, 24 Aug 2008 15:07:06 +0000 http://scitech.blogs.cnn.com/?p=665#comment-7386 Plastics are saving this planet. Human lazyness & ignorance are distroying it. Plastics are saving this planet.
Human lazyness & ignorance are distroying it.

]]> By: smartest person here http://scitech.blogs.cnn.com/2008/08/13/the-pacific-toilet-bowl-that-never-flushes/#comment-7385 smartest person here Sun, 24 Aug 2008 14:47:36 +0000 http://scitech.blogs.cnn.com/?p=665#comment-7385 make a plastic island and have hollywood celebs live out there for an arm and a leg! kind of like the palm tree in Dubai but closer. make a plastic island and have hollywood celebs live out there for an arm and a leg! kind of like the palm tree in Dubai but closer.

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