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Emerging U.S. Seaweed Sector: Does San Francisco Bay Area Have a Role?
Seaweed has been cultivated and used as a food stock for centuries, but a new cadre of climate-focused start-ups are using seaweed as a more environmental-friendly replacement to traditional materials.
The Ocean Cleanup to Clear Great Pacific Garbage Patch—$7.5 Billion in 10 Years or $4 Billion in 5 Years
Clean The Great Pacific Garbage Patch— $7.5 Billion in 10 Years or $4 Billion in 5 YearsThe Ocean Cleanup states that it can make the Great Pacific Garbage Patch (GPGP) go away within five years to the tune of $4 billion. During a brief stop-over in San Francisco late...
Ocean Voyages Institute Plastic Cleanup
A Better Way for 1 Ocean Clean Up: Mary Crowley of Ocean Voyages InstituteOcean Voyages Institute (OVI) is able to achieve a high rate of ROI for ocean plastic removal per expedition. In 2020, a small crew extracted 340,000 pounds (170 tons) of plastic from the...