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Lindsey Hoshaw  |  08 Jul 2009

Dissecting the Great Pacific Garbage Patch



We did it! NYT article out today!

posted by Lindsey Hoshaw at Tuesday, November 10, 2009

After weeks reporting and interviewing in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, the New York Times article appears online today (Mon Nov. 9) and in print tomorrow! Also view the accompnaying photo slide show.

This is such an exciting moment since this idea started a year ago when I decided I wanted to write about the garbage patch first hand. I wasn’t sure how I’d pay for the trip or even how I’d get there. Little did I know that hundreds of people would rally to support this pitch.

Thank you to everyone who made this project possible. The video below recaps the trip and sends out a heartfelt thanks to everyone who supported me, Spot.us and my interest in the garbage patch. This story isn’t mine but ours.

Your reporter,

Lindsey Hoshaw

 

This story has been published:

Dissecting the Great Pacific Garbage Patch

by Lindsey Hoshaw | 29 Jul 2009 | sfbay
In the science section of the New York Times November 10th, 2009 you'll find a story from Lindsey Hoshaw on the Pacific Garbage Patch. This story was partly funded by the Spot.Us community and is credited as such. ABOARD THE ALGUITA, 1,000 miles northeast of Hawaii — In this remote patch of the Pacific Ocean, hundreds of miles from any national boundary, the detritus of human life is collecting in a swirling current so large that it defies precise measurement.…
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