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In July, eco-adventurer David de Rothschild and his crew ended their 130-day voyage across the Pacific from San Francisco to Sydney in , crafted from 12,500 plastic bottles. Their journey helped bring attention to the problem of plastics in the ocean, particularly the massive, swirling island of plastic in the Pacific called the .
De Rothschild discusses the construction of Plastiki, the dangers of plastic, and the power of stories to inspire change in a podcast with .
Read more about David de Rothschild's mission in our December 2009 issue.
–Nick Davidson