Don’t Stop Paddling

Today I ran across an article on the Plastiki project. The project is being funded and executed by Adventure Ecology, here is a snippet of their mission statement from their website:

ADVENTURE ECOLOGY UNDERTAKES EXPEDITIONS TO SOME OF THE WORLD’S MOST DANGEROUS, EXCITING AND ENVIRONMENTALLY CHALLENGED REGIONS. IT IS OUR AIM TO CREATE STORIES THAT INFORM, QUESTION, CHALLENGE AND GENERATE DEBATE.

The Plastiki is a 60 foot catmaran made entirely (except for the mass) from plastic bottles. Here is a brief look at the adventure:

In April 2009, adventurer and environmental storyteller David de Rothschild and a handpicked crew of leading scientists, sailors, adventurers, thought leaders and creatives will set sail over 10,000 nautical miles across the Pacific from San Francisco to Sydney on a 60-foot catamaran made from post consumer plastic water and soda bottles and self-reinforced PET.

By undertaking this daring expedition over three months, David and his Plastiki crew are on a mission to inspire, educate and activate individuals, communities and business’s to start moving towards a smarter more sustainable planet 2.0 way of living.

Check it out at http://www.adventureecology.com/

Later

Check out this article from National Geographic Adventure Blog:

http://ngadventure.typepad.com/blog/2009/02/liveblogging-wildlife-conservation-society-george-schallers-long-reach-in-conservation.html

I grew up on Discovery Channel so this stuff is preety cool to me.