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Mist Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-18-09 01:02 PM
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I know this was posted earlier today, but thought I'd post again, so more
people can see it. It's the 15 most polluted places on Earth.

Here's the last photo of the series, showing "space waste":




The infamous "continent of plastic" in the Pacific is also included in the series.

Sobering and horrifying.
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BlooInBloo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-18-09 01:04 PM
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1. Are there no pictures of that "garbage island" in the pacific?
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NeedleCast Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-18-09 01:05 PM
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2. At twice the size of Texas
You'd think it would turn up
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Mist Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-18-09 01:05 PM
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3. Yes, several. Sorry, I didn't include the link:
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BlooInBloo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-18-09 01:13 PM
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5. Cool, but I guess I was really hoping for a zoomed out pic, showing the size and density of it.
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AspenRose Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-18-09 01:06 PM
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4. That picture was the most striking to me
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MineralMan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-18-09 01:21 PM
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6. Well, that's not an actual photo.
But we get the point.
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