The latest news from VBS.TV regarding Earth Day
Earth Day is coming up, and over here at VBS.tv we like the planet so we are trying to save it.
I wanted to pass you over a piece we are doing on the North Pacific Garbage Patch,
I saw a site who picked up our story, also referenced your article. I
was hoping maybe we could get a push, like a follow up piece on your
article.
At
VBS.tv we had read all the articles about this environmental problem
but didn't see much in the way of video. So curiosity and the challenge
compelled us west to the middle of the Pacific Ocean to show what other
people had only been writing about. We go all the way out ( 2 straight
days on a sail boat) expecting to see a floating dump, looking for our
money shot that will make us famous.
Here's
the bad news, there is no money shot. What people don't get is that
it's not really a patch and it's not really an island, both of which
you might be able to contain and control. No, what we found is much
worse. It's like a gigantic toxic stew and it's a big big problem that
we need to pay attention to now.
We
decided to go against the conventional wisdom that internet video is
for those with short attention spans, and are rolling out 12 episodes.
You can go here to view the trailer for Toxic: Garbage Island and follow the series - http://www.vbs.tv/shows/toxic
TOXIC Garbage Island Part 1 of 12 - http://www.vbs.tv/video.php?id
Searching out the Pacific Ocean's mythical floating trash heap.
TOXIC Garbage Island Part 2 of 12 - http://www.vbs.tv/video.php?id
The ORV Alguita casts off for the middle of nowhere.
TOXIC Garbage Island Part 3 of 12 - http://www.vbs.tv/video.php?id
The Captain nets a moon jellyfish, nature's plastic bag.
Parts 4 - 12 run through the next two weeks.
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