Clean Oceans International Explained
Clean Oceans International, originally The Clean Oceans Project, is an ocean-oriented environmental organization founded in 2009 as an IRS 501c3 public benefit corporation. Clean Oceans International seeks to reduce plastic pollution in the oceans through a comprehensive global approach that includes research, technical innovation, public awareness, and efficient plastic waste management.[1] [2] [3]
COI is based in Santa Cruz, California on the Santa Cruz Harbor, gateway to the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary.[4]
Plastic-to-fuel conversion strategy
Approximately 80 percent of marine plastic pollution is generated from single-use polymer products that originate from land-based sources.[5] Clean Oceans International (COI) promotes conversion of the plastic waste into valuable liquid fuels, including gasoline, diesel, and kerosene, using plastic-to-fuel conversion technology. environmental engineering company.[6] [7] [8]
COI plans to educate local communities and create a financial incentive for them to recycle plastic, keep their shorelines clean, and minimize plastic waste.[6]
Research efforts
COI is conducting research with nonprofit, academic, and government organizations including the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the Turtle Island Restoration Network.[9] [10]
Education
COI is also working in collaboration with the Cabrillo Community College science department on an ocean debris survey pilot program.[3] [11]
Notes and References
- Web site: The Response. The Clean Oceans Project. 24 April 2014.
- Web site: Jennings. Cheryl. Radar used to monitor currents in the bay. KGO-TV. 24 April 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140425002532/http://abclocal.go.com/kgo/story?section=news%2Fenvironment&id=8716659. 25 April 2014. live.
- Web site: Fairchilds. Kirsten. Annie Morhauser, Annieglass to host Clean Oceans Project talk. Santa Cruz Sentinel. 24 April 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140425003921/http://www.santacruzsentinel.com/watsonville/ci_24421477/annie-morhauser-annieglass-host-clean-oceans-project-talk. 25 April 2014. dead.
- Web site: Santa Cruz Harbor: Businesses Listings. Santa Cruz Port District (Santa Cruz, California). 24 April 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140425004141/http://www.santacruzharbor.org/businessListBusinesses.htm#TCOP. 25 April 2014. dead.
- Web site: Mosko. Sarah. Mid-Ocean Plastics Cleanup Schemes: Too Little Too Late?. E-The Environmental Magazine. 25 April 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20131212044741/http://www.emagazine.com/blog/mid-ocean-plastics-cleanup-schemes-too-little-too-late. 12 December 2013. dead.
- Web site: Jim Holm: The Clean Oceans Project. TEDxGramercy. 24 April 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20131210180721/http://tedxgramercy.com/talk?a96d952bade720720be27c4bc50018fe. 10 December 2013. dead.
- Web site: Hamel. Jessi. From Trash to Fuel. Santa Cruz Good Times. 24 April 2014. 25 April 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140425003518/http://www.gtweekly.com/index.php/santa-cruz-news/santa-cruz-environmental-news/2392-from-trash-to-fuel.html. dead.
- Web site: West. Amy E.. Santa Cruz nonprofit hopes to make fuel from ocean-based plastic. San Jose Mercury News. 24 April 2014.
- Web site: Corby. Rhiannon. Ocean dump cleanup: Nonprofit has plans for 4-million ton trash trap off Santa Cruz coastline. Monterey Herald. 24 April 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140425003826/http://www.montereyherald.com/topic/ci_15496161. 25 April 2014. dead.
- Web site: ABC & NBC News Feature Collaborative Plastic Pollution Recovery Project to Save Sea Turtles. Turtle Island Restoration Network. 24 April 2014.
- Web site: Merrill, Ph.D.. Michelle Y.. Flex Week Activities: Responding to Plastics in Our Oceans & Our Inner Otters. Cabrillo GreenSteps Blog. 24 April 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140425033832/http://cabrillogreensteps.wordpress.com/2013/08/15/flex-week-activity-responding-to-plastics-in-our-oceans-our-inner-otters/. 25 April 2014. dead.
