{"product_id":"junk-raft-an-ocean-voyage-and-a-rising-tide-of-activism-to-fight-plastic-pollution-paperback","title":"Junk Raft: An Ocean Voyage and a Rising Tide of Activism to Fight Plastic Pollution - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMarcus Eriksen\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn exciting account of a scientist's expedition across the Pacific on a home-made \"junk raft\" in order to learn more about plastic marine pollution\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003eA scientist, activist, and inveterate adventurer, Eriksen and his co-navigator, Joel Paschal, construct a \"junk raft\" made of plastic trash and set themselves adrift from Los Angeles to Hawaii, with no motor or support vessel, confronting perilous cyclones, food shortages, and a fast decaying raft. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e As Eriksen recounts his struggles to keep afloat, he immerses readers in the deep history of the plastic pollution crisis and the movement that has arisen to combat it. The proliferation of cheap plastic products during the twentieth century has left the world awash in trash. Meanwhile, the plastics industry, with its lobbying muscle, fights tooth and nail against any changes that would affect its lucrative status quo, instead defending poorly designed products and deflecting responsibility for the harm they cause. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e But, as Eriksen shows, the tide is turning in the battle to save the world's oceans. He recounts the successful efforts that he and many other activists are waging to fight corporate influence and demand that plastics producers be held accountable. \u003ci\u003eJunk Raft\u003c\/i\u003e provides concrete, actionable solutions and an empowering message: it's within our power to change the throw-away culture for the sake of our planet.\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMarcus Eriksen\u003c\/b\u003e is the cofounder and director of research for the 5 Gyres Institute, with firsthand experience from more than twenty ocean-crossing expeditions, and he has written and published research on the impact of plastic pollution in the world's oceans. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eJunk Raft\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eMy River Home: A Journey from the Gulf War to the Gulf of Mexico\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 240\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 8.9 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 05, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42689507688511,"sku":"9780807061725","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/0da0ceda60f2c7c989ab66b4e8db0d50.webp?v=1764985744","url":"https:\/\/dhl-adrianne.myshopify.com\/products\/junk-raft-an-ocean-voyage-and-a-rising-tide-of-activism-to-fight-plastic-pollution-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}