Category: Environment
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Ben Lecomte: Ultra endurance swimmer and environmental activist
Ben Lecomte is an ultra-endurance swimmer and the first person to complete a cross-Atlantic ocean swim without a kickboard. He has also swum through the Great Pacific Garbage Patch to raise awareness for sustainability and the impact of plastic pollution. He was named one of the World’s 50 Most Adventurous Open Water Swimmers in 2019…
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The Toxic Swimmer | Christopher Swain
This man has swam some of the most contaminated waterways in America to fight for clean water. Christopher Swain holds the record for being the first person to swim the length of the Columbia, Hudson, Mohawk, Charles, Mystic and East Rivers, as well as Lake Champlain, the Gowanus Canal, Newtown Creek, Long Island Sound, Narragansett…
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I’m Infected with COVID19 – Sarah Ferguson on Plastic Oceans International
Sarah Ferguson on Plastic Oceans International – I’m Infected With Coronavirus COVID19 on the Plastic Oceans International Ep3. This video is from the Plastic Oceans YouTube Channel Original video here https://youtu.be/z132ychcVMI
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Marathon swimmer Kareena Lee stepped up to Clean Up on the Sunshine Coast
Tokyo Olympic-bound swimmer Kareena Lee joined primary school students on the Sunshine Coast to officially kick off Clean Up Australia Day activities nationally. Lee is one of several top Australian athletes throwing their support behind Clean Up Australia Day, the largest community-based environmental event in Australia that is celebrating its 30-year anniversary.
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First Person to Swim Under the Antarctic Ice Sheet | Mashable Originals
Lewis Pugh is an endurance swimmer and the first person to ever swim underneath the melting Antarctic ice sheet.
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This edible blob filled with water means you don’t need a plastic bottle
Runners in a half-marathon in London on March 1 might be a little confused at the water stations, where instead of getting water in a plastic cup or bottle, they’ll be handed an edible water-filled pod. The package, which is also compostable, is made from seaweed and plant extracts. You simply bite the corner off and…
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‘No Swim Advisory’ Issued For Oleta River Park
Officials said a pipe break resulted in an unpermitted discharge in the area of 7000 Island Blvd with discharge to Little Maule Lake and adjacent water bodies.
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Luke Talks to Antarctica Swimmer, Lewis Pugh
Today, Luke talked to Lewis Pugh about his adventure to Antarctica , and why he went.
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Swimmer plunges through Antarctica’s waters for climate change awareness
British swimmer Lewis Gordon Pugh, dubbed the “human polar bear,” has completed the first-ever swim under an ice sheet in Antarctica. Jeff Semple explains how Pugh did it to raise awareness of climate change, and the dire threat facing Antarctica.