词条 | Clean Oceans International |
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| name = Clean Oceans International | logo = | type = | founded_date = 2009 | founder = Jim Holm Co-founder Nick Drobac Co-founder | location = Santa Cruz, California | origins = | key_people = Captain Jim "Homer" Holm Executive Director | area_served = International | product = | focus = Ocean plastic pollution | method = | revenue = | endowment = | num_volunteers = 1,000 | num_employees = | num_members = | owner = | Non-profit_slogan = | homepage = cleanoceansinternational.org | dissolved = | footnotes = }}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 strategyApproximately 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 effortsCOI is conducting research with nonprofit, academic and government organizations including the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the Turtle Island Restoration Network.[9][10] EducationCOI is also working in collaboration with the Cabrillo Community College science department on an ocean debris survey pilot program.[3][11] External links
References1. ^{{cite web|title=The Response|url=http://thecleanoceansproject.com/?page_id=18|publisher=The Clean Oceans Project|accessdate=24 April 2014}} 2. ^{{cite web|last=Jennings|first=Cheryl|title=Radar used to monitor currents in the bay|url=http://abclocal.go.com/kgo/story?section=news/environment&id=8716659|publisher=KGO-TV|accessdate=24 April 2014}} 3. ^1 {{cite web|last=Fairchilds|first=Kirsten|title=Annie Morhauser, Annieglass to host Clean Oceans Project talk|url=http://www.santacruzsentinel.com/watsonville/ci_24421477/annie-morhauser-annieglass-host-clean-oceans-project-talk|publisher=Santa Cruz Sentinel|accessdate=24 April 2014}} 4. ^{{cite web|title=Santa Cruz Harbor: Businesses Listings|url=http://www.santacruzharbor.org/businessListBusinesses.htm#TCOP|publisher=Santa Cruz Port District (Santa Cruz, California)|accessdate=24 April 2014}} 5. ^{{cite web|last=Mosko|first=Sarah|title=Mid-Ocean Plastics Cleanup Schemes: Too Little Too Late?|url=http://www.emagazine.com/blog/mid-ocean-plastics-cleanup-schemes-too-little-too-late|publisher=E-The Environmental Magazine|accessdate=25 April 2014}} 6. ^1 {{cite web|title=Jim Holm: The Clean Oceans Project|url=http://tedxgramercy.com/talk?a96d952bade720720be27c4bc50018fe|publisher=TEDxGramercy|accessdate=24 April 2014}} 7. ^{{cite web|last=Hamel|first=Jessi|title=From Trash to Fuel|url=http://www.gtweekly.com/index.php/santa-cruz-news/santa-cruz-environmental-news/2392-from-trash-to-fuel.html|publisher=Santa Cruz Good Times|accessdate=24 April 2014}} 8. ^{{cite web|last=West|first=Amy E.|title=Santa Cruz nonprofit hopes to make fuel from ocean-based plastic|url=http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_19658573|publisher=San Jose Mercury News|accessdate=24 April 2014}} 9. ^{{cite web|last=Corby|first=Rhiannon|title=Ocean dump cleanup: Nonprofit has plans for 4-million ton trash trap off Santa Cruz coastline|url=http://www.montereyherald.com/topic/ci_15496161|publisher=Monterey Herald|accessdate=24 April 2014}} 10. ^{{cite web|title=ABC & NBC News Feature Collaborative Plastic Pollution Recovery Project to Save Sea Turtles|url=https://seaturtles.org/newssection/abc-nbc-news-feature-collaborative-plastic-pollution-recovery-project-to-save-sea-turtles/|publisher=Turtle Island Restoration Network|accessdate=24 April 2014}} 11. ^{{cite web|last=Merrill, Ph.D.|first=Michelle Y.|title=Flex Week Activities: Responding to Plastics in Our Oceans & Our Inner Otters|url=http://cabrillogreensteps.wordpress.com/2013/08/15/flex-week-activity-responding-to-plastics-in-our-oceans-our-inner-otters/|publisher=Cabrillo GreenSteps Blog|accessdate=24 April 2014}} 4 : 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations|Environmental organizations based in California|Environmental organizations established in 2009|Non-profit organizations based in California |
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