So far, the nonprofit claims it has fished out a million pounds of trash from the patch, a mere 0.5 percent of its total. But within a decade, it says, it could ramp up its operations to get rid of it in its entirety.

Next year, the company will focus its efforts on establishing a "hotspot" map of areas in the ocean with "intense plastic accumulation."

While $7.5 billion may sound like a lot, it's less than one month's worth of Apple's profits last year, or a sixth of the bonus Tesla shareholders awarded to CEO Elon Musk.

8mo ago

Two men found guilty of witchcraft plot to kill Zambia’s president

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skhayfa @lemmy.world 8mo ago

The summoned spirit wasn't pleased with the offerings and turned them in?

9mo ago

'We have a statue of MLK': GOP lawmakers push for Charlie Kirk monument in Capitol

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skhayfa @lemmy.world 9mo ago

Releasing the files was one of Charlie last wishes.

9mo ago

We Paid Some Etsy Witches to Curse Charlie Kirk

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skhayfa @lemmy.world 9mo ago

Who else is in their cursor?

10mo ago

Allotments are vanishing when the UK urgently needs more of them

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skhayfa @lemmy.world 10mo ago

They are actually looting them

10mo ago

'In Eastern Europe, it is often mainstream media that spreads false information and promotes illiberal ideas'

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skhayfa @lemmy.world 10mo ago

Western Europe as well

10mo ago

Brandenburg is now the second German state that made it mandatory to recognise “Israel’s right to exist” to get citizenship

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skhayfa @lemmy.world 10mo ago

Do they ask the same commitment for Germany right to exist?

11mo ago

Kash Patel Is Polygraphing FBI Staff to Find Out if They’re Being Mean About Him

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skhayfa @lemmy.world 11mo ago

A more accurate testing would be to hold his portrait and look for visible signs of disgust

12mo ago

Exclusive: US Marines carry out first known detention of civilian in Los Angeles, video shows

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skhayfa @lemmy.world 12mo ago

Of course it's a black man 🤨

1y ago

France and EU to incentivise US-based scientists to come to Europe

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skhayfa @lemmy.world 1y ago

Me and my fellow French scientists emigrated abroad to work wish it was true. Unfortunately it's only demagogy.

1y ago

Trump’s proposed budget would mean ‘disastrous’ cuts to science | Sci…

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skhayfa @lemmy.world 1y ago

https://www.science.org/content/article/trump-s-proposed-budget-would-mean-disastrous-cuts-science

1y ago

Army plans for a potential parade on Trump’s birthday call for 6,600 soldiers

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skhayfa @lemmy.world 1y ago

Kim Jong Un will be trolling hard. - No dance or tiffos? This is what you call a Sad birthday! Look at my huge parade for my 42nd birthday, it even had nukes you looser!

1y ago

Charles Koch Says Many in the Country Are ‘Abandoning’ Its Principles

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skhayfa @lemmy.world 1y ago

Thanks to him

1y ago

Farage calls for end to funding NHS through taxes - but fails to offer alternative

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skhayfa @lemmy.world 1y ago

Tariffs? I think I've already seen this episode

1y ago

RFK Jr. rejects cornerstone of health science: Germ theory

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skhayfa @lemmy.world 1y ago

Please explain further. As of today when someone has a bacterial infection you have a direct evidence of it, you use an antibiotic, you kill the bacteria, you cure the illness. No miasmia, humors or worms involved. It's like you are saying we have a space photo for a round earth but what if a discovery undo it tomorrow.