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Published daily in Bend, Oregon, by Western Communications, Inc. Copyright 2007.
By Heidi Hagemeier / The Bulletin
May 7, 2011
Marcus Eriksen may be a scientist, but he has a barker’s flair for grabbing attention.
To highlight how plastic is choking oceans, Eriksen in 2008 set sail from Southern California on a raft made from 15,000 discarded plastic bottles supporting the hull of an airplane. The vessel, named Junk,....
