Captain Charles Moore on The Colbert Report
This article was posted on Jan 08 2010 by Manuel Maqueda
On January 6, Comedy Central’s The Colbert Report aired an interview with Captain Charles Moore, a pioneer of the study of plastic pollution in the ocean, the founder of the Algalita Marine Research Foundation, a TED speaker, an EPA Environmental Hero Award winner, and the world’s most recognized activist against plastic pollution.
Captain Charles Moore is an advisor to the Plastic Pollution Coalition, as well as an inspiration for the work we do –and a mentor for all of us.
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I joined the pledge after watching Captain Moore’s interview on the Colbert report. I was unaware of the insane impact plastic has in the planet. The Pacific Garbage Patch illustrated it plenty.