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'''Clean Oceans International''', originally '''The Clean Oceans Project''' is an ocean-oriented [[environmental organization]] founded in 2009 as an IRS 501c3 [[Public-benefit corporation|public benefit corporation]]. TCOP seeks to reduce [[Marine debris|plastic pollution]] in the oceans through a comprehensive global approach that includes research, technical innovation, public awareness, and efficient [[Recycling|plastic waste management]].<ref>{{cite web|title=The Response|url=http://thecleanoceansproject.com/?page_id=18|publisher=The Clean Oceans Project|accessdate=24 April 2014}}</ref><ref>{{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}}</ref><ref name = kfairchilds>{{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}}</ref>
'''Clean Oceans International''', originally '''The Clean Oceans Project''', is an ocean-oriented [[environmental organization]] founded in 2009 as an IRS 501c3 [[Public-benefit corporation|public benefit corporation]]. Clean Oceans International seeks to reduce [[Marine debris|plastic pollution]] in the oceans through a comprehensive global approach that includes research, technical innovation, public awareness, and efficient [[Recycling|plastic waste management]].<ref>{{cite web|title=The Response|url=http://thecleanoceansproject.com/?page_id=18|publisher=The Clean Oceans Project|accessdate=24 April 2014}}</ref><ref>{{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}}</ref><ref name = kfairchilds>{{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}}</ref>


TCOP is based in [[Santa Cruz, California]] on the [[Santa Cruz harbor|Santa Cruz Harbor]], gateway to the [[Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary]].<ref>{{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}}</ref>
COI is based in [[Santa Cruz, California]] on the [[Santa Cruz harbor|Santa Cruz Harbor]], gateway to the [[Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary]].<ref>{{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}}</ref>


== Plastic-to-fuel conversion strategy ==
== Plastic-to-fuel conversion strategy ==
Approximately 80 percent of [[Marine debris|marine plastic pollution]] is generated from single-use [[polymer]] products that originate from land-based sources.<ref>{{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}}</ref> The Clean Oceans Project (TCOP) promotes conversion of the plastic waste into valuable liquid fuels, including [[gasoline]], [[Diesel fuel|diesel]] and [[kerosene]], using plastic-to-fuel conversion technology. [[environmental engineering]] company.<ref name = jimholm>{{cite web|title=Jim Holm: The Clean Oceans Project|url=http://tedxgramercy.com/talk?a96d952bade720720be27c4bc50018fe|publisher=TEDxGramercy|accessdate=24 April 2014}}</ref><ref>{{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}}</ref><ref>{{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}}</ref>
Approximately 80 percent of [[Marine debris|marine plastic pollution]] is generated from single-use [[polymer]] products that originate from land-based sources.<ref>{{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}}</ref> Clean Oceans International (COI) promotes conversion of the plastic waste into valuable liquid fuels, including [[gasoline]], [[Diesel fuel|diesel]] and [[kerosene]], using plastic-to-fuel conversion technology. [[environmental engineering]] company.<ref name = jimholm>{{cite web|title=Jim Holm: The Clean Oceans Project|url=http://tedxgramercy.com/talk?a96d952bade720720be27c4bc50018fe|publisher=TEDxGramercy|accessdate=24 April 2014}}</ref><ref>{{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}}</ref><ref>{{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}}</ref>


TCOP plans to educate local communities and create a financial [[incentive]] for them to [[recycle]] plastic, keep their shorelines clean, and minimize plastic waste.<ref name = jimholm/>
COI plans to educate local communities and create a financial [[incentive]] for them to [[recycle]] plastic, keep their shorelines clean, and minimize plastic waste.<ref name = jimholm/>


== Research efforts ==
== Research efforts ==
TCOP is conducting research with nonprofit, academic and government organizations including the [[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration]] and the [[Turtle Island Restoration Network]].<ref>{{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}}</ref><ref>{{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}}</ref>
COI is conducting research with nonprofit, academic and government organizations including the [[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration]] and the [[Turtle Island Restoration Network]].<ref>{{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}}</ref><ref>{{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}}</ref>


=== Education ===
=== Education ===
TCOP is also working in collaboration with the [[Cabrillo Community College District|Cabrillo Community College]] science department on an ocean debris survey pilot program.<ref name = kfairchilds/><ref>{{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}}</ref>
COI is also working in collaboration with the [[Cabrillo Community College District|Cabrillo Community College]] science department on an ocean debris survey pilot program.<ref name = kfairchilds/><ref>{{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}}</ref>


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 17:22, 1 September 2015

Clean Oceans International
Founded2009
FounderJim Holm
Co-founder
Nick Drobac
Co-founder
FocusOcean plastic pollution
Location
Area served
International
Key people
Captain Jim “Homer” Holm
Executive Director
Volunteers
1,000
Websitecleanoceansinternational.org

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 strategy

Approximately 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 efforts

COI is conducting research with nonprofit, academic and government organizations including the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the Turtle Island Restoration Network.[9][10]

Education

COI is also working in collaboration with the Cabrillo Community College science department on an ocean debris survey pilot program.[3][11]

References

{[reflist}}

  1. ^ "The Response". The Clean Oceans Project. Retrieved 24 April 2014.
  2. ^ Jennings, Cheryl. "Radar used to monitor currents in the bay". KGO-TV. Retrieved 24 April 2014.
  3. ^ a b Fairchilds, Kirsten. "Annie Morhauser, Annieglass to host Clean Oceans Project talk". Santa Cruz Sentinel. Retrieved 24 April 2014.
  4. ^ "Santa Cruz Harbor: Businesses Listings". Santa Cruz Port District (Santa Cruz, California). Retrieved 24 April 2014.
  5. ^ Mosko, Sarah. "Mid-Ocean Plastics Cleanup Schemes: Too Little Too Late?". E-The Environmental Magazine. Retrieved 25 April 2014.
  6. ^ a b "Jim Holm: The Clean Oceans Project". TEDxGramercy. Retrieved 24 April 2014.
  7. ^ Hamel, Jessi. "From Trash to Fuel". Santa Cruz Good Times. Retrieved 24 April 2014.
  8. ^ West, Amy E. "Santa Cruz nonprofit hopes to make fuel from ocean-based plastic". San Jose Mercury News. Retrieved 24 April 2014.
  9. ^ Corby, Rhiannon. "Ocean dump cleanup: Nonprofit has plans for 4-million ton trash trap off Santa Cruz coastline". Monterey Herald. Retrieved 24 April 2014.
  10. ^ "ABC & NBC News Feature Collaborative Plastic Pollution Recovery Project to Save Sea Turtles". Turtle Island Restoration Network. Retrieved 24 April 2014.
  11. ^ Merrill, Ph.D., Michelle Y. "Flex Week Activities: Responding to Plastics in Our Oceans & Our Inner Otters". Cabrillo GreenSteps Blog. Retrieved 24 April 2014.
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