I hope you will join us online as Plastic Paradise Promo is streamed LIVE at the TEDx Event!

Nov. 1, 2010, Santa Monica, Californi On Saturday, November 6, the TEDxGreatPacificGarbagePatch will bring the insidious devastation of plastic pollution to the forefront of the media debate. Prominent thought leaders, innovators, and artists will share what they know, explore solutions, and together develop a plan for action. The event will be broadcast live on TEDxgreatpacificgarbagepatch and on Facebook starting at 8:30am PST/11:30am EST and continuing until 6pm PST/9pm EST. Satellite events are happening worldwide to develop local solutions to the global plastic pollution crisis – watch parties and local discussions are happening across the U.S. and in Japan, Dubai, Australia, Costa Rica, Ghana and in many other locations. See watch parties for a full list.

Dr. Sylvia Earle, Captain Charles Moore, Van Jones, Ferris Thompson, Beth Terry, Chris Jordan, Fabien Cousteau, David de Rothschild, Chris Malloy, Jackson Browne, Ed Begley Jr., and His Excellency John Dramani Mahama are just some of the presenters scheduled to speak at the forum. For biographies of these participants and other attendees, see the event website. TEDxGreatPacificGarbagePatch is a forum where issue experts, youth leaders, visual and performing artists, actors, musicians, politicians and many others will share observations on how plastic pollution affects ocean/environmental health and public health; explore solutions for reducing our plastic footprint, and begin to develop ideas about eliminating plastic pollution through individual action as well as public- and private-sector innovation.