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After being critical of @TheOceanCleanup for over a year, the CEO of finally replied. He referred to my concerns as fiction. So let& #39;s talk about this... [a thread] https://twitter.com/BoyanSlat/status/1301955027104411650">https://twitter.com/BoyanSlat...
First: It& #39;s nice to finally meet you @BoyanSlat. I& #39;ve been sharing my concerns for over a year and you have never reached out. A pleasure to finally speak. I& #39;m glad this caught your attention. Now, let& #39;s talk....
First, let& #39;s talk about the fact that your organization didn& #39;t even mention the floating ecosystem in your impact assessment. This is where I first became concerned that you didn& #39;t know what you were doing... https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2019/01/ocean-cleanup-project-could-destroy-neuston/580693/">https://www.theatlantic.com/science/a...
Let& #39;s talk about the fact that you caught hundreds of these animals in your nets, which were apparent--of all places--in your press release photograph! https://twitter.com/RebeccaRHelm/status/1179861389575245824">https://twitter.com/RebeccaRH...
Let& #39;s talk about the fact that your organization does not have a SINGLE biologist on it& #39;s team. Not. One. And for as long as I& #39;ve been following you I& #39;ve never seen one. Yet you claim you want to "save the ocean"
Source: https://theoceancleanup.com/careers/ ">https://theoceancleanup.com/careers/&...
Source: https://theoceancleanup.com/careers/ ">https://theoceancleanup.com/careers/&...
Let& #39;s talk about the fact that @TheOceanCleanup partners with a deep-sea mining organization, called DeepGreen. Let& #39;s talk about why use their boat. And let& #39;s talk about why you photoshopped their logo of your social media.
Original Tweet: https://twitter.com/TheOceanCleanup/status/1052523760954179584">https://twitter.com/TheOceanC...
Original Tweet: https://twitter.com/TheOceanCleanup/status/1052523760954179584">https://twitter.com/TheOceanC...
And while we& #39;re at it, let& #39;s talk about some of your other partners, like AGRU: The Plastics Experts, Sabic (a Saudi petrochemical company), and Assuranceforeningen Gard (Provides insurance for oil and gas companies).
Source: https://theoceancleanup.com/partners/ ">https://theoceancleanup.com/partners/...
Source: https://theoceancleanup.com/partners/ ">https://theoceancleanup.com/partners/...
For nearly ten years, you& #39;ve been saying you will clean up plastic in the open ocean, yet with tens of millions in public donations annually you& #39;ve hardly collected any plastic. Meanwhile, beach cleanup ups, and even sailboats collecting plastic, have gathered literal tons.
And don& #39;t get me started on the number of journalists I& #39;ve spoken to who felt bullied by your org. I& #39;ve met several people from your org, and they were all very kind and thoughtful. But do you have a PR problem...
I& #39;d love to talk about all this with you. You have my email. You& #39;ve had it for over a year. I can walk you through all the reasons I& #39;m skeptical. You can tell me all the reasons I shouldn& #39;t be. I& #39;m ready to be wrong about you Boyan. But nothing I& #39;ve seen has convinced me yet.
