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| + | In [[2013]], 18-year-old Boyan Slat dropped out of an aerospace engineering degree after a [[TEDx]] talk he presented the previous year went viral. In his talk, Mr Slat laid out his belief that a well-designed, floating system of nets could clean up the Great Pacific Garbage Patch — a concentrated gyre of plastic in the Pacific Ocean — "within five years".<ref name=abc>https://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2023-03-17/ocean-cleanup-plastic-pollution-great-pacific-garbage-patch/102075810</ref> | ||
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Slat founded [[The Ocean Cleanup]]. After speaking about this project at the [[2017 Bilderberg]] the topic suddenly appeared on {{ccm}} worldwide. | Slat founded [[The Ocean Cleanup]]. After speaking about this project at the [[2017 Bilderberg]] the topic suddenly appeared on {{ccm}} worldwide. | ||
''[[Time Magazine]]'' reported in September 2018 that "The Dutch inventor has designed the world’s first ocean plastic cleanup system".<ref>https://time.com/5389782/boyan-slat-plastic-ocean-cleanup/</ref> | ''[[Time Magazine]]'' reported in September 2018 that "The Dutch inventor has designed the world’s first ocean plastic cleanup system".<ref>https://time.com/5389782/boyan-slat-plastic-ocean-cleanup/</ref> | ||
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| + | After several failed attempts, in late [[2021]], and again in [[2022]], The Ocean Cleanup announced several large hauls of plastic had successfully been brought aboard the mother ship. Sceptics pointed out that the trash was too clean and well-preserved to have been floating in the Pacific for years. The Ocean Cleanup countered that low nutrients and exposure to UV in the garbage patch explained the lack of growth or biofouling.<ref name=abc/> | ||
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 Boyan Slat       (inventor, businessman) | |
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| Born | 27 July 1994 Delft, Netherlands |
| Nationality | Dutch |
| Interests | • microplastics • ocean pollution |
The youngest ever attendee of the Bilderberg, invited to speak about cleaning up the oceans. | |
Boyan Slat is the youngest ever attendee of the Bilderberg, and he gave a sit down interview to Luke Rudkowski.[1]
Activities
In 2013, 18-year-old Boyan Slat dropped out of an aerospace engineering degree after a TEDx talk he presented the previous year went viral. In his talk, Mr Slat laid out his belief that a well-designed, floating system of nets could clean up the Great Pacific Garbage Patch — a concentrated gyre of plastic in the Pacific Ocean — "within five years".[2]
Slat founded The Ocean Cleanup. After speaking about this project at the 2017 Bilderberg the topic suddenly appeared on commercially-controlled media worldwide.
Time Magazine reported in September 2018 that "The Dutch inventor has designed the world’s first ocean plastic cleanup system".[3]
After several failed attempts, in late 2021, and again in 2022, The Ocean Cleanup announced several large hauls of plastic had successfully been brought aboard the mother ship. Sceptics pointed out that the trash was too clean and well-preserved to have been floating in the Pacific for years. The Ocean Cleanup countered that low nutrients and exposure to UV in the garbage patch explained the lack of growth or biofouling.[2]
Event Participated in
| Event | Start | End | Location(s) | Description |
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| Bilderberg/2017 | 1 June 2017 | 4 June 2017 | US Virginia Chantilly | The 65th Bilderberg Meeting |
References
- ↑ http://galacticconnection.com/exclusive-interview-with-youngest-bilderberg-attendee-ever-boyan-slat-of-ocean-cleanup-video/
- ↑ a b https://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2023-03-17/ocean-cleanup-plastic-pollution-great-pacific-garbage-patch/102075810
- ↑ https://time.com/5389782/boyan-slat-plastic-ocean-cleanup/
