To the Editor:
Recently I had the honor of hosting a team of bike riders from the 5-Gyres organization who were riding through town. They took a detour on their 1,400-mile bike trek down the East Coast for their “Last Straw Solutions Outreach Tour” to educate people about plastics in the ocean. Between talks at Monmouth University and the Camden Aquarium they braved Routes 37, 9 and 72 to come over our bridge for a night of respite to talk about their pioneering efforts on the world’s oceans.
5-Gyres is a nonprofit organization from the West Coast that made its first sojourn here to spread the word on plastics…
October 31, 2012
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