By 
Dianna Cohen
 | 
TED Stage Talk

Tough truths about plastic pollution

Artist Dianna Cohen shares some tough truths about plastic pollution in the ocean and in our lives -- and some thoughts on how to free ourselves from the plastic gyre.

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consumerism
global issues
mission blue
plastic
anthropocene
sustainability
ocean
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