Urban hunting and vertical gardening: The Plastiki expedition prepares for their sustainable sail

I've been surprised by the response to David and Jo's Plastiki expedition. (Asherp, apologies if this interview doesn't make sense out of context, it was an hour long interview so we opted to create short segments).

We put a lot of consideration into who we interview and feature, and our history of interviews illustrates that we make a point to feature people who might not otherwise have a platform to be heard.

I've been started to see people judge David based on his economic background. If you spend two minutes with you guy you realized that he is incredibly well informed, authentic, and invested in the issues (and has been for years). I also feel the need to assert that I am not friends with them, but believe that judging someone for the money they have is just as limited as judging someone for the money they don't have. This is a situation where someone matched their passion with purpose. Shouldn't we all be so lucky?

I believe that it takes all kinds of people and projects to inspire change and attract the curiosity of people who might not normally be inclined to pay attention to things like plastic pollution. I believe that personal adventure and triumph and relationship to the natural world is a key piece to what draws people in who might not self identify as an "environmentalist". Not everyone is interested by the politics, policies, and frankly, I think a lot of the bad news scares many people away.

As always I appreciate your feedback, and always appreciate your ideas about people you want to hear more about.

yall should drag a hook or a trawl and report how much plastic crap you snag on the way.....and wonder why we dont use hemp instead....SS DuPont

Could there be more Current staff self promoting fluff in the features section?

Call me jaded, but I am tired of hearing/reading/watching upper class, over educated, over privileged, pompous, self righteous arseholes grasping at the new hot current trend. Honestly, who cares? Is this stunt going to raise public awareness about the ocean or environment? No just some another example of the fame monster.

I'm not sure what this interview is supposed to be about...