# Pacific Ocean on The No Agenda Show Pacific Ocean comes up in 4 chapters across 4 episodes of The No Agenda Show, from September 2014 to October 2024. - **Chapters:** 4 - **Episodes:** 4 - **Discussed:** September 2014 – October 2024 - **Related topics:** [Alameda](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/alameda.md), [California](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/california.md), [Environmentalism](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/environmentalism.md), [Fukushima](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/fukushima.md), [Geography](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/geography.md), [John Kerry](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/john-kerry.md), [Maritime Law](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/maritime-law.md), [Plastic Pollution](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/plastic-pollution.md), [Pollution](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/pollution.md), [Radiation](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/radiation.md) ## Chapters 1–4 of 4 ### Shipping Container Losses, Ocean Pollution - **Episode:** [1706: Nerd & Knucklehead](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1706-nerd-knucklehead.md) - **Published:** 2024-10-24 - **Time:** 2:49:38–2:52:14 - **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1706-nerd-knucklehead/chapter/shipping-container-losses-ocean-pollution.md An estimated 20,000 shipping containers have been lost at sea over the last 15 years, often due to rough weather. Retired ecologist Russ Lewis describes finding items like Crocs and tennis balls washed up on Washington State beaches following a 2020 spill. The World Shipping Council reports that 250 million containers are shipped annually, but enforcement of reporting lost cargo remains difficult. Keywords: [shipping containers](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/shipping-containers.md), [pacific ocean](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/pacific-ocean.md), world shipping council, [pollution](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/pollution.md), [maritime law](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/maritime-law.md) ### UCLA Student Geography Knowledge - **Episode:** [1573: 4 No Youth](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1573-4-no-youth.md) - **Published:** 2023-07-16 - **Time:** 2:24:05–2:25:35 - **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1573-4-no-youth/chapter/ucla-student-geography-knowledge.md A "man on the street" segment features UCLA students struggling to answer basic geography questions, such as identifying the ocean on the East Coast of the United States or the capital of the country. The hosts use this as evidence of the failure of the modern education system and jokingly call for California to "divorce" the rest of the country. Keywords: [ucla](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/ucla.md), [geography](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/geography.md), [pacific ocean](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/pacific-ocean.md), [washington dc](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/washington-dc.md), [california](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/california.md) ### Ocean Cleanup Project, Pacific Garbage Patch - **Episode:** [1026: DE-ISIS](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1026-de-isis.md) - **Published:** 2018-04-19 - **Time:** 2:51:10–2:53:35 - **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1026-de-isis/chapter/ocean-cleanup-project-pacific-garbage-patch.md An Alameda-based company called The Ocean Cleanup is deploying massive floating tubes and netting to trap plastic in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. The system uses a U-shaped design to accumulate debris, which will then be collected by vessels acting as "garbage trucks of the ocean." The project aims to remove a significant portion of the 1.8 billion pieces of plastic currently polluting the waters between the U.S. and Hawaii. Keywords: ocean cleanup, pacific garbage patch, [plastic pollution](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/plastic-pollution.md), [alameda](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/alameda.md), [environmentalism](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/environmentalism.md) ### Fukushima Radiation, Mother Nature Audio Clip - **Episode:** [656: Gap Focused Thinking](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/656-gap-focused-thinking.md) - **Published:** 2014-09-28 - **Time:** 39:04–41:43 - **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/656-gap-focused-thinking/chapter/fukushima-radiation-mother-nature-audio-clip.md Nuclear expert Rod Adams reports that the Nuclear Regulation Authority has certified that Fukushima is not contaminating the Pacific Ocean to the extent previously feared. The segment mocks past alarmist claims about radioactive tuna and "death clouds." An audio clip is played featuring Rod Adams recording "Mother Nature" screaming, a satirical response to Secretary John Kerry's rhetoric. Keywords: [fukushima](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/fukushima.md), [radiation](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/radiation.md), [pacific ocean](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/pacific-ocean.md), [rod adams](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/rod-adams.md), [john kerry](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/john-kerry.md) --- This is the markdown version of a page on The No Agenda Show for AI agents. 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