Plastic in the Ocean - not all BS after all

So, my skeptical mind has wondered about that "island of plastic the size of Texas" floating out in the ocean. "The extra continent"? Really?

Sure, I switched from plastic bottles to stainless steel for drinking water, and use canvas bags for my groceries - but I live in land locked Kansas. I did that to help my delicious bovine neighbors not ingest so much plastic (also actually a problem!). But, here is a video of the team that actually collected data and did some number crunching to estimate the amount of plastic in the oceans.

http://www.crypticmoth.com/2006/07/internet-debut-of-alphabet-soup.html

See for yourself.