5 Eco-Adventurers that are Making an Impact

TakePart.com did a story last week about 5 individuals who have (or are currently) embarked on adventures with green initiatives. In honor of last week’s Earth Day, they wanted to shine some light on these individuals, who are going out of their way to keep our planet green and pristine.

David de Rothschil is a British sailor, who just so happens to be a billionaire banking heir, who sailed through the Great Pacific Garbage Patch in a catamaran built almost entirely from recycled plastics. The GPGP is considered to be the largest natural landfill on Earth, and unfortunately it’s located in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. The mission for de Rothschil and his team at Adventure Ecology was simply to raise awareness about the garbage patch.

Photo courtesy of Adam Bradley

I also like the story of Adam Bradley, a world record holding thru-hiker, who is hiking 501 miles from Idaho to Nevada along the Southwest Intertie Project (SWIP) renewable energy transmission line. Construction begins on this energy line in the summer of 2010 and Bradley wanted to “see the land in its original state before its impacted”. His hike started on Earth Day and will be 15 days total. You can follow his progress and pledge support here.

To read more about these two stories along with the stories of 3 other eco-adventures, view the full story at TakePart.com.