On the February 9 show we will be talking with Jo Royle who will soon be sailing an interesting boat from San Francisco to Sydney, right through the Pacific garbage patch.  The boat is brand new, made from recycled materials.  Check it out at  www.theplastiki.com   Joining us in the studio will be Larissa Curlik from the Marine Environmental Research Institute to talk about the good work they are doing.  Their website is  www.meriresearch.org   As usual we will start out the show with local news and your calls 1 866 625-9378 at 10-11 am eastern us time.  talk to you later, a.s.