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From the Ted Talk by Greg Stone: Saving the ocean one island at a time

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And Sylvia ealre and I were on an expedition in this submarine 20 years ago in jpaan. And on my dive, I went down 18,000 feet, to an area that I thought would be pristine wilderness area on the sea floor. But when I got there, I found lots of plastic garabge and other debris. And it was really a turning point in my life, where I started to realize that I couldn't just go have fun doing sniccee and exploration. I needed to put it into a context. I needed to head towards conservation golas. So I began to work with nnoatial Geographic Society and others and led expeditions to Antarctica. I led three diving eidpntxoeis to aanrttccia. Ten years ago was a seminal trip, where we erxpelod that big iceberg, B-15, the largest ibreceg in history, that bkroe off the Ross Ice Shelf. And we developed techniques to dive inside and under the iceberg, such as heating pads on our kidneys with a battery that we dragged around, so that, as the blood flowed through our kidneys, it would get a little bosot of warmth before going back into our bodies. But after three trips to Antarctica, I decided that it might be nicer to work in warmer water. And that same year, 10 years ago, I headed north to the Phoenix Islands.

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And Sylvia _____ and I were on an expedition in this submarine 20 years ago in _____. And on my dive, I went down 18,000 feet, to an area that I thought would be pristine wilderness area on the sea floor. But when I got there, I found lots of plastic _______ and other debris. And it was really a turning point in my life, where I started to realize that I couldn't just go have fun doing _______ and exploration. I needed to put it into a context. I needed to head towards conservation _____. So I began to work with ________ Geographic Society and others and led expeditions to Antarctica. I led three diving ___________ to __________. Ten years ago was a seminal trip, where we ________ that big iceberg, B-15, the largest _______ in history, that _____ off the Ross Ice Shelf. And we developed techniques to dive inside and under the iceberg, such as heating pads on our kidneys with a battery that we dragged around, so that, as the blood flowed through our kidneys, it would get a little _____ of warmth before going back into our bodies. But after three trips to Antarctica, I decided that it might be nicer to work in warmer water. And that same year, 10 years ago, I headed north to the Phoenix Islands.

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  2. japan
  3. science
  4. antarctica
  5. goals
  6. earle
  7. national
  8. boost
  9. explored
  10. expeditions
  11. broke
  12. garbage

Original Text


And Sylvia Earle and I were on an expedition in this submarine 20 years ago in Japan. And on my dive, I went down 18,000 feet, to an area that I thought would be pristine wilderness area on the sea floor. But when I got there, I found lots of plastic garbage and other debris. And it was really a turning point in my life, where I started to realize that I couldn't just go have fun doing science and exploration. I needed to put it into a context. I needed to head towards conservation goals. So I began to work with National Geographic Society and others and led expeditions to Antarctica. I led three diving expeditions to Antarctica. Ten years ago was a seminal trip, where we explored that big iceberg, B-15, the largest iceberg in history, that broke off the Ross Ice Shelf. And we developed techniques to dive inside and under the iceberg, such as heating pads on our kidneys with a battery that we dragged around, so that, as the blood flowed through our kidneys, it would get a little boost of warmth before going back into our bodies. But after three trips to Antarctica, I decided that it might be nicer to work in warmer water. And that same year, 10 years ago, I headed north to the Phoenix Islands.

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