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  • Published on Oct 28, 2021 veröffentlicht
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    $1 is one less pound of trash in the Ocean.
    We need to remove 30,000,000 lbs by the end of the year!!
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  • Mark Rober
    Mark Rober  Year ago +37812

    Here we go!!! We totally got this! WE NEED YOU ON #TEAMSEAS!! Donate here or head to TeamSeas.org

    • SignalQuasar
      SignalQuasar 14 days ago

      You should make team bees where every dollar donated is one pollinator plant planted. :)

    • voided77
      voided77 24 days ago

      what is next, team bees

    • Julian cueva
      Julian cueva Month ago

      Mark grenego means never mind you don't want to know that means

    • Paranaense
      Paranaense 2 months ago

      You know why the kids called you gringo?

  • _vector_
    _vector_ Year ago +83619

    I may be a villain, but I still respect heroes like them

  • FlyntofRWBY
    FlyntofRWBY 9 months ago +1841

    6 1/2 months later, and the goal has been surpassed by TWO MILLION DOLLARS!!! You're awesome for teaming up with Jimmy for this! Keep being awesome!

  • DEIMOSTheGameOfficial
    DEIMOSTheGameOfficial 10 months ago +458

    thank you Mark for doing this, the ocean needs people like you

  • Max Walsh
    Max Walsh 2 months ago +78

    awesome to see people out there making a difference!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • hoshis fanboy
    hoshis fanboy 8 months ago +558

    I genuinely belive Mark has done more important things for the planet and future than some/most government politicians have.

  • matthew eldridge
    matthew eldridge 3 months ago +54

    @Mark Rober can you provide an update on team seas/team trees? I have donated and bought merch from both because I loved the idea. I think people would love to know what the status of these amazing projects you and Mr. Beast started. Thank you so much.

  • Real Civil Engineer
    Real Civil Engineer Year ago +26083

    Glad to see engineering is helping such a worthy cause!

  • Minecraft556
    Minecraft556 Year ago +833

    "We want to run ourselves out of business" I wanna live by that where I can create something so well to help the world and then just get rid of it all because it did it's job.

    • Steven N
      Steven N 20 days ago

      I have to imagine the best day if emergency services is ones they don't have anything to respond to, so... fair

    • Rebel soldier
      Rebel soldier Month ago

      Isn’t that the most successful business

    • Rick Roll
      Rick Roll 5 months ago

      Do it, because Roger said it couldn’t be done.

    • a Piece of Toast
      a Piece of Toast 8 months ago +2

      @Mr potato also mooman728 If we don't, we're ALL toast.

    • TylerTMG
      TylerTMG 8 months ago +5

      @Mr potato also mooman728 a mobile gamer agrees

  • WaffleBerry 🧇🍓
    WaffleBerry 🧇🍓 Year ago +325

    I love how mark dedicates a lot of time to help the environment and make this video. What i love is the fact he made it a very amazing 11 minutes of entertainment for us.

    • justin krichbaum
      justin krichbaum Year ago +3

      Joe rogan had him on a few years ago where I first learned about him!

  • Tumah
    Tumah 7 months ago +24

    I'm glad we get to see people who actually CARE for there WORLD.

  • Ellie P
    Ellie P Year ago +93

    I cannot describe how much it means that this is happening. Thank you too all the communities and donors that are giving back to our Earth

    • free fight
      free fight Year ago +1

      And what have you been doing?

  • George Orwell
    George Orwell 7 months ago +25

    I have many engineers as friends. Truly great people, thank you Mark for all your work and inspiring personality. I just couldn’t handle the math. Study hard kids!!!

  • Steven He
    Steven He Year ago +2860

    I appreciate you Mark. We all appreciate you❤️

  • goodoboy
    goodoboy Year ago +240

    finally there are people that say there going to help the earth and actually do, others like governments say 'we need to sort this out' but never do anything about it. this is going to change the earth greatly. thank you.

  • Bryan Antonio
    Bryan Antonio Year ago +430

    I love the fact how Dominican kids started calling you “gringo” and didn’t even bother you 😂❤️

    • Ducko
      Ducko 7 months ago +1

      As a Dominican i can say that its just a way of referring to someone who is from Europe and other places.

    • Fatboi128
      Fatboi128 7 months ago

      @T D because at this point it is just talking about white people

    • Aden Johnson
      Aden Johnson 8 months ago

      Bro it means dirty fourener🤣🤣😍🤣

    • smarro71
      smarro71 9 months ago +4

      In Latin America we call gringo to someone from USA. And No, it's not offensive, it's friendly.

  • 🌀ᴛɪɴʏ ᴍɪᴋᴇ⭐️

    I’m super excited when they make a lot more of these! But also appreciate that this one is in my country, and we still clean and have a lot of people who care!

  • TheStarryArcher1213
    TheStarryArcher1213 9 months ago +132

    Those Interceptors are incredible. So is all the hard work Team Seas has done. Thanks for helping the planet, you guys! ^_^

  • Apollo Gaming
    Apollo Gaming 3 months ago +11

    This is a great thing that you are doing mark and it inspired me to clean up my local beach thanks mark you are a angel

  • camman18
    camman18 Year ago +19346

    oceans are pretty neat

  • PremiumPat
    PremiumPat Year ago +97

    30 million dollars raised by a creator is so wholesome and inspiring I hope to have a fraction of this amount of reach and Influence to help the earth in the exact same way! Congrats Rob and Jimmy and all of team seas! Keep it up!

  • f
    f Year ago +16

    Mark doesn’t upload often, but when he does it’s like watching a whole movie.

  • Max Walsh
    Max Walsh 2 months ago +16

    so happy to see people on the front line making a difference!!!!

  • Jacob Marley
    Jacob Marley 9 months ago +87

    The editing on these videos is unbelievable. Can't imagine the amount of effort to create these nevermind the content itself. Awesome job by everyone involved!

  • mickyjb2003 Brassington
    mickyjb2003 Brassington 7 months ago +5

    It’s an insult to think that the Public have quite happily thrown all this rubbish down with out a thought of it’s consequences. Thankfully we have people like yourself who can clear it up.

  • Cowelly84
    Cowelly84 Year ago +4491

    The sad part is, that governments aren't organizing these events. So much respect to these guys for doing this!!

    • Kris Fisher
      Kris Fisher 7 months ago

      Why don't you do it ? 😐

    • ILLUSIVE SUSPECT
      ILLUSIVE SUSPECT 8 months ago

      @MR. J private citizens are not responsible for setting big sanitation systems or regulating plastic. what do you think is the purpose of governments?

    • ILLUSIVE SUSPECT
      ILLUSIVE SUSPECT 8 months ago

      @Stephen Lee systems are what propagate cultures and values into place, and when the system is set for convenience and profit like what capitalism does it sets a precedent to neglect other values. you're just saying that humans are naturally not compassionate which doesn't make sense because this video proves otherwise when you promote it.

    • Sean Foley
      Sean Foley 9 months ago +1

      @MR. J But the government is refusing to use the trillions of dollars of tax money to help

  • Deena Seenarine
    Deena Seenarine Year ago +77

    This gives me hope for the future of humanity
    Thank you Mark and Jimmy 😃

  • Tate Shannon
    Tate Shannon Year ago +28

    Mark, I feel honored to live in a world where you exist.

  • Hugs4drugs20
    Hugs4drugs20 Month ago +9

    The fact he understands that to truly be successful in his mission means to work himself out of business and adamantly want that to happen is commendable, if only that kind of foresight existed in more government institutions we may not have come to this point

  • eterhnite
    eterhnite Year ago +32

    seeing stuff like this always restores a teeny bit of my faith in humanity :')

  • Monkey Business
    Monkey Business 3 months ago +5

    Thank you so much for helping the planet. Wish there were more like you! How about Team Bees next? 😊

    • Hlo
      Hlo 2 months ago

      yeah, that would be cool

  • jin_
    jin_ Year ago +1656

    this genuinely makes me proud of humanity, there's a lot of problems with the world, but this video is proof that if we band together, we can fix them. tysm Mark and everybody involved with this for making the world a better place

    • Donte Witherspoon
      Donte Witherspoon 6 months ago

      Well said my guy

    • M Nassif
      M Nassif Year ago

      @YT lurker ^^

    • PushingBoundaries
      PushingBoundaries Year ago +1

      @YT lurker It does not, all government systems have had bad associations.

    • Bpyrotroph
      Bpyrotroph Year ago +1

      @YT lurker I do blame capitalism for a lot of things, but it isn't the highest on my list.

  • Moon Cake
    Moon Cake 9 months ago +62

    We need more of these robots! Its environment friendly and is very helpful!

    • Alexander L.
      Alexander L. 2 months ago

      @Danny Wilsonhe’s probably white

    • deckzone3000
      deckzone3000 3 months ago

      @fdhmcking It's mostly a certain type of people from what I've seen.

    • Danny Wilson
      Danny Wilson 3 months ago

      So true and why be so rude by calling them diet people it’s not their choice they were born there most of them anyways and they seem to be on a tight budget and they can do almost nothing about it

    • EthanTRM
      EthanTRM 4 months ago +2

      Thats what the Terminator creators thought and we all know how that went

  • Sofa
    Sofa Year ago +37

    Even if we don't reach the goal, 20 million is still an extraordinary feat and everyone should be exceedingly proud!

  • A. J. Raff
    A. J. Raff 23 days ago

    I am so happy there are people who really make a difference instead of just thinking about it!!! :D

  • lauren lynn
    lauren lynn Year ago +7

    Im crying im so happy you guys are doing this, it may not show now but you guys are making a huge difference. Thank you❤️

  • Brandon Larsen
    Brandon Larsen 6 months ago +6

    Could we please get a follow-up video to this?!!! I love the premise of cleaning our oceans!!

  • Fenrir Rex
    Fenrir Rex Year ago +1664

    I really appreciate that Mark took the time to explain how these impoverished communities are not to be judged for their contributions to the pollution, but need help in enabling them to be able to contribute to the solution.

    • Jean-Francois T.
      Jean-Francois T. 6 months ago +2

      If they learn of the interceptors they will dump even more thrash in the river worrylessly i think its a bad bandaid solution

    • M Nassif
      M Nassif Year ago

      @Hello ^^

    • Mahmoud M
      Mahmoud M Year ago

      Or just simply placing some large containers instead of a Building

    • deepstateflatmoonlizardcultist
      deepstateflatmoonlizardcultist Year ago +7

      @Weptattorney 147 Karen isn't the "karen" here. You are.

  • Gj Chan
    Gj Chan Year ago +27

    I love you guys for this. And I promise you, that I'll do whatever I can to support this movement.

  • Flash Chicken
    Flash Chicken Year ago +11

    I love how this team is helping the world 🌎

  • Capybara Stan
    Capybara Stan 5 months ago

    It almost been a year since u guys done this and We raised over 30 MIL Dollars for working so hard 🎉 and Thanks for caring/cleaning the ocean! 😊

  • Oli
    Oli Year ago +2

    This is so heartwarming, people from all across the world work together to make the world a better place.

  • Amanda Dawson
    Amanda Dawson 2 months ago

    I hope they continue to do this year by year that would make such a huge difference because even tho it's amazing if we don't keep up with it it will all go back into the ocean 😔😔

  • 🍓Chiara🍓
    🍓Chiara🍓 Year ago +1872

    The fact that they already rased 8 million in 3 days is AMAZING and shows how many people love this idea and want to help

    • MYK2021 VIDEOS
      MYK2021 VIDEOS 7 months ago

      2 billion now!

    • Markus Müller
      Markus Müller 7 months ago +1

      This must be done most urgently on the high seas!

    • JosephGab
      JosephGab 7 months ago

      32 million*

    • Basil Ahmed
      Basil Ahmed Year ago

      @Nathan Dally please do

    • Bob R
      Bob R Year ago

      Anyone knows if that sniperwolf girl Is part of the team? She seems stingy

  • Luke Stubbs
    Luke Stubbs Year ago +20

    This is amazing what y’all are doing! The world really needed this! Thank you!!!!! Y’all can do this!

  • FreddyFazballs
    FreddyFazballs 11 months ago +18

    this is what I call inspirational. dont know how you guys come up with this amazing stuff

  • The Green Company
    The Green Company 4 months ago +1

    One of the best sustainable inventions of recent years!🙌🏼

  • Paul Binder
    Paul Binder Year ago +3

    Mark Rober seems like such a nice dude. Making the world a better place. Worth a donation for sure

  • Baron Bangloy
    Baron Bangloy Month ago

    Mark always seems to have a robot for everything 🤣

  • Nick DiGiovanni
    Nick DiGiovanni Year ago +3748

    LETS DO ITTTT I frickin love the ocean

  • sunfish
    sunfish 11 months ago +6

    Mark, we need more people like you in this world. Cleaning up the seas for fun, donating money to help regrow our forests, etc. You are an amazing person, Mark.

  • Born2BeWild
    Born2BeWild 8 months ago +6

    Mark may be entertaining but he also helps the world

  • MADMAN 24
    MADMAN 24 3 months ago +8

    You’ve done team seas, and team trees, so the next one should be TEAM BREEZE! And work to solve air pollution!!

  • Puppydog :D
    Puppydog :D Year ago +22

    Respect! This is such a great cause. You're truly making an impact for our world :) Thank you.

  • Broke N Kali
    Broke N Kali 5 months ago +1

    Please do a follow-up video! We need more volunteers and donations to get more boats operational 🥰🙌💕 BTW THANK-you for being AWESOME!! We should all LOVE the planet 🌎

  • Vincent Taliercio
    Vincent Taliercio Year ago +554

    I really appreciate how the scale of Mark's projects has ramped up over the past year or so. It went from "watch me make a giant nerf blaster" to "watch me change the world." Thanks Mark, keep it up.

    • M Nassif
      M Nassif Year ago

      @Woody Perfect ^^

    • Ihtisham Hussain
      Ihtisham Hussain Year ago

      He was apart of team trees two years ago

    • Woody Perfect
      Woody Perfect Year ago

      I make related contents just like Mark.. i bet 100% you'll like them if not come here to let other people know that. btw amazing content Mark

    • Seemo
      Seemo Year ago +9

      If this isn't some JRPG level of plot progression, I don't know what is.

  • DoctaMarcos
    DoctaMarcos 8 months ago +13

    Any other updates on this project? Would be really nice to see the progress or outcome of it all. Amazing

  • ø ' 𝒞 𝒶 𝓏 𝓏 𝒾 𝒾  ˚ ' ♡

    These people deserve so much respect. They are true heroes.

  • SoiSaus
    SoiSaus 5 months ago

    Mark is probably the creator who puts the most effort in his teamseas video

  • Jonathon Owen
    Jonathon Owen 8 months ago +4

    I'm happy you care about the ocean so much Mark and Mr Beast it makes me so happy I hope you do more videos like this with other people

  • Moose
    Moose Year ago +873

    Let’s save the ocean 🌊 🙌

  • Quandale
    Quandale 11 months ago +8

    Love what this guys doing for the Environment

  • Adrian Garcia
    Adrian Garcia Year ago +8

    Love the work you are doing for this world!

  • Johan Meiring
    Johan Meiring 6 months ago

    Hi, I've been recently in El Salvador and realized that the problem is more than cleaning up the rivers, it is educating the communities. The other problem i saw that plastic isn't the only issue, untreated sewerage do affect the oceans as well

  • Sunshine  Summer
    Sunshine Summer Year ago

    This is honestly such a big problem and we need to help clean up our oceans so thank you so much for the inspiration Mark Rober, Donating now! 🌏

  • Skyhigh1107
    Skyhigh1107 5 months ago

    loving teamtree and teamsea coming together

  • • Moonlight Forever •
    • Moonlight Forever • Year ago +33000

    This is truely incredible, words cannot explain how grateful I am that there are people like you in this world

    • Markus Müller
      Markus Müller 7 months ago +1

      This must be done most urgently on the high seas!

    • Rick Sanchez
      Rick Sanchez Year ago

      @Resie Fan Huh? I mean Columbia, did you not read the comment I responded to? Go make less sense somewhere else

    • Jayson
      Jayson Year ago

      Ya

    • Jayson
      Jayson Year ago

      Ya

    • B D
      B D Year ago

      Chill out, the world isn't ending

  • Małgorzata Dąda
    Małgorzata Dąda 11 months ago

    Tiny things like this gather up to do big things on the planet WELL DONE MARK!!!!!

  • Beatbox Allstars
    Beatbox Allstars Year ago +22

    This is very positive content! Great work guys!

    • DJ Shamax
      DJ Shamax 4 months ago

      Beatboxers are everywhere ❤
      Esh!

  • Mekynlee Kennedy
    Mekynlee Kennedy 7 months ago +1

    It's crazy to think that to this day the robot is still working to this day.

  • Kyle Charles
    Kyle Charles 9 months ago +6

    This guy is amazing!! I’m loving the effort he puts in. Well done 👏👏👏

  • Willow
    Willow 4 months ago

    You guys give me hopes for a better future.

  • Ulanos
    Ulanos Year ago +756

    i cant imagine a world without jellyfish

    • Football edits
      Football edits Year ago

      heyyy its ulanos love your shorts

    • Stacy
      Stacy Year ago

      @nils de big man cuz they make pressure when we swim they’re around us

    • KouroshNaderyOfficial   ♪
      KouroshNaderyOfficial ♪ Year ago

      I love it when I get the notification that I got a new subscriber, it really makes my day, even my whole week! ❤️❤️

    • LoopzAhoy
      LoopzAhoy Year ago

      Hey dude but ya so true

    • Dennis 2
      Dennis 2 Year ago

      Do not worry the Jellyfish is becoming a problem in certain areas and they are survivors. :)

  • Indie Woods
    Indie Woods 11 months ago +3

    I’m so impressed with the effort to clean up the oceans,. It’s more than just a conversation,.. it’s a movement! Kudos TeamSeas! And TeamTrees! 🥰🔆🌏🌱🌷🤜🤛❤️🇨🇦 I do promote and support you!

  • Zoeys Show
    Zoeys Show 11 months ago +9

    Zoey and I LOVE your videos!!!! We do our best to spread positivity like wildfire and just wanted to say thank you for making your content and love that y'all spread positivity too ✌️♥️✊

  • Skad
    Skad 23 days ago +1

    This is our home. This is our life. We need to help it. We need to save it.

  • Creamcake Coffee
    Creamcake Coffee Year ago +4

    Watched your videos for 1 year and I love them! You are an amazing human being, keep up with the work❤️

  • MuertoJam
    MuertoJam 4 months ago

    Y’all are doing a great thing.

  • ClassyNapkins
    ClassyNapkins Year ago +1336

    $8.5M raised in 2 days is absolutely insane! Amazing to see influencers using their influence and effort toward such a helpful cause

    • M Nassif
      M Nassif Year ago

      @ihavenoclue ^^

    • ClassyNapkins
      ClassyNapkins Year ago

      @shodown _ didn’t realize it was such a big deal assuming that a video posted 2 days ago (at time of comment) generated x amount of dollars within the time that this video was public… apologies, your highness. From your response, I’m sure you’ve made some far more impressive impacts in your day

    • ihavenoclue
      ihavenoclue Year ago

      @GOOGLEBEAOXO bro chill it's just not that impressive to him and tbf with the amount of influencers working on it and followings they have along with how much they themselves make it's not that crazy. Impressive but not that much.

    • GOOGLEBEAOXO
      GOOGLEBEAOXO Year ago

      @shodown _ You’re so negative…like I’m almost positive you can’t even get near that amount in your life.

    • Taylor Strange
      Taylor Strange Year ago +4

      People actually complaining that these guys are helping the planet, don't see any of the arm chair warriors even raising 100$

  • Donald Selman
    Donald Selman 11 months ago +5

    Thank you for all you do for this world 🌎 👏

  • Bill Hathaway
    Bill Hathaway Year ago

    Happily and enthusiastically making the world a better place.....Thanks Mark pretty darn awesome dude!!

  • Skyhigh1107
    Skyhigh1107 5 months ago

    Thank you so much Boyan Slat we need more people like you.......1 person truly can change the world .

  • Julie Rognstad
    Julie Rognstad Year ago +6

    Thank you Mark for saving the oceans!!!

  • 878 Industries.
    878 Industries. 4 months ago

    What have we done!? Great to see action and progress!🦈💗

  • Sonia’s Way
    Sonia’s Way Year ago +953

    We should all be thanking him and Mr beast for doing this project. That’s why these guys are the best creators . Keep thinking big!

    • mp b
      mp b 10 months ago

      It’s a dutch invention.

    • M Nassif
      M Nassif Year ago

      @Mr L D ^^

    • Tacticalcat
      Tacticalcat Year ago +3

      @Mr L D he should be getting economical benefit (like as much as he can) for all the things he does, but I doubt he takes much into his own hands.

    • Mr L D
      Mr L D Year ago

      I wonder if he receives some kind of economical benefit for doing this, (youtube, sponsors, salary? ?) etc.

    • Soyboi
      Soyboi Year ago +1

      There not the only ones hundreds of creators set this up!

  • WiseGirl_&_SeaweedBrain

    I'm glad so many people care about our earth...it's just so incredibly heart warming

  • Free Bird
    Free Bird 10 months ago +3

    I just love these guys and their works.

  • Colorado (Has eyepatch)

    Being landlocked means I can't exactly come and do it myself, but I have been working with my school to clean up our communities, here without beaches. At the moment we're cleaning up ours, a small town in Otero county, Colorado. That includes cleaning the river (Arkansas) that splits our town apart. We feel like we've made a difference too, especially to our beaver population. The difference we made to the river, to us at least, is awesome. And I donated $50 to Team seas to help with that too.
    Being landlocked doesn't mean you can't do anything to help.

  • レジエー Lei。

    It sends a strong message that young people are hungry and willing to go beyond just retweets to raise awareness. We can be catalyst for positive changes in this I just so stoked we totally got this

  • pale
    pale 7 months ago +2

    32 million raised this is absolutely amazing. Glad to be a part of this change !

  • ⚽️
    ⚽️ Year ago +2071

    "Ignorance is the biggest obstacle to inspiration" and the fact that our favorite influencers are making such far-reaching videos teaching people about ways to change the world warms my heart.

    • M Nassif
      M Nassif Year ago

      Amanda Arabie ^^

    • Taylor Holden
      Taylor Holden Year ago +5

      @YourUncleOlaf False. Capitalism gives you opportunity to create something. Mark Rober and Mr. Beast are successful entrepreneurs because of Capitalism.

    • surviving
      surviving Year ago +1

      ⚽️

    • Sentry Champion
      Sentry Champion Year ago +1

    • YourUncleOlaf
      YourUncleOlaf Year ago

      @Evan hello

  • Lulu
    Lulu Year ago

    Luckily we have people like this in this world 😁

  • RickyRoyVisions RickyRuTheJew and rappinrickjames

    I commend you Mark Rober and the Ocean Clean Up for such an honorable and noble endeavor... ✊🏽💯

  • Klee
    Klee 7 months ago +1

    Glad people finally support the world keep it up and save the world!

  • Mad Dog
    Mad Dog Year ago +1

    What a great idea (and cause). Thanks very much for sharing this, Mark. Just donated.

  • aCookieGod
    aCookieGod Year ago +1549

    SAVE THE OCEAN!!!

  • Gamingbros1
    Gamingbros1 Year ago

    I have no idea how much it would be to make it for you guys.

  • Logan Cellarius
    Logan Cellarius 11 months ago +81

    9:53 That's Just A Theory...
    A SEA THEORY!!!
    Thanks Mark Rober for making such great videos and supporting great causes.

  • Mika Hist
    Mika Hist 10 months ago +5

    Keep us updated. Love this action. Its fullfilling to care rather than just to buy and dont care.

  • Echo Unknown
    Echo Unknown Year ago +1200

    Don’t get me wrong, seeing Mr Beast and his crew doing this is absolutely incredible, but the rivers and sources of these problems often get overshadowed even though they’re just as important. It means a lot to see you doing this, Mark!

    • M Nassif
      M Nassif Year ago

      @CrownofMischief ^^

    • What & friend
      What & friend Year ago +1

      Yay!

    • CrownofMischief
      CrownofMischief Year ago +5

      Yeah, I do appreciate that they went to investigate the root causes and how that can be addressed rather than just focusing on the cleanup itself

    • Zyram
      Zyram Year ago +6

      Yeah, I am glad that they help spreading the message of the plastic pollution. Having seen the cleanup robot a while ago was inspiring, but now more people actually see them at work.

    • Scavenger Tag
      Scavenger Tag Year ago +31

      It reminds me of the tree planting thing. In an odd way, donating $1 to plant a tree makes people too satisfied in feeling like they made a big difference. (Not hating on tree planting or beach cleanup volunteers, they’re super awesome). But these problems run much deeper.