The failure of federal and state government, political institutions, corporations, and ultimately, human beings to stop using the oceans for a garbage dump.  In addition to the daily fouling of the waters, even a disaster like the Japan earthquake and tsunami engendered no reaction to the massive quantities of human waste traveling across the Pacific.  Beyond the human costs, the entire ongoing disaster engendered little notice in the Corporate Media or government mouthpieces.  Much more important to record the daily rantings of political candidates or the latest Kardashian escapade.  Pleas to elected officials was met with either non-response or "not my job" escapism.  This will be the only news item to be seen in all media for a few days; then disappear along with the billions of tons of garbage settling to the bottom of the source of the source for all life on the planet.  Supplanted by the inanity issuing from the twin political conventions of one corporate party.