Author Interviews 2:39 pm Wed August 14, 2013  Shipping: The
'Invisible Industry' That Clothes And Feeds You  Originally
published on Wed August 14, 2013 3:38 pm   She writes, "There
are more than one hundred thousand ships at sea carrying all the
solids, liquids and gases that we need to live." Yet, because
we're on land, they're out of sight. Even people who make a
point of ethical eating and shopping are usually unaware of the
often poor working conditions for seafarers on these ships.
George's previous book, The Big Necessity, was about another
subject that is largely out of sight: where human waste goes
after you flush the toilet, and what happens in regions that
don't have plumbing. She tells Fresh Air's Terry Gross about who
invented the shipping container and how the shipping industry
affects ocean life.  Interview Highlights  On the breadth of the
shipping industry  "Ninety percent of what we wear, we eat, we
consume is carried by ships. ... Container ships carry a vast
amount of stuff. For example,