5 Gyres does such important work and recently they gave Facebook fans a chance to ask them some questions...and one of mine got picked!!! :) 5 Gyres co-founder Marcus Eriksen answers it here:
http://5gyres.org/posts/2010/12/07/5_gyres_qa_thinking_about_solutions
If you have a few minutes, check it out - he shares some really interesting and valuable information!