Much of what you’ve heard about plastic pollution may be wrong, and the problem is much more catastrophic than we could have imagined. What exactly are we up against?Science writer, artist, and author, Erica Cirino comes to Block Island Maritime Institute on July 12, at 7 p.m. to set the plastic record straight. In her recent book, “Thicker ThanWater: The Quest for Solutions to the Plastic Crisis,” Cirino both uncovers the depths of the plastic crisis, and charts a course for solutions. Learn more as she discusses herbook, in which she details her extensive sailing expeditions and other travels to document the extent of the crisis and to meet with experts and communities working to changeour relationship to plastic, address urgent environmental injustices, challenge the corporations churning out plastic waste, and implement pollution solutions that work.Cirino’s book provides information, empowerment, and inspiration for us all to be a part of the wave of positive change. (Learn more: www.ericacirino.com/plastic ) Cirino explores the intersection of the human and nonhuman worlds, and recently began managing communications for the Plastic Pollution Coalition. Her widely published photo-journalistic works depict the numerous ways people connect to nature – and each other –