“I will be signing an Executive Order next week ending the ridiculous Biden push for Paper Straws, which don’t work. BACK TO PLASTIC!” –President Donald J. Trump pic.twitter.com/VUua4pVSwT — The White House (@WhiteHouse) February 7, 2025 This might be his most important EO of all.…
The human brain: —had 7-30 times more accumulation of microparticles (MPs) than the liver or kidney (organs with previously documented high propensity) —from people with dementia had 5X accumulation of MPs compared with non-dementia —there was a marked increase of accumulation… — Eric Topol (@EricTopol)…
Oh, but let’s just keep talking about how cow farts change the weather. Never mind everyone being killed by plastics. There is no money in regulating plastic pollution. The Guardian : A study has found microplastic and nanoplastic pollution to be significantly higher in placentas…
🏭 Plastic production doesn’t just harm our environment—it’s harming our health. From childhood leukemia to lung cancer, communities near plastic plants are at risk. #INC5 is the last chance for leaders to agree on a global @UN plastic treaty. https://t.co/Of44OvitpP pic.twitter.com/JQ7pu8FJSj — Pew Environment (@pewenvironment)…
At what point do humans become more plastic than man? The Guardian : Microplastics have been found in human testicles, with researchers saying the discovery might be linked to declining sperm counts in men . The scientists tested 23 human testes, as well as 47…
We are basically more plastic than human at this point. We do our best to avoid as much as possible… but it’s just really not possible to avoid that much of it. CNN : “Life in plastic; it’s fantastic,” so the song goes, but in…
You have to incinerate plastic. There is no other solution to it. If you don’t burn it, it goes into the water, and into your body. It cannot be recycled in a way that does not produce more chemical waste than simply making new plastic.…
This is a supposed “new report.” But people have know about this issue since the 1990s. And come on. You all know that water from a plastic bottle tastes like plastic. You can taste the plastic. It’s a strong plastic taste. Of course it is…
Plastic pollution is horrible and an enormous problem. But at least we can see the problem. CO2, is a lot worse, because it’s invisible. Imagine if we could see the CO2 polluting our atmosphere, then we would probably stop burning fossil fuels straight away. #climate…
Plastic pollution is horrible and an enormous problem. But at least we can see the problem. CO2, is a lot worse, because it’s invisible. Imagine if we could see the CO2 polluting our atmosphere, then we would probably stop burning fossil fuels straight away. #climate…
Yes This is real life. Unlike global warming, it’s not based on fake graphs that everyone knows are fake. The world is filled with plastic, and it is going into our brains. What is it doing in there, I wonder? The Guardian : Researchers at…
