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Study: A Worrisome Discovery in High Arctic Snowfall – microplastics
This The Atlantic article discusses a study that found thousands of particles of microplastic in Arctic snowfall. There is another study referenced below showing how tap water is also polluted by the same thing..
In just the past decade, scientists have discovered that microplastics—defined as any plastic detritus that’s
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EDITORIAL: Is Atlantic Coast Pipeline still a viable project?
This editorial, written by the Lynchburg News & Advance, and posted to the Free Lance-Star. discusses the Atlantic Coast Pipeline and Dominion Energy.
This is an excellent piece. There is an obvious flaw in the article’s title however. The word “still” implies it was once needed. It has only been […]
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DeSmogBlog, August 7, 2019
This week’s articles discuss:
Fracking’s Dirty Water Problem Is Getting Much Bigger
New Concerns Raised by Opponents Delay Wanhua’s $1.25 Billion Plastic Complex in Louisiana
Hard Times in the Climate Denial Business for the Heartland Institute
YouTube’s Video Suggestion Engine Boosted Climate Science Denial as World Warmed, Study Finds
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Articles (4) on plastic pollution
This CNN article discusses plastic pollution making seabirds smaller and sicker, a study has found. Seabirds are becoming smaller, lighter and suffering from a litany of health problems after ingesting the plastic that litters the world’s oceans, a study has found.
This Environmental Health News article […]
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How the Plastics Industry Is Fighting to Keep Polluting the World
This The Intercept article discusses how the plastics industry is fighting to continue polluting the world.
The contest was sponsored by A Bag’s Life, a recycling promotion and education effort of the American Progressive Bag Alliance, a lobbying group that fights restrictions on plastic. That organization is part of the […]
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2 articles on plastics
This article discusses South Carolina’s Sullivan’s Island beach is strewn with tiny plastic pellets, and cleanup isn’t likely. The pellets are nurdles, the raw material used to make virtually every commercial plastic item in the market. They are a toxic petroleum product that can poison or clog the guts […]
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Are bioplastics better for the environment than conventional plastics?
This article discusses whether bioplastics are better for the environment than conventional plastic. Confusion among terms like bioplastics, bio-based and biodegradable plastics makes it hard to discern — and make — the environmentally responsible choice.
The term “bioplastics” is actually used for two separate things: bio-based plastics (plastics made […]
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Plastic Has A Big Carbon Footprint — But That Isn’t The Whole Story
This NPR article discusses plastic’s carbon footprint.
Plastic waste gets a lot of attention when photos of dead whales with stomachs full of plastic bags hit the news. Pieces of plastic also litter cities, and tiny plastic particles are even floating in the air.
Largely overlooked is how making plastic in […]
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Glastonbury: Sir David Attenborough hails plastic ban
This BBC article discusses a recent event in Glastonbury, where Sir David Attenborough hailed a plastic ban.
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Plastic wrapped in plastic: the wasteful reality of America’s grocery stores
This The Guardian article discusses plastic used by grocery stores.
A bundle of six small brie cheeses from Trader Joe’s seemed to sum it all up. Each 0.9oz wheel was encased in flexible clear plastic, bound together in a plastic sack, to be sold to Americans who might carry it home […]
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