PRESERVE: Reconciliation & Sustainability... or Ecocide

PRESERVE: Reconciliation & Sustainability... or Ecocide

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Plastics Can Lead to Disease, Disability & Premature Death, Research Finds
Plastics Can Lead to Disease, Disability & Premature Death, Research Finds
Negotiations are underway in Geneva on a legally binding Global Plastics Treaty that has been in the works for several years, as the crisis of pollution from plastics worldwide has grown more acute. An estimated 8 billion metric tons of plastic waste now pollute the planet. Without changes, the production of plastic is expected to triple by 2060 — much of it driven by single-use plastics. This comes as a new report by The Lancet has found that plastics are a “grave threat” to human health. “Waste plastic contains thousands of toxic chemicals that cause human exposure and result in disease and disability and premature death,” says Dr. Philip Landrigan, an author of the report and the director of the Global Observatory on Planetary Health at Boston College. He also notes that plastic is especially harmful to children, who are at risk for “decreased IQ, injury to the reproductive organs” and liver damage when exposed to plastics during early development.
·democracynow.org·
Plastics Can Lead to Disease, Disability & Premature Death, Research Finds
‘It’s not over’: An open letter to David Suzuki - The famed scientist and environmentalist recently said the fight against climate change is over. That’s not honest realism – it’s depressing cynicism. : r/climate
‘It’s not over’: An open letter to David Suzuki - The famed scientist and environmentalist recently said the fight against climate change is over. That’s not honest realism – it’s depressing cynicism. : r/climate
·reddit.com·
‘It’s not over’: An open letter to David Suzuki - The famed scientist and environmentalist recently said the fight against climate change is over. That’s not honest realism – it’s depressing cynicism. : r/climate
Extreme Weather Events are the New Frontline of Online Climate Denial – Report - DeSmog
Extreme Weather Events are the New Frontline of Online Climate Denial – Report - DeSmog
Climate science deniers are flooding social media with false claims during extreme weather events, drowning out reliable information and putting lives at risk. A new report by the Center for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH), which researches and campaigns against online hatred and disinformation, finds that anti-climate figures are increasingly spreading false information about wildfires and hurricanes […]
·desmog.com·
Extreme Weather Events are the New Frontline of Online Climate Denial – Report - DeSmog
‘Addressing a gap in health care,’ New Indigenous Wellness Centre opens at St. Michael’s hospital in Toronto - NOW Toronto
‘Addressing a gap in health care,’ New Indigenous Wellness Centre opens at St. Michael’s hospital in Toronto - NOW Toronto
St. Michael’s Hospital unveiled its new Indigenous Wellness Centre on Thursday aimed at providing safe, cultural, and comfortable health care to First Nations, Inuit and Métis (FNIM) patients and caregivers.
·nowtoronto.com·
‘Addressing a gap in health care,’ New Indigenous Wellness Centre opens at St. Michael’s hospital in Toronto - NOW Toronto
Global Investigative Journalism Network
Global Investigative Journalism Network
GIJN is an international association of nonprofit organizations that support, promote, and produce investigative journalism. GIJN hosts conferences and provides training, resources, and consulting.
·gijn.org·
Global Investigative Journalism Network