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.
‘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
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 […]
Power, Profit, and the Planet: The Story We Must Change
What if the greatest threat to life on Earth isn’t ecological or climate collapse, but the invisible systems of power that shape everything we do, deciding who survives, who suffers, and who profits?
‘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.
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How We Revealed Mega-Polluters Taking Advantage of Green Loans
An exposé supported by the Pulitzer Center's Rainforest Investigations Network found loans earmarked for green projects were routinely used by fossil fuel and mining companies.
The End of Scarcity: Jacque Fresco’s Blueprint for a Sustainable Future
Jacque Fresco, founder of The Venus Project, envisioned a world beyond capitalism—where science, technology, and intelligent resource management create abund...
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Jonathan Joss (King of the Hill) murdered in hate crime
While various media outlets are reporting that Jonathan Joss was engaged in a dispute with a neighbor, his husband has revealed that it was a hate crime. Rec...