Tag: plastic

Who Owns The Rain: Lawsuit In California Over PCB Cleanup May Hinge On Monsanto’s Innovative Defense

0
Who Owns The Rain: Lawsuit In California Over PCB Cleanup May Hinge On Monsanto’s Innovative Defense
Here Comes The Rain Again: Monsanto Introduces Novel New Defense In Its Fight Against Cleaning Up PCBs in California No matter what you think about Monsanto, you have to admit they hire some clever people. We’re already aware of their clever chemists, who gave us such lasting gifts as Agent Orange, glyphosate, and saccharin. But now we are getting a unique opportunity to witness the awesome power of the company’s legal minds at work.… Read the rest

A Complete 360: Turning Trash Into Fuel May Sound Like Science Fiction, But It May Be The Only Way To Save The Planet

0
A Complete 360: Turning Trash Into Fuel May Sound Like Science Fiction, But It May Be The Only Way To Save The Planet
Saving The Oceans: The Answer May Lie In A Futuristic Plant To Turn Trash Into Fuel As anyone who has been paying any amount of attention knows, the oceans are in trouble. Big trouble. From coral bleaching killing off upwards of a fourth of the coral that makes up the Great Barrier Reef to massive fish and sea mammal die-offs in the South Pacific, to the horrific amounts of plastic that litter the oceans creating massive artificial island of garbage that routinely poison, strangle and kill millions of fish and birds, never before has our disdain for the environment that sustains us been on such stark display.… Read the rest

How Hungry Would You Have To Be To Eat Your Fork? New Edible Cutlery Could Well Eliminate The Need For The Plastic Kind

0
How Hungry Would You Have To Be To Eat Your Fork? New Edible Cutlery Could Well Eliminate The Need For The Plastic Kind
Polystyrene In Plastic Cutlery Is Wasteful And Potentially Damaging–One Man’s Solution: Edible Silverware So you say you’re an environmentalist, huh? But are you committed, I mean really committed? You may feel like you need to be committed if you were to watch the video linked below with no context. As the man cheerfully takes a bite of his spoon, the first thing that might occur to you–especially if you’ve been to visit the dentist lately–is OUCH!… Read the rest

Doctor Claims BPA Caused Him And His Colleagues To Contract Type-1 Diabetes

0
Doctor Claims BPA Caused Him And His Colleagues To Contract Type-1 Diabetes
Forget Hormone Disruptors–Now A Doctor Claims BPA Gave Him Diabetes. We’ve known about the dangers of bisphenol-A for a long time. The hormone disrupting quality of the once-popular component of water bottles, food cans and even children’s sippy cups has long been known to mimic estrogen, at least one male sex hormone, and thyroid hormones. As such it is known to be capable of disrupting bodily systems all over the place: it’s been connected to reproductive problems, developmental problems, brain damage and even cancer.… Read the rest