Tag: plastic
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The Surprising Solution to Ocean Plastic
This talk was presented at a TED Institute event given in partnership with IBM. TED editors featured it among our selections on the home page. Read more about the TED Institute. Can we solve the problem of ocean plastic pollution and end extreme poverty at the same time? That’s the ambitious goal of The Plastic…
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Flint water bottles become Genusee eyeglass frames
In January 2016, Michigan native Ali VanOverbeke, 28, returned home from working as a designer for a clothing company in New York City to volunteer with the Red Cross to help with the Flint water crisis. Every day, she delivered cases and cases of bottled water. “One of the first things that came to mind…
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Bottled water, brought to you by fracking?
The link between fracking and the bottled water industry is one more reason to take back the tap The new Food & Water Watch report Take Back the Tap: The Big Business Hustle of Bottled Water details the deceit and trickery of the bottled water industry. Here’s one more angle to consider: The bottled water…
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Plastic Toxins World Epidemic — Plastic Pollution
Plastic is everywhere, including in the sea and its fish, in the soil and its plants, in our food and in us. It’s a global epidemic that needs to be dealt with urgently…. Plastic pollution is as critical an issue as climate change. We are forced to deal with plastic pollution with urgency as it…
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Cancer-Causing Chemical Found in Some Santa Rosa Drinking Water
Some drinking water in Santa Rosa remains undrinkable months after the North Bay fires, and pressure is mounting on the city’s water department to locate and control the cause. “The city is very interested to get people back and rebuilt into their homes, of course, as soon as possible,” says Bennett Horenstein, the City of…
