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The world of plastics, in numbers

Polyolefins are dominant for a few reasons. First, they can be produced using relatively inexpensive natural gas. Second, they’re the lightest synthetic polymers produced at large scale; their density is so low that they float. Third, polyolefins resist damage by water, air, grease, cleaning solvents – all things that these polymers could encounter when in use. Finally, they’re easy to shape into products, while robust enough that packaging made from them won’t deform in a delivery truck sitting in the sun all day.

By | 2018-08-10T04:56:30-04:00 August 11th, 2018|Environment, Natural Health, No SF, Resyndicated|Comments Off on The world of plastics, in numbers
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Does Monsanto’s Roundup cause cancer? Trial highlights the difficulty of proving a link

Much of this litigation is based on a 2015 determination by the International Agency for Research on Cancer, part of the World Health Organization, that glyphosate is a probable human carcinogen. This report has come under heavy criticism, which is not surprising because there’s a lot of money at stake.

By | 2018-08-10T04:56:21-04:00 August 10th, 2018|Diet, Environment, Natural Health, No SF, Resyndicated|Comments Off on Does Monsanto’s Roundup cause cancer? Trial highlights the difficulty of proving a link
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Trump Takes ‘Wrecking Ball’ to Endangered Species Act, Opens Door for Corporate Attack on Wildlife

Under the newly proposed guidelines, the Interior Department would direct the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to take economic impacts into consideration when deciding whether to protect species—potentially allowing corporations to move ahead with projects that would otherwise be prohibited.

By | 2018-07-20T06:00:12-04:00 July 20th, 2018|Animal Rights, Environment, No SF, Resyndicated|Comments Off on Trump Takes ‘Wrecking Ball’ to Endangered Species Act, Opens Door for Corporate Attack on Wildlife
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‘Astronomical’ Cost of War: Average US Taxpayer Sent $3,456 to Pentagon Last Year and Just $39 to the EPA

As Americans rushed to pay their taxes on Tuesday before the official deadline, peace groups reminded the public of the uncomfortable fact that an "astronomical amount" of the money sent to the IRS each year goes not to funding education or a single-payer healthcare system the U.S. supposedly can't afford, but straight into the bloated coffers of the Pentagon.

By | 2018-04-19T09:19:28-04:00 April 19th, 2018|Environment, News, No SF, Politics, Resyndicated|Comments Off on ‘Astronomical’ Cost of War: Average US Taxpayer Sent $3,456 to Pentagon Last Year and Just $39 to the EPA
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Taking Aim at Corporate Impunity, Sanders’ Bill Would Send Big Pharma Execs Behind Opioid Crisis to Jail

Under the legislation, companies would be required to clearly state that opioids are addictive in any marketing materials for the drugs, which include popular brands including OxyContin, Vicodin, and Percocet.

By | 2018-04-18T08:06:47-04:00 April 18th, 2018|News, No SF, Politics, Resyndicated|Comments Off on Taking Aim at Corporate Impunity, Sanders’ Bill Would Send Big Pharma Execs Behind Opioid Crisis to Jail
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