Pete Myers
@petemyers.bsky.social
Scientist, environmental health, endocrine disruption. Founder of Environmental Health Sciences (EHSciences.org), which publishes Environmental Health News (EHN.org). Bird photography is my therapy, e.g., https://bit.ly/LimantourBedlam
one important reason why the LA fires were as fast and furious as they were? Our houses are full of plastic. As Zöe Schlanger writes in The Atlantic, "most modern couches are basically blocks of gasoline." Just waiting to burn, furiously. bit.ly/plasticcouch
What Happens When a Plastic City Burns
Most modern couches are basically blocks of gasoline.
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January 21, 2025 at 12:02 PM
one important reason why the LA fires were as fast and furious as they were? Our houses are full of plastic. As Zöe Schlanger writes in The Atlantic, "most modern couches are basically blocks of gasoline." Just waiting to burn, furiously. bit.ly/plasticcouch
Commentary on the failure of the UN's plastic treaty negotiations in South Korea to reach an agreement bit.ly/PlasticTreat...
Op-ed: The plastic treaty had to fail, so it can succeed
Major oil and gas producing nations were never going to agree to provisions that would reduce plastic production.
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December 6, 2024 at 12:31 PM
Commentary on the failure of the UN's plastic treaty negotiations in South Korea to reach an agreement bit.ly/PlasticTreat...
a friend came visiting before dawn
November 18, 2024 at 1:25 PM
a friend came visiting before dawn