Patrick Boyle
@pkgboyle.bsky.social
Corporate Accountability Attorney with @ciel.org
Working on plastics and petchem | music and basketball nerd | opinions and profanity are my own.
Working on plastics and petchem | music and basketball nerd | opinions and profanity are my own.
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“Best case you’re talking about is one or two cycles of recycling before that original plastic cannot be recycled again into a viable product ... That’s not a circular economy. That’s a cul-de-sac on the way to waste” says Patrick Boyle of @ciel.org
New from @desmog.com
@pkgboyle.bsky.social
New from @desmog.com
@pkgboyle.bsky.social
‘Maddening’ Proof Plastics Industry Knew Recycling Was False Solution in 1974, New Document Shows
Exclusive finding by DeSmog shows high-level industry awareness that recycling plastic ‘not feasible’ as companies face lawsuits over alleged public deception campaign.
www.desmog.com
August 5, 2025 at 4:05 PM
“Best case you’re talking about is one or two cycles of recycling before that original plastic cannot be recycled again into a viable product ... That’s not a circular economy. That’s a cul-de-sac on the way to waste” says Patrick Boyle of @ciel.org
New from @desmog.com
@pkgboyle.bsky.social
New from @desmog.com
@pkgboyle.bsky.social
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LIVE: #INC52 #PlasticsTreaty plenary is happening now in Geneva. The new text from INC Chair @LuisVayasEc (released only 1 hour ago) does not mention "life cycle" or "chemicals" at all. It is a betrayal of the original mandate. #BreakFreeFromPlastic unep.org/inc-plastic-... (1/🧵
August 13, 2025 at 2:52 PM
LIVE: #INC52 #PlasticsTreaty plenary is happening now in Geneva. The new text from INC Chair @LuisVayasEc (released only 1 hour ago) does not mention "life cycle" or "chemicals" at all. It is a betrayal of the original mandate. #BreakFreeFromPlastic unep.org/inc-plastic-... (1/🧵
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ICYM - ‘Total infiltration’: How plastics industry swamped vital global treaty talks
- Petrostates and well-funded lobbyists at UN-hosted talks are derailing a deal to cut plastic production and protect people and the planet
#plastic
Story by me
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
- Petrostates and well-funded lobbyists at UN-hosted talks are derailing a deal to cut plastic production and protect people and the planet
#plastic
Story by me
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘Total infiltration’: How plastics industry swamped vital global treaty talks
Petrostates and well-funded lobbyists at UN-hosted talks are derailing a deal to cut plastic production and protect people and the planet
www.theguardian.com
July 29, 2025 at 8:03 AM
ICYM - ‘Total infiltration’: How plastics industry swamped vital global treaty talks
- Petrostates and well-funded lobbyists at UN-hosted talks are derailing a deal to cut plastic production and protect people and the planet
#plastic
Story by me
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
- Petrostates and well-funded lobbyists at UN-hosted talks are derailing a deal to cut plastic production and protect people and the planet
#plastic
Story by me
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Reposted by Patrick Boyle
🔥 ⚖️ 🌐HAPPENING NOW: Historic #ClimateJustice Ruling being delivered by the 🇺🇳 🧑⚖️ International Court of Justice.
🚨This ruling could signal a new dawn for climate law & accountability
📝 🧵 Live thread below with context, summary & analysis 👇
#ClimateJusticeAO #AOLetsGo
🚨This ruling could signal a new dawn for climate law & accountability
📝 🧵 Live thread below with context, summary & analysis 👇
#ClimateJusticeAO #AOLetsGo
July 23, 2025 at 12:49 PM
🔥 ⚖️ 🌐HAPPENING NOW: Historic #ClimateJustice Ruling being delivered by the 🇺🇳 🧑⚖️ International Court of Justice.
🚨This ruling could signal a new dawn for climate law & accountability
📝 🧵 Live thread below with context, summary & analysis 👇
#ClimateJusticeAO #AOLetsGo
🚨This ruling could signal a new dawn for climate law & accountability
📝 🧵 Live thread below with context, summary & analysis 👇
#ClimateJusticeAO #AOLetsGo
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Are you ready to level up your strategic toolkit?
On May 15th, we’re launching the second annual Research Tools for Organizers. #RTFO2025
mapthepower.net/research-too...
On May 15th, we’re launching the second annual Research Tools for Organizers. #RTFO2025
mapthepower.net/research-too...
April 17, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Are you ready to level up your strategic toolkit?
On May 15th, we’re launching the second annual Research Tools for Organizers. #RTFO2025
mapthepower.net/research-too...
On May 15th, we’re launching the second annual Research Tools for Organizers. #RTFO2025
mapthepower.net/research-too...
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“Our task is to build a wide and deep movement, as spiritual as it is political, strong enough to stop these unhinged traitors. A movement rooted in a steadfast commitment to one another, across our many differences and divides, and to this miraculous, singular planet.”
THE RISE OF END TIMES FASCISM
My first major piece of the new Trump era, co-written with @astra.bsky.social.
The governing ideology of the far right has become a
monstrous, supremacist survivalism.
Our task is to build a movement strong enough to stop them. www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
My first major piece of the new Trump era, co-written with @astra.bsky.social.
The governing ideology of the far right has become a
monstrous, supremacist survivalism.
Our task is to build a movement strong enough to stop them. www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
The rise of end times fascism
The governing ideology of the far right has become a monstrous, supremacist survivalism. Our task is to build a movement strong enough to stop them
www.theguardian.com
April 13, 2025 at 2:05 PM
“Our task is to build a wide and deep movement, as spiritual as it is political, strong enough to stop these unhinged traitors. A movement rooted in a steadfast commitment to one another, across our many differences and divides, and to this miraculous, singular planet.”
Reposted by Patrick Boyle
NEW: EPA is planning to eliminate requirements to report greenhouse gas emissions for thousands of facilities.
“It would be a bit like unplugging the equipment that monitors the vital signs of a patient that is critically ill”
@maibached.bsky.social told me
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
“It would be a bit like unplugging the equipment that monitors the vital signs of a patient that is critically ill”
@maibached.bsky.social told me
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
Trump’s EPA Plans to Stop Collecting Greenhouse Gas Emissions Data From Most Polluters
Climate experts expressed shock and dismay at the move. “It would be a bit like unplugging the equipment that monitors the vital signs of a patient that is critically ill,” one said.
www.propublica.org
April 10, 2025 at 8:40 PM
NEW: EPA is planning to eliminate requirements to report greenhouse gas emissions for thousands of facilities.
“It would be a bit like unplugging the equipment that monitors the vital signs of a patient that is critically ill”
@maibached.bsky.social told me
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
“It would be a bit like unplugging the equipment that monitors the vital signs of a patient that is critically ill”
@maibached.bsky.social told me
www.propublica.org/article/trum...