3/3 ... As long as a corporate bottom line drives scientific innovation rather than the public good, we aren't going to get far. I shared before, year after year government is removing itself from scientific R&D funding. It needs to be more involved if we want to innovate our way to a solution.

2/3 ... While we do need to reduce the fact remains we are at a point where we will always have plastic in the waste stream and we have no idea how to process and handle it efficiently. The lack of public good innovation is what happens when scientific innovation becomes completely privatized...

I don't feel like a horrible environmentalist for saying I'm curious about it. It's much cleaner than what we are using. France is mostly powered by nuclear and it seems to work for them. I think there is more to investigate.

We can stop allowing vaping and cigarette companies from marketing to kids and making products made for young people.

Health care costs significantly increase and second hand smoke is an issue that hurts people who don't smoke.