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“It's not easy to be exact, but studies estimate that tires create anywhere from 10-28% of the world's microplastic pollution, according to National Geographic. These particles don't just disappear — they end up in our water, our soil, and our bodies.”
Scientists make disturbing new discovery while studying human urine samples: 'We urgently need to classify [this]'
A recent study found high levels of two potentially deadly chemicals in humans' urine, raising concerns about tire pollution.
www.thecooldown.com
January 19, 2025 at 7:31 AM
“It's not easy to be exact, but studies estimate that tires create anywhere from 10-28% of the world's microplastic pollution, according to National Geographic. These particles don't just disappear — they end up in our water, our soil, and our bodies.”
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Air monitoring station records biggest ever jump in atmospheric CO2
Air monitoring station records biggest ever jump in atmospheric CO2
Wildfires and fossil fuel burning in 2024 contributed to the biggest annual rise in atmospheric CO2 levels ever recorded at the Mauna Loa Observatory in Hawaii
www.newscientist.com
January 17, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Air monitoring station records biggest ever jump in atmospheric CO2
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A tale of failure
PFAS, called 'Forever chemicals' because they don't break down, have been used & discharged into environment for many years
What were regulators thinking?
The lack of controls is a form of corruption, whether regulators were paid off or not
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
PFAS, called 'Forever chemicals' because they don't break down, have been used & discharged into environment for many years
What were regulators thinking?
The lack of controls is a form of corruption, whether regulators were paid off or not
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Cost to clean up toxic PFAS pollution could top £1.6tn in UK and Europe
Exclusive: Costs of UK cleanup will reach £9.9bn a year in UK if emissions of ‘forever chemicals’ remain uncontrolled
www.theguardian.com
January 14, 2025 at 7:36 AM
A tale of failure
PFAS, called 'Forever chemicals' because they don't break down, have been used & discharged into environment for many years
What were regulators thinking?
The lack of controls is a form of corruption, whether regulators were paid off or not
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
PFAS, called 'Forever chemicals' because they don't break down, have been used & discharged into environment for many years
What were regulators thinking?
The lack of controls is a form of corruption, whether regulators were paid off or not
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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So Apple had Siri eavesdropping on folks for a decade. They sold the conversations to advertisers and they only have to pay 95M fine. Meanwhile they made 750B in that time. Rich people get away everything.
January 3, 2025 at 8:06 AM
So Apple had Siri eavesdropping on folks for a decade. They sold the conversations to advertisers and they only have to pay 95M fine. Meanwhile they made 750B in that time. Rich people get away everything.
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Over the span of my lifetime, many daily items have been switched from cotton or paper to plastic. Now tiny bits of micro plastic are in every one of our bodies. What did we think would happen when we brew our tea in freaking plastic??? It’s not too late to stop this. www.earth.com/news/tea-bag...
Tea bags release millions of plastic particles during brewing
Polymer tea bags release billions of plastic particles during brewing. They interact with intestinal cells, even entering the nuclei.
www.earth.com
December 26, 2024 at 3:25 PM
Over the span of my lifetime, many daily items have been switched from cotton or paper to plastic. Now tiny bits of micro plastic are in every one of our bodies. What did we think would happen when we brew our tea in freaking plastic??? It’s not too late to stop this. www.earth.com/news/tea-bag...