An estimated 8 million metric tons of plastic waste enters the ocean each year – equivalent to dumping in a garbage truckload of it every minute. A new report calls on the US to help stem the deluge.
The environmental footprint of milk containers varies substantially.
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In Canada, milk is available in jugs, cartons, bags and glass bottles. A new analysis reveals which type of container has the smallest environmental footprint — from container production to disposal.
Scientist Michelle Murphy says we should ‘value wastelands …and injured life.’ Here, collected plastic from the shoreline of Hamilton, Ontario is sorted by colour.
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In this episode, two Indigenous scientists running collaborative labs to address our climate crisis offer some ideas for environmental justice, including a redefinition of pollution.
We discovered that the 12 largest petrochemical companies announced 88 new projects between 2012 and 2019: new and expanded facilities that will likely operate for decades, ramping up carbon emissions.
The burden of dealing with plastic waste tends to fall on the shoulders of developing countries.
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As global oil consumption drops, oil companies are pivoting to petrochemicals, and could crowd out bio-based alternatives.
Consumer decisions could play a critical role in dealing with climate change. A study gauging perceptions was published May 13, 2021.
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Lucca Henrion, University of Michigan; Joe Árvai, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences; Lauren Lutzke, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences, dan Volker Sick, University of Michigan
A large-scale survey asked people exactly that. One use of recycled carbon dioxide stood out.