Minasuk/ April 7, 2018/ Uncategorized

Bans on Plastic Straws in Restaurants Expand to More Cities | New York Times | March 2018 The latest is Malibu, Calif. Before that came Seattle; Davis and San Luis Obispo, Calif.; and Miami Beach and Fort Myers, Fla.  They’re all cities that have banned or limited the use of plastic straws in restaurants.

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Bans on Plastic Straws in Restaurants Expand to More Cities | New York Times | March 2018 The latest is Malibu, Calif. Before that came Seattle; Davis and San Luis Obispo, Calif.; and Miami Beach and Fort Myers, Fla.  They’re all cities that have banned or limited the use of plastic straws in restaurants.

Minasuk/ September 22, 2017/ Uncategorized

Plastic fibres found in tap water around the world, study reveals | The Guardian | September 2017 Exclusive: Tests show billions of people globally are drinking water contaminated by plastic particles, with 83% of samples found to be polluted

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Plastic fibres found in tap water around the world, study reveals | The Guardian | September 2017 Exclusive: Tests show billions of people globally are drinking water contaminated by plastic particles, with 83% of samples found to be polluted

Minasuk/ May 28, 2017/ Uncategorized

A Strong Case Against a Pesticide Does Not Faze E.P.A. Under Trump | New York Times | May 2017 Decades of research into the effects of chlorpyrifos strongly suggests that exposure at even low levels may threaten children. A few years ago, scientists at the Environmental Protection Agency concluded that it should be banned altogether. Yet chlorpyrifos is still widely

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A Strong Case Against a Pesticide Does Not Faze E.P.A. Under Trump | New York Times | May 2017 Decades of research into the effects of chlorpyrifos strongly suggests that exposure at even low levels may threaten children. A few years ago, scientists at the Environmental Protection Agency concluded that it should be banned altogether. Yet chlorpyrifos is still widely

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Tibetans in anguish as Chinese mines pollute their sacred grasslands | Washington Post | December 2016 China’s thirst for mineral ­resources — and its desire to exploit the rich deposits under the Tibetan plateau — have spread ­environmental pollution and ­anguish for many of the herders whose ancestors lived here for thousands of years.

Minasuk/ December 28, 2016/ Uncategorized

Tibetans in anguish as Chinese mines pollute their sacred grasslands | Washington Post | December 2016 China’s thirst for mineral ­resources — and its desire to exploit the rich deposits under the Tibetan plateau — have spread ­environmental pollution and ­anguish for many of the herders whose ancestors lived here for thousands of years.