China Business Forum<p>[<a href="https://mstdn.business/tags/TRADESHOW" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TRADESHOW</span></a>] The 17th <a href="https://mstdn.business/tags/Shanghai" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Shanghai</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.business/tags/International" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>International</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.business/tags/Petrochemical" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Petrochemical</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.business/tags/Technology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Technology</span></a> and <a href="https://mstdn.business/tags/Equipment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Equipment</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.business/tags/Exhibition" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Exhibition</span></a> from June 5 to 7, 2025, at the Shanghai New International <a href="https://mstdn.business/tags/Expo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Expo</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.business/tags/Center" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Center</span></a> (<a href="https://mstdn.business/tags/SNIEC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SNIEC</span></a>), <a href="https://mstdn.business/tags/China" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>China</span></a>. <a href="https://mstdn.business/tags/Event" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Event</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.business/tags/showcases" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>showcases</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.business/tags/products" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>products</span></a>, including petrochemical plant <a href="https://mstdn.business/tags/devices" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>devices</span></a>, <a href="https://mstdn.business/tags/automation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>automation</span></a> technology, PLC control <a href="https://mstdn.business/tags/systems" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>systems</span></a>, refinery <a href="https://mstdn.business/tags/process" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>process</span></a> technology, heat <a href="https://mstdn.business/tags/transfer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>transfer</span></a> and communication <a href="https://mstdn.business/tags/systems" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>systems</span></a>. <a href="https://cnbusinessforum.com/event/17th-shanghai-international-petrochemical-technology-and-equipment-exhibition/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">cnbusinessforum.com/event/17th</span><span class="invisible">-shanghai-international-petrochemical-technology-and-equipment-exhibition/</span></a></p>
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EngagingSTSjournal<p>Developments in <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/AirPollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AirPollution</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/governance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>governance</span></a> in Canada culminated in treating the <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/atmosphere" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>atmosphere</span></a> as a sink, invisibilizing chemical harm + deferring interventions</p><p>👀@sophia_jaworski on <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/petrochemical" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>petrochemical</span></a> - derived gas emissions in Toronto 1950s-1970s: <a href="https://doi.org/pcgc" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">doi.org/pcgc</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
China Business Forum<p>[<a href="https://mstdn.business/tags/TRADESHOW" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TRADESHOW</span></a>] The 17th <a href="https://mstdn.business/tags/Shanghai" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Shanghai</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.business/tags/International" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>International</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.business/tags/Petrochemical" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Petrochemical</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.business/tags/Technology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Technology</span></a> and <a href="https://mstdn.business/tags/Equipment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Equipment</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.business/tags/Exhibition" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Exhibition</span></a> from June 5 to 7, 2025, at the Shanghai New International <a href="https://mstdn.business/tags/Expo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Expo</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.business/tags/Center" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Center</span></a> (<a href="https://mstdn.business/tags/SNIEC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SNIEC</span></a>), <a href="https://mstdn.business/tags/China" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>China</span></a>. <a href="https://mstdn.business/tags/Event" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Event</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.business/tags/showcases" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>showcases</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.business/tags/products" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>products</span></a>, including petrochemical plant <a href="https://mstdn.business/tags/devices" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>devices</span></a>, <a href="https://mstdn.business/tags/automation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>automation</span></a> technology, PLC control <a href="https://mstdn.business/tags/systems" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>systems</span></a>, refinery <a href="https://mstdn.business/tags/process" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>process</span></a> technology, heat <a href="https://mstdn.business/tags/transfer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>transfer</span></a> and communication <a href="https://mstdn.business/tags/systems" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>systems</span></a>. <a href="https://cnbusinessforum.com/event/17th-shanghai-international-petrochemical-technology-and-equipment-exhibition/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">cnbusinessforum.com/event/17th</span><span class="invisible">-shanghai-international-petrochemical-technology-and-equipment-exhibition/</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Biden" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Biden</span></a> said this plant was a <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/health" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>health</span></a> threat. <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> dropped a lawsuit against it</p><p>The <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/DOJ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DOJ</span></a> on Friday dropped a landmark lawsuit alleging that <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/cancer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cancer</span></a>-causing <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/pollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pollution</span></a> from a Louisiana <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/petrochemical" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>petrochemical</span></a> plant poses an imminent danger to nearby communities.<br>
The lawsuit alleged that the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Denka" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Denka</span></a> Performance Elastomer plant in <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/LaPlace" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LaPlace</span></a>, Louisiana, threatened local residents by releasing unsafe levels of the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/toxic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>toxic</span></a> chemical <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/chloroprene" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>chloroprene</span></a>.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/PublicHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PublicHealth</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Climate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Climate</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <br><a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2025/03/03/justice-department-denka-plant-pollution/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">washingtonpost.com/climate-env</span><span class="invisible">ironment/2025/03/03/justice-department-denka-plant-pollution/</span></a></p>
JL Johnson :veri_mast:<p>Next Monday, @ 6:30 PM (central): Missouri River Bird Observatory is hosting another free webinar as a part of their winter learning series. Open to all, registration required.</p><p>This ought to be a good one: Plastics and Public Health, the unsettling latest in medical research. Presented by Megan Wolff, Beyond Plastics.</p><p><a href="https://vmst.io/tags/plasticpollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>plasticpollution</span></a> <a href="https://vmst.io/tags/plastics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>plastics</span></a> <a href="https://vmst.io/tags/beyondplastics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>beyondplastics</span></a> <a href="https://vmst.io/tags/missouri" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>missouri</span></a> <a href="https://vmst.io/tags/petrochemical" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>petrochemical</span></a> <a href="https://vmst.io/tags/bigoil" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bigoil</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_b4Pz3YslSnyuNRHOUyhUZw#/registration" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regist</span><span class="invisible">er/WN_b4Pz3YslSnyuNRHOUyhUZw#/registration</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>The case was notable because it created unusual alliances. Liberal <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/SanFrancisco" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SanFrancisco</span></a> found itself on the same side as <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/mining" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mining</span></a> & <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/petroleum" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>petroleum</span></a> trade groups like the National Mining Assn, American Farm Bureau Federation, & American <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Fuel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fuel</span></a> & <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Petrochemical" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Petrochemical</span></a> Manufacturers in opposing the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/EPA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EPA</span></a>.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/SCOTUS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SCOTUS</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ActivistCourt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ActivistCourt</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/PartisanCourt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PartisanCourt</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ClimateCrisis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateCrisis</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Climate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Climate</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/pollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pollution</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/water" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>water</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a>’s <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/DOJ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DOJ</span></a> is to drop suit over alleged <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/cancer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cancer</span></a>-causing <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/pollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pollution</span></a></p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Justice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Justice</span></a> is poised to drop a landmark lawsuit alleging that cancer-causing pollution from a <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Louisiana" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Louisiana</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/petrochemical" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>petrochemical</span></a> plant poses an imminent danger to nearby communities….<br>
The lawsuit alleges that the Denka Performance Elastomer plant in <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/LaPlace" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LaPlace</span></a>, LA, threatens local residents by releasing unsafe levels of the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/toxic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>toxic</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/chemical" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>chemical</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/chloroprene" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>chloroprene</span></a>.<br>
<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/PublicHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PublicHealth</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/health" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>health</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>environment</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USpol</span></a> <br><a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2025/03/03/justice-department-denka-plant-pollution/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">washingtonpost.com/climate-env</span><span class="invisible">ironment/2025/03/03/justice-department-denka-plant-pollution/</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@Lazarou" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>Lazarou</span></a></span> I noticed that on the average, 95% of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Petrochemical" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Petrochemical</span></a> industry money went to republicans!</p><p>American Fuel & Petrochem Manufacturers</p><p><a href="https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/american-fuel-petrochem-manufacturers/recipients?id=D000027874" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">opensecrets.org/orgs/american-</span><span class="invisible">fuel-petrochem-manufacturers/recipients?id=D000027874</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Oiligarchy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Oiligarchy</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BigOilAndGas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BigOilAndGas</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Oligarchy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Oligarchy</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DrainTheSwamp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DrainTheSwamp</span></a>? More like, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/OilUpTheSwamp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OilUpTheSwamp</span></a>!</p>
Benjamin Carr, Ph.D. 👨🏻💻🧬<p><a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/California" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>California</span></a> sues <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/ExxonMobil" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ExxonMobil</span></a> over alleged role in <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/plastic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>plastic</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/pollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pollution</span></a> crisis<br>First-of-its-kind <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/lawsuit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>lawsuit</span></a> comes as <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/climate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>climate</span></a> experts claim that <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/fossilfuel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fossilfuel</span></a> producers are deceiving public about <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/plastics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>plastics</span></a><br>AG launched an investigation into fossil fuel and <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/petrochemical" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>petrochemical</span></a> producers “for their role in causing and exacerbating the global plastics pollution crisis”. As part of the investigation, sent subpoenas to oil giant ExxonMobil and plastic trade groups, seeking documents. <br><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/sep/23/california-exxon-plastics-lawsuit" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/us-news/2024/s</span><span class="invisible">ep/23/california-exxon-plastics-lawsuit</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>Bonta said in 2022 that his office was launching an investigation of the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FossilFuel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FossilFuel</span></a> & <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/petrochemical" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>petrochemical</span></a> industries for their role in worsening <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/PlasticPollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PlasticPollution</span></a>, which his office described as a global crisis.</p><p>Fmr industry ofcls said the goal was to avoid <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/regulations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>regulations</span></a> & ensure demand for <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/plastics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>plastics</span></a>, which are made from <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FossilFuels" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FossilFuels</span></a>, kept growing. Despite yrs of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/recycling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>recycling</span></a> campaigns, <10% of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/plastic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>plastic</span></a> waste gets recycled globally, & the amount that's dumped in the environment continues to soar.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a></p>
Carbon Tracker<p>New Planet Tracker report finds SABIC, one of the world’s largest <a href="https://mastodon.energy/tags/petrochemical" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>petrochemical</span></a> 🛢️companies is on track for a 2°C🌡️ pathway by 2030. Despite setting targets for alignment with 1.5°C by 2030, the company faces significant challenges <a href="https://planet-tracker.org/saudi-basic-industries-corporation-sabic-climate-transition-analysis/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">planet-tracker.org/saudi-basic</span><span class="invisible">-industries-corporation-sabic-climate-transition-analysis/</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p>Wondering what the status of this treaty is, and how much "teeth" it has.</p><p>"The most immediate bans or restrictions on single-use plastics, researchers say, should apply to products that are most likely to leak into the environment and cause harm and yet are relatively unnecessary. These include takeaway containers, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ChipBags" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ChipBags</span></a>, balloons, cotton swabs, disposable <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ecigarettes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ecigarettes</span></a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TeaBags" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TeaBags</span></a>. (A number of environmental organizations including WWF have lists of products that the treaty should prioritize.)"</p><p>Finally, a solution to <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/plastic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>plastic</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/pollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pollution</span></a> that’s not just recycling</p><p>Countries are negotiating a new global treaty to drastically reduce the plastic waste that has been poisoning the world.</p><p>by Benji Jones<br>Jun 7, 2023</p><p>"This treaty could be huge. Although it will take months of negotiating for any of the details to become clear, the agreement — set to be finalized by the end of 2024 — will require countries to do far more than just fix their recycling systems. Negotiators will discuss a menu of options including a cap on overall plastic production, bans on certain materials and products including many <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SingleUsePlastics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SingleUsePlastics</span></a>, and incentives to grow an industry around reusable items. This treaty could literally transform entire chunks of the global economy.</p><p>"As with any global deal, an ambitious agreement will face several roadblocks, some of which have already appeared. Certain countries, such as <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SaudiArabia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SaudiArabia</span></a> and the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a>, for example, are pushing for voluntary terms that would allow them to continue investing in their <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/petrochemical" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>petrochemical</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/industries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>industries</span></a> (plastic is a <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/petrochemical" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>petrochemical</span></a>).</p><p>"Then again, the fact that global talks are happening at all is in itself a big deal and reveals a shift in the politics around waste. 'There’s a true willingness to tackle this problem,' said Erin Simon, vice president and head of plastic waste at the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WorldWildlifeFund" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WorldWildlifeFund</span></a>, a large <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/environmental" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>environmental</span></a> group. 'We’ve never seen so much progress.'</p><p>[...]</p><p>"Certain chemicals used in plastics are especially problematic and could be targeted by bans. Some <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FlameRetardants" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FlameRetardants</span></a>, for example, are linked to <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/cancers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cancers</span></a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/endocrine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>endocrine</span></a> disruption; they can also make plastics hard to recycle. A number of other additives and materials are similarly dangerous to humans or <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ecosystems" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ecosystems</span></a>, or they make recycling difficult, such as polyvinyl chloride (<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PVC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PVC</span></a>) and various kinds of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PFAS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PFAS</span></a> (the so-called forever chemicals).</p><p>"The treaty may also ban or restrict a whole bunch of common, problematic products — namely, packaging and other <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/singleuse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>singleuse</span></a> items, such as cups and cutlery."</p><p>Read more:<br><a href="https://www.vox.com/down-to-earth/2023/6/7/23743640/plastic-pollution-un-treaty-oceans-waste?utm_source=pocket-newtab" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">vox.com/down-to-earth/2023/6/7</span><span class="invisible">/23743640/plastic-pollution-un-treaty-oceans-waste?utm_source=pocket-newtab</span></a></p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Crapitalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Crapitalism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BanPlastics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BanPlastics</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WaterIsLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WaterIsLife</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/OceansAreLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OceansAreLife</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BigOilAndGas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BigOilAndGas</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p>No surprise...!</p><p>Oil and gas lobbying reaches $72 million in first half of 2024</p><p>By Molly Taylor<br>August 15, 2024 </p><p>"The American Fuel and Petrochemical Manufacturers led the oil and gas industry in federal lobbying expenditures in the first half of 2024, marking the first time the trade association outspent the top individual companies in the industry. </p><p>"The trade association, which represents 450 fuel refining and petrochemical companies, leads the oil and gas industry with $8.1 million in federal lobbying expenditures over the first half of 2024. This level of spending marks a shift in influence, as individual oil and gas companies have typically outspent the trade association by millions of dollars. </p><p>"The oil and gas industry altogether spent $72 million on federal lobbying in the first six months of 2024 as the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/EPA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EPA</span></a> introduced some of its strongest-ever regulations to reduce <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FossilFuel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FossilFuel</span></a> emissions. The industry is on track to exceed last year’s expenditures, which totaled $137 million after adjustment for inflation, and is the fifth-highest lobbying industry of the year. </p><p>"The American Fuel and Petrochemical Manufacturers emerged as the top spender after doubling its federal lobbying expenditures from 2022. Between 2016 and 2022, the trade organization spent, on average, $3.4 million annually without adjusting for inflation. In 2023, spending jumped to $6.9 million in 2023.</p><p>"In the first six months of 2024, the American Fuel and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Petrochemical" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Petrochemical</span></a> <br> Manufacturers has already spent more on federal lobbying than any prior year."</p><p><a href="https://www.opensecrets.org/news/2024/08/oil-and-gas-lobbying-reaches-72-million-in-first-half-of-2024" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">opensecrets.org/news/2024/08/o</span><span class="invisible">il-and-gas-lobbying-reaches-72-million-in-first-half-of-2024</span></a></p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AFPM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AFPM</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/KochIndustries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>KochIndustries</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/KochBrothers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>KochBrothers</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Shell" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Shell</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/OccidentalPetroleum" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OccidentalPetroleum</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ConocoPhillips" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ConocoPhillips</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Chevron" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Chevron</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ExxonMobil" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ExxonMobil</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AmericanPetroleumInstitute" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AmericanPetroleumInstitute</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Phillips66" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Phillips66</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BigOilAndGas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BigOilAndGas</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ExxonKnew" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ExxonKnew</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BigOilKnew" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BigOilKnew</span></a></p>
Benjamin Carr, Ph.D. 👨🏻💻🧬<p>Shell quietly backs away from pledge to increase ‘advanced <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/recycling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>recycling</span></a>’ of <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/plastics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>plastics</span></a></p><p>Energy giant promised to turn 1m tonnes of <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/plastic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>plastic</span></a> waste into oil each year, but now says goal is unfeasible</p><p>Energy giant has quietly backed away from pledge to rapidly increase its use of "advanced recycling," a practice <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/oil" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>oil</span></a> and <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/petrochemical" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>petrochemical</span></a> producers have promoted as solution to the plastics <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/pollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pollution</span></a> crisis.<br><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/business/article/2024/jul/17/shell-recycling-plastic-pledge" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/business/artic</span><span class="invisible">le/2024/jul/17/shell-recycling-plastic-pledge</span></a></p><p>Plastic isn't really recycled, virgin feedstock is almost always used.</p>
Nonilex<p>“Tackling <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/PlasticPollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PlasticPollution</span></a> & its associated impacts will require unprecedented action at every stage of the plastic life cycle — from reining in the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/pollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pollution</span></a> from <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/petrochemical" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>petrochemical</span></a> production …to reorienting <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/infrastructure" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>infrastructure</span></a> to ensure dramatic increases in <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/recycling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>recycling</span></a> & <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/reuse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>reuse</span></a>,” wrote Brenda Mallory, chair of the WH Council on <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Environmental" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Environmental</span></a> Quality, & Ali Zaidi, WH Natl <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Climate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Climate</span></a> Adviser, in a letter attached to the report.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ClimateCrisis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateCrisis</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ClimateSolutions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateSolutions</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/pollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pollution</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Project2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Project2025</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/BidenHarris2024" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BidenHarris2024</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/America" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>America</span></a>'s Notorious '<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CancerAlley" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CancerAlley</span></a>' Is Even More <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Toxic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Toxic</span></a> Than We Thought</p><p>A new study finds levels of the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/carcinogen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>carcinogen</span></a> ethylene oxide that are nine times higher than those estimated by the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/EPA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EPA</span></a>’s models.</p><p>By Naveena Sadasivam, Grist<br>June 11, 2024</p><p>"Since the 1980s, the 85-mile stretch of the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MississippiRiver" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MississippiRiver</span></a> that connects <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NewOrleans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NewOrleans</span></a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BatonRouge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BatonRouge</span></a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Louisiana" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Louisiana</span></a>, has been known as “Cancer Alley.” The name stems from the fact that the area’s residents have a 95% greater chance of developing cancer than the average American. A big reason for this is the concentration of industrial facilities along the corridor — particularly <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/petrochemical" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>petrochemical</span></a> manufacturing plants, many of which emit ethylene oxide, an extremely potent toxin that is considered a carcinogen by the Environmental Protection Agency and has been linked to breast and lung cancers."</p><p>Read more:<br><a href="https://gizmodo.com/americas-notorious-cancer-alley-is-even-more-toxic-than-1851532462?utm_source=pocket-newtab-en-us" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">gizmodo.com/americas-notorious</span><span class="invisible">-cancer-alley-is-even-more-toxic-than-1851532462?utm_source=pocket-newtab-en-us</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Pollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Pollution</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/EPAFail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EPAFail</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BigOilAndGas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BigOilAndGas</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Oiligarchy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Oiligarchy</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Corporatocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Corporatocracy</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BigOil" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BigOil</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ExxonKnew" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ExxonKnew</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BigOilKnew" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BigOilKnew</span></a></p>
TakeAction<p>Tell the U.S. Export-Import Bank to REJECT a petrochemical project in Malaysia!</p><p><a href="https://action.foe.org/page/66315" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">action.foe.org/page/66315</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/savetheplanet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>savetheplanet</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/climatechange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>climatechange</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/environmentprotection" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>environmentprotection</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/save_the_planet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>save_the_planet</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/climate_change" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>climate_change</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/environment_protection" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>environment_protection</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/activism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>activism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/petrochemical" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>petrochemical</span></a></p>
joe•iuculano :mastodon:<p>Via <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/CityNewsToronto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CityNewsToronto</span></a></p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Ontario" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ontario</span></a>’s Ministry of the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Environment</span></a> has ordered a <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/petrochemical" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>petrochemical</span></a> facility in <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Sarnia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Sarnia</span></a> to suspend its production operations after high <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/benzene" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>benzene</span></a> emissions, first flagged by a neighbouring <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FirstNation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FirstNation</span></a>.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/AamjiwnaangFirstNation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AamjiwnaangFirstNation</span></a>, which is surrounded by industrial facilities and monitors air quality readings, recently said citizens fell ill and there were high emissions of the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/cancer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cancer</span></a> -causing substance from <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/IneosStyrolution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IneosStyrolution</span></a>.</p><p><a href="https://toronto.citynews.ca/2024/05/01/ontario-suspends-chemical-plant-approval-over-benzene-emissions/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">toronto.citynews.ca/2024/05/01</span><span class="invisible">/ontario-suspends-chemical-plant-approval-over-benzene-emissions/</span></a></p>
Richard Ashwell<p>Clent Earth: Big Oil's Plan B: Plastic</p><p>Public alarm about <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/SingleUsePlastics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SingleUsePlastics</span></a> and awareness about the damaging effects of <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/PlasticPollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PlasticPollution</span></a> has never been higher. But in the last few years, <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/FossilFuel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FossilFuel</span></a> and <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/petrochemical" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>petrochemical</span></a> businesses have been pouring billions of dollars into new plants intended to make millions more tonnes of <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/plastic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>plastic</span></a> than they now pump out. </p><p>These industries have found a way to monetise the possibility that a global response to <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/ClimateChange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateChange</span></a> might reduce demand for <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/FossilFuels" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FossilFuels</span></a>: their plan B is plastic.</p><p><a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/pollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pollution</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/MicroPlastics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MicroPlastics</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.clientearth.org/latest/news/big-oil-s-plan-b-plastic/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">clientearth.org/latest/news/bi</span><span class="invisible">g-oil-s-plan-b-plastic/</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>The author [<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/KateWagner" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>KateWagner</span></a>] criticized the general state of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FormulaOne" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FormulaOne</span></a>, arguing that it has grown boring amid the dominance of Red Bull Racing star Max Verstappen. Wagner also mocked her hosts at <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/INEOS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>INEOS</span></a>, describing its invitation to her as a bid to gain positive <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/publicity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>publicity</span></a> & <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/whitewash" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>whitewash</span></a> the company’s image.
“The <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/petrochemical" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>petrochemical</span></a> companies, deeply <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/powerful" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>powerful</span></a> institutions, need <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/journalists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>journalists</span></a> to write about all the things they attach themselves to that are not being a petrochemical company,”she wrote.<br><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/F1" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>F1</span></a></p>
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