As alarm over plastic grows, Saudis ramp up production in the US
This story is part of a collaboration between DeSmog, the Investigative Reporting Workshop, and Public Health Watch. The flares started last December, an event Errol Summerlin, a former legal-aid lawyer, and his neighbors had been bracing for since 2017.
foss. Energie KunststoffeState accuses Exxon Mobil of deceiving public, perpetuating ‘myth’ of plastics recycling
California’s attorney general has announced a first-of-its kind investigation into the fossil fuel and petrochemical industries for their alleged role in causing and exacerbating a global crisis in plastic waste pollution. Atty. Gen.
Kunststoffe USAPlastics resolution tees up battle over oil industry’s plan B
UN deputy secretary-general Amina Mohammed poses with a plastic art exhibit at the UNEA. (Photo: UNEP/Cyril Villemain) The fossil fuel industry’s attempt to prolong its life through plastic production hit a setback at the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA) earlier this month.
Big Oil & Gas Kunststoffe UnoPlastik ist dreckiger als gedacht
Müllverbrennung: Scheinbar stehen wir im Umgang mit Plastik ganz gut da. Doch die Klimaschweinereien werden ausgelagert und hinter Fachbegriffen versteckt. (Foto: Wusel007/Wikimedia Commons) Die Nutzung von Plastik boomt weltweit. Die weltweite Nachfrage hat sich seit 1980 vervierfacht.
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