Meanwhile, the domestic petrochemical buildout often has harmful effects on the communities where these plants are located, as factory pollutants can effect the surrounding air, water and soil.
Sharon Lavigne understands these issues well. She lives in St. James Parish, Louisiana, which lies along a stretch of the Mississippi River often referred to as"air pollution in the area has beenSigns protesting the construction of a Formosa Plastics petrochemical facility in St. James Parish, Louisiana
In 2018 she founded Rise St. James, with the goal of stopping the petrochemical expansion. The organization successfully halted construction of a $1.25 billion plastics plant by Wanhua Chemical, and is currently fighting to prevent Formosa Plastics from building a plant in the 5th district, where Lavigne lives. However, it looks like that project will proceed. "One time they wanted to build a plant in the white district and a parish council voted it down. They said no," Lavigne said.
also recently introduced EPR laws that make plastics producers pay for recycling programs, and other states, including California and New York, want to follow suit.
If the world thought of all living species on Earth as puppies, they would be appalled and ashamed by the mass asphyxiation. And rightfully so.
Quantum addiction. Air and water, will men ever cancel humanity? too, too close, uncomfortably addicted to plastic energy bubble. sad sick social issue
Companies that produce plastic waste should be held responsible for the full economical impact of their product we need to change our approach now the trickle up consumer is at fault doesn't work the cost of a plastic bottle of water $1 is killing us all
And here's how CNBC hypes these companies, when they make a few extra bucks destroying the environment.
Well, since the people we see on-screen are plastic, looks like the electronic media has already been pushing plastics on the world.
You can thank gas and coal if you are warm today. All your solar panels ain’t doing shit