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How companies have abandoned their climate goals and let themselves off the hook
Big business made big promises about saving the planet. Following through hasn’t been easy.
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Banks are financing the fossil fuel industry’s next growth strategy
New research shows major lenders are accelerating their investment in Big Oil as the industry turns toward plastics and petrochemicals.
New laws force companies to confront most polluting plastics
Companies are stepping up efforts to cut waste from flexible plastic packaging as new environmental rules target one of the world’s most polluting forms of plastic, writes Saabira Chaudhuri.
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Scientists have made jet fuel from plastic waste
A new process converts hard-to-recycle styrofoam waste into valuable jet fuel at a cost competitive with petroleum-based fuels.
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Why an activist from Texas crossed the world to confront Asia’s biggest petrochemical company
For Diane Wilson, the 8,000-mile trip to Formosa Plastics’ annual shareholder meeting in Taipei was part of a strategy of being relentless.
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Antarctica’s plastic waste may spread dangerous bacteria
Plastic in Antarctica harbors bacteria with antibiotic resistance, raising concerns among scientists about its global spread.
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Your carbon footprint is only half the story
A pioneering study introduces a parallel metric, the plastic particle footprint — and uses it to rerank kettles, bottles, crates, and T-shirts. The winners aren't who you'd expect.
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