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Heavy Plastic Use is Driving Pollution and Declining Health

2020/04/26 Kris Nelson Environment, Health

Plastic changed the world. They said it in the 1950s/60s when new manufacturing methods made it much less costly. Cheap plastic paves the way for the plastic future we live in. We buy so much that is wrapped in plastic. Most buy it without thinking of what it takes for that final product to come in that form, nor what […]

More Accurate Global Pollutant Model Shows 4x the Cancer Risk

2018/02/05 Kris Nelson Health

Current estimates of pollutants residing in the atmosphere are inaccurate, as a new study estimates there are double the recommended limits set by the World Health Organization. Pollution is a major concern, and has been for many decades. We continue our ignorance in believing that we don’t have to do anything about it. The media projects a myopic focus on […]

Scientific Community Ignoring Synthetic Chemical Impacts on Global Change

2017/12/24 Kris Nelson Health

Many people and scientists around the world are focusing on carbon dioxide as the most responsible factor for global change, specifically global climate change. Yet, the steady rise in manufacturing and release of synthetic chemicals into our environment is not being properly analyzed. The ecological effects of pharmaceuticals, pesticides and industrial chemicals is severely lacking in research, according to a […]

Is the World Reducing Consumption of Materials (Dematerialization)? Research Says No

2017/12/18 Kris Nelson Society

Are we as humans taking more from planet Earth than it can sustain and replenish? When the quantity of materials required to produce something is reduced over time, this is called dematerialization. The above question is the main objective behind understanding dematerialization. sourceAs there is an increase in technical performance, there is a reduction in the need for material. Technology […]