Compound 13 @[email protected]

an experimental design & media anti-lab, in collaboration with @acornindia1, supported by @ahrcpress @GCRF & @BritishAcademy_

[Plastic Pollutes @PlasticPollutes]

Becoming tangled in plastic, mistaking plastic for food, and exposure to toxic microplastics are just a few of the threats wildlife in cities face.⁠ Read more about the impact of plastic on wildlife and sign our pledge. #PlasticPollutes #Wildlife
https://t.co/WnngDPYZ4W

[IPEN: toxics-free @ToxicsFree]

There is wide agreement that the health and environmental impacts of plastics are a global crisis, but many people still have questions about how to solve the plastics problem.
Download our FAQs available in English, Arabic, French, Russian, and Spanish: https://t.co/iM9uvbYBct

[Research Fortnight @ResFortnight]

.@ChiOnwurah: cuts to UK research budget would send "negative message to potential investors". https://t.co/Ieb7fhHAdk

[IPEN: toxics-free @ToxicsFree]

Seth Borenstein from AP News reports on a study showing the growing problem of plastic waste pollution, particularly its impact on the Global South. https://t.co/hnh530sFAz
Despite being less responsible for plastic production, these countries bear the brunt of the pollution.

[Mumbai | | Paused @SloganMurugan]

All we asked for was buses.

[@andresdelcas.bsky.social @andresdelcas]

The production plants for plastics emit toxic air pollutants; air pollution is known to worsen neurocognitive & behavioral outcomes in children and to contribute to cognitive decline & dementias such as those associated with Parkinson & Alzheimer disease
https://t.co/0IhnvyA2P3

[Decolonial Conference @decolonialconf]

We're happy to announce that the Decolonial, Postcolonial, and Anti-Colonial Studies in Education Frantz Fanon Dissertation Award nomination period is now open! Please share widely!
https://t.co/XZ8sIGWQPe

[Urban Studies Foundation @USForg]

Job Opportunity! 🔔 NLSIU invites applications for the position of Project Manager to manage the Writing Urban India (WUI) Project, a collective effort funded by @USForg to mentor advanced PhD candidates to publish an article. More info: https://t.co/3XqRAIpmtz

[IPEN: toxics-free @ToxicsFree]

For those in the United States, @PlasticsBeyond released 27 policy recommendations for the Next U.S. President to address plastic’s growing environmental, health, and climate impacts: https://t.co/cz2g0m02LJ

[Colin McCarthy @US_Stormwatch]

Three locations along the Persian Gulf have experienced heat indices of 150°F (65.6°C) or greater in the last 48 hours.

A historic heatwave is baking the Middle East.

[Matthew Todd 🌏🔥 @MrMatthewTodd]

The panic that is about to hit when the public finally understands this is real and how politicians and media have failed us on an unimaginable scale https://t.co/9vSJ7FyZ5I

[Mike Hudema @MikeHudema]

This is what the climate crisis looks like. Our beautiful homes, luxurious cars, and money has no value on a dead planet.

There is no time to wait. #ActOnClimate

#ClimateEmergency #climate #energy #renewables

[Plastic Pollutes @PlasticPollutes]

"The problem is not only the plastic itself, it is the toxic additives to plastic.”—Erica Cirino #PlasticPollutes https://t.co/u7by5OaH49

[#BreakFreeFromPlastic @brkfreeplastic]

We need legally binding, time-bound, and ambitious targets to cap and dramatically reduce virgin plastic production.

Sign the #PlasticsTreaty petition to demand world leaders to protect future generations.

👉 https://t.co/OMUgrKpqlJ

#BreakFreeFromPlastic #plasticpollution

[IPEN: toxics-free @ToxicsFree]

To protect health and the #environment, a strong #PlasticsTreaty needs to include global controls on harmful plastic chemicals, and should regulate chemical groups. Nations are discussing this in #Bangkok this week, follow IPEN, and learn more: https://t.co/vBdRzM0cGf

[IPEN: toxics-free @ToxicsFree]

The Star reports a study finds that Malaysians consume the highest amount of microplastics per capita and ranks top 10 for inhaling microplastic particles. https://t.co/Gg2TfQo8y1
The study calls for better waste management and reducing plastic debris to mitigate health risks

[@andresdelcas.bsky.social @andresdelcas]

🔴🧵BREAKING: New UNESCO State of the Ocean Report 2024 states that:

🙀“it has been estimated that there are over 170 trillion plastic particles floating in the ocean, based on data from 11,777 stations, weighing between 1.1 and 4.9 million tonnes”

#PlasticsTreaty

[Bloomberg CityLab @CityLab]

Summer 2023 was not only the hottest summer in modern records, it had no equal going back to the time of the Roman Empire https://t.co/l3b8Uc80p7

[Mumbai Heritage @mumbaiheritage]

Japan Airlines 707 Boing landed at Juhu Airport, Mumbai on Sept 24 , 1972, instead of Santacruz Airport ...no casualties.

The plane was broken down and sold as scrap. The seats were bought by B.R.Chopra for a movie set of the multi starrer "The Burning Train".

[Greenpeace International @Greenpeace]

Introducing the winner of the most coveted award in environmental hypocrisy: @Dove 🏆 (1/3)