Pacific Environment
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Pacific Environment works to stop climate change and ensure healthy ecosystems around the Pacific Rim for the benefit of people and our planet.
⚠️ #GivingTuesday is nearly here! This holiday season, we are working to turn the tide on climate change, ocean pollution & more.
But the question still remains: Can we fix the issues facing our environment? Only if we work together. 🌏
Make a gift for #Holiday2025 today: bit.ly/4nn5SB9
But the question still remains: Can we fix the issues facing our environment? Only if we work together. 🌏
Make a gift for #Holiday2025 today: bit.ly/4nn5SB9
November 25, 2025 at 6:19 PM
⚠️ #GivingTuesday is nearly here! This holiday season, we are working to turn the tide on climate change, ocean pollution & more.
But the question still remains: Can we fix the issues facing our environment? Only if we work together. 🌏
Make a gift for #Holiday2025 today: bit.ly/4nn5SB9
But the question still remains: Can we fix the issues facing our environment? Only if we work together. 🌏
Make a gift for #Holiday2025 today: bit.ly/4nn5SB9
Shopping on #CyberMonday? 📦
Check out our new blog highlighting the growing presence of toxic chemicals found in online products, how to protect yourself and what organizations around the world are doing to make online shopping safer. 📣
Learn more: bit.ly/4oeoQKw
Check out our new blog highlighting the growing presence of toxic chemicals found in online products, how to protect yourself and what organizations around the world are doing to make online shopping safer. 📣
Learn more: bit.ly/4oeoQKw
Shopping on Cyber Monday? Here’s what to know about toxic household items
Cyber Monday deals can hide dangerous chemicals. Find out which products pose risks, how to protect yourself and what groups are doing to make online shopping safer.
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November 24, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Shopping on #CyberMonday? 📦
Check out our new blog highlighting the growing presence of toxic chemicals found in online products, how to protect yourself and what organizations around the world are doing to make online shopping safer. 📣
Learn more: bit.ly/4oeoQKw
Check out our new blog highlighting the growing presence of toxic chemicals found in online products, how to protect yourself and what organizations around the world are doing to make online shopping safer. 📣
Learn more: bit.ly/4oeoQKw
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Cleaner Fuel * Brighter Future
@seacc.bsky.social Town Hall
@junolocal.bsky.social
@pacenvironment.bsky.social
An excellent presentation of the damage being done to pristine ocean waters by the cruise industry & their insistence on using dirty fuel + scrubbers.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=lzQH...
@seacc.bsky.social Town Hall
@junolocal.bsky.social
@pacenvironment.bsky.social
An excellent presentation of the damage being done to pristine ocean waters by the cruise industry & their insistence on using dirty fuel + scrubbers.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=lzQH...
Cleaner Fuel Brighter Future - FULL Town Hall
YouTube video by Southeast Alaska Conservation Council
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November 24, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Cleaner Fuel * Brighter Future
@seacc.bsky.social Town Hall
@junolocal.bsky.social
@pacenvironment.bsky.social
An excellent presentation of the damage being done to pristine ocean waters by the cruise industry & their insistence on using dirty fuel + scrubbers.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=lzQH...
@seacc.bsky.social Town Hall
@junolocal.bsky.social
@pacenvironment.bsky.social
An excellent presentation of the damage being done to pristine ocean waters by the cruise industry & their insistence on using dirty fuel + scrubbers.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=lzQH...
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Our new research shows many of The Home Depot’s top suppliers are still using PVC in their packaging. Seriously?!
#PVC doesn’t make our homes better; it threatens our health, safety, and the environment. 🌎 The Home Depot can and must do more to phase it out of all packaging on store shelves.
#PVC doesn’t make our homes better; it threatens our health, safety, and the environment. 🌎 The Home Depot can and must do more to phase it out of all packaging on store shelves.
Packed in poison plastic: New research shows The Home Depot’s key suppliers are using PVC packaging - Toxic-Free Future
Our new research shows that The Home Depot can and must do more to rid their stores of PVC, the poison plastic, from packaging.
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November 21, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Our new research shows many of The Home Depot’s top suppliers are still using PVC in their packaging. Seriously?!
#PVC doesn’t make our homes better; it threatens our health, safety, and the environment. 🌎 The Home Depot can and must do more to phase it out of all packaging on store shelves.
#PVC doesn’t make our homes better; it threatens our health, safety, and the environment. 🌎 The Home Depot can and must do more to phase it out of all packaging on store shelves.
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We wrote a BOOK! 📘 “The Problem with Plastic: How We Can Save Ourselves and Our Planet Before It's Too Late” is due out from @thenewpress.bsky.social on Dec. 2.🗓️ But you can pre-order your copy right now🖱️at: www.beyondplastics.org/problem-with... #toxicplastic #planetorplastic #environmentaljustice
July 21, 2025 at 6:10 PM
We wrote a BOOK! 📘 “The Problem with Plastic: How We Can Save Ourselves and Our Planet Before It's Too Late” is due out from @thenewpress.bsky.social on Dec. 2.🗓️ But you can pre-order your copy right now🖱️at: www.beyondplastics.org/problem-with... #toxicplastic #planetorplastic #environmentaljustice
🤓 Must-read NEW BOOK from @beyondplastics.bsky.social 📘due out from @thenewpress.bsky.social on Dec. 2 🗓️!
Pre-order your copy of “The Problem with Plastic: How We Can Save Ourselves and Our Planet Before It’s Too Late” NOW: www.beyondplastics.org/problem-with... 🌎
Pre-order your copy of “The Problem with Plastic: How We Can Save Ourselves and Our Planet Before It’s Too Late” NOW: www.beyondplastics.org/problem-with... 🌎
The Problem with Plastic: Book — Beyond Plastics - Working To End Single-Use Plastic Pollution
The Problem with Plastic critically examines the paradox of this material, first celebrated for its innovations and now recognized for its devastating environmental and public health impacts. Coming s...
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November 21, 2025 at 2:14 PM
🤓 Must-read NEW BOOK from @beyondplastics.bsky.social 📘due out from @thenewpress.bsky.social on Dec. 2 🗓️!
Pre-order your copy of “The Problem with Plastic: How We Can Save Ourselves and Our Planet Before It’s Too Late” NOW: www.beyondplastics.org/problem-with... 🌎
Pre-order your copy of “The Problem with Plastic: How We Can Save Ourselves and Our Planet Before It’s Too Late” NOW: www.beyondplastics.org/problem-with... 🌎
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After almost a decade of serving the #BreakFreeFromPlastic movement as its Global Coordinator, Von goes back to his roots in local campaigning as he leads Oceana’s Philippine team.
Read more 👇
www.breakfreefromplastic.org/2025/11/13/r...
#activism
Read more 👇
www.breakfreefromplastic.org/2025/11/13/r...
#activism
November 14, 2025 at 5:00 AM
After almost a decade of serving the #BreakFreeFromPlastic movement as its Global Coordinator, Von goes back to his roots in local campaigning as he leads Oceana’s Philippine team.
Read more 👇
www.breakfreefromplastic.org/2025/11/13/r...
#activism
Read more 👇
www.breakfreefromplastic.org/2025/11/13/r...
#activism
Coastal communities are the most impacted by threats to our oceans yet their voices are often last to be heard. We aim to elevate their voices by working with governments to protect marine habitats & wildlife in Malaysia, the Philippines, Thailand & Vietnam. Donate today #Holiday2025: bit.ly/4nn5SB9
November 17, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Coastal communities are the most impacted by threats to our oceans yet their voices are often last to be heard. We aim to elevate their voices by working with governments to protect marine habitats & wildlife in Malaysia, the Philippines, Thailand & Vietnam. Donate today #Holiday2025: bit.ly/4nn5SB9
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We're spilling the tea on... tea. 🍵
We’re asking one of the largest tea companies in the world to eliminate plastic from their tea bags.
🗣️Tell Celestial Seasonings: Your tea should be plastic-free! https://actionnetwork.org/letters/tell-celestial-seasonings-to-make-its-tea-plastic-free
We’re asking one of the largest tea companies in the world to eliminate plastic from their tea bags.
🗣️Tell Celestial Seasonings: Your tea should be plastic-free! https://actionnetwork.org/letters/tell-celestial-seasonings-to-make-its-tea-plastic-free
October 3, 2025 at 6:05 PM
We're spilling the tea on... tea. 🍵
We’re asking one of the largest tea companies in the world to eliminate plastic from their tea bags.
🗣️Tell Celestial Seasonings: Your tea should be plastic-free! https://actionnetwork.org/letters/tell-celestial-seasonings-to-make-its-tea-plastic-free
We’re asking one of the largest tea companies in the world to eliminate plastic from their tea bags.
🗣️Tell Celestial Seasonings: Your tea should be plastic-free! https://actionnetwork.org/letters/tell-celestial-seasonings-to-make-its-tea-plastic-free
We are proud to work daily to protect our planet. Yet as 2025 draws to a close, we know our work — focused on climate solutions, marine conservation, plastic pollution & Arctic protection — is far from over.
One big question remains: Can we fix it? Not without you.
Donate today: bit.ly/4nn5SB9
One big question remains: Can we fix it? Not without you.
Donate today: bit.ly/4nn5SB9
November 7, 2025 at 5:38 PM
We are proud to work daily to protect our planet. Yet as 2025 draws to a close, we know our work — focused on climate solutions, marine conservation, plastic pollution & Arctic protection — is far from over.
One big question remains: Can we fix it? Not without you.
Donate today: bit.ly/4nn5SB9
One big question remains: Can we fix it? Not without you.
Donate today: bit.ly/4nn5SB9
The #TEDxGreatPacificGarbagePatch livestream is happening this Sat, on Nov. 8! 🌊
Learn from scientists, experts & activists about how to tackle one of humanity's toughest challenges.
🔗 bit.ly/TEDxLivestream
@plasticpollutes.bsky.social
@hiphopcaucus.bsky.social
@ewgofficial.bsky.social
Learn from scientists, experts & activists about how to tackle one of humanity's toughest challenges.
🔗 bit.ly/TEDxLivestream
@plasticpollutes.bsky.social
@hiphopcaucus.bsky.social
@ewgofficial.bsky.social
Sign Up for the TEDxGreatPacificGarbagePatch Livestream | Plastic Pollution Coalition
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November 6, 2025 at 10:33 PM
The #TEDxGreatPacificGarbagePatch livestream is happening this Sat, on Nov. 8! 🌊
Learn from scientists, experts & activists about how to tackle one of humanity's toughest challenges.
🔗 bit.ly/TEDxLivestream
@plasticpollutes.bsky.social
@hiphopcaucus.bsky.social
@ewgofficial.bsky.social
Learn from scientists, experts & activists about how to tackle one of humanity's toughest challenges.
🔗 bit.ly/TEDxLivestream
@plasticpollutes.bsky.social
@hiphopcaucus.bsky.social
@ewgofficial.bsky.social
Attend the @council.nyc.gov Committee on Economic Development meeting 10/28 at 1 p.m. at 250 Broadway, 8th floor, Hearing Room 2 & let them know you support clean ports!
council.nyc.gov/alexa-aviles...
Thanks to Councilmember Avilés for championing clean air for NYC! @alexaforcouncil.bsky.social
council.nyc.gov/alexa-aviles...
Thanks to Councilmember Avilés for championing clean air for NYC! @alexaforcouncil.bsky.social
October 23, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Attend the @council.nyc.gov Committee on Economic Development meeting 10/28 at 1 p.m. at 250 Broadway, 8th floor, Hearing Room 2 & let them know you support clean ports!
council.nyc.gov/alexa-aviles...
Thanks to Councilmember Avilés for championing clean air for NYC! @alexaforcouncil.bsky.social
council.nyc.gov/alexa-aviles...
Thanks to Councilmember Avilés for championing clean air for NYC! @alexaforcouncil.bsky.social
📢 New Yorkers, take action for NYC’s air and climate!
Join @pacenvironment.bsky.social & Resilient Red Hook to support Int 937 & Int 1143, two bills to hold Brooklyn Cruise Terminal accountable & chart the course to 100% zero-emission port operations by 2040 for all NYC ports. ⚓💨
@council.nyc.gov
Join @pacenvironment.bsky.social & Resilient Red Hook to support Int 937 & Int 1143, two bills to hold Brooklyn Cruise Terminal accountable & chart the course to 100% zero-emission port operations by 2040 for all NYC ports. ⚓💨
@council.nyc.gov
October 23, 2025 at 6:26 PM
📢 New Yorkers, take action for NYC’s air and climate!
Join @pacenvironment.bsky.social & Resilient Red Hook to support Int 937 & Int 1143, two bills to hold Brooklyn Cruise Terminal accountable & chart the course to 100% zero-emission port operations by 2040 for all NYC ports. ⚓💨
@council.nyc.gov
Join @pacenvironment.bsky.social & Resilient Red Hook to support Int 937 & Int 1143, two bills to hold Brooklyn Cruise Terminal accountable & chart the course to 100% zero-emission port operations by 2040 for all NYC ports. ⚓💨
@council.nyc.gov
#PlasticPollution is a global crisis.
Register for TEDxGreatPacificGarbagePatch, where experts will answer, ‘How do we solve plastic pollution by 2040?’ Topics include microplastics and human health, environmental justice, climate change, and much more.
👉🏼https://bit.ly/TEDxLivestream
Register for TEDxGreatPacificGarbagePatch, where experts will answer, ‘How do we solve plastic pollution by 2040?’ Topics include microplastics and human health, environmental justice, climate change, and much more.
👉🏼https://bit.ly/TEDxLivestream
October 21, 2025 at 3:20 PM
#PlasticPollution is a global crisis.
Register for TEDxGreatPacificGarbagePatch, where experts will answer, ‘How do we solve plastic pollution by 2040?’ Topics include microplastics and human health, environmental justice, climate change, and much more.
👉🏼https://bit.ly/TEDxLivestream
Register for TEDxGreatPacificGarbagePatch, where experts will answer, ‘How do we solve plastic pollution by 2040?’ Topics include microplastics and human health, environmental justice, climate change, and much more.
👉🏼https://bit.ly/TEDxLivestream
Fossil fuel companies and corporations, including fast fashion brands, are promoting scary cycle of consumption to keep consumers buying new items each holiday season. 🎃
But don’t fear! 🕸️ Read our new blog & learn how you can still celebrate a spooky — and sustainable — Halloween: bit.ly/4qfgxAo
But don’t fear! 🕸️ Read our new blog & learn how you can still celebrate a spooky — and sustainable — Halloween: bit.ly/4qfgxAo
Haunted by plastic? Tips and tricks for a spooky (and sustainable) Halloween
Celebrate a spooky, sustainable Halloween! Tips for eco-friendly costumes, decorations, treats and reducing plastic waste this Halloween season.
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October 16, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Fossil fuel companies and corporations, including fast fashion brands, are promoting scary cycle of consumption to keep consumers buying new items each holiday season. 🎃
But don’t fear! 🕸️ Read our new blog & learn how you can still celebrate a spooky — and sustainable — Halloween: bit.ly/4qfgxAo
But don’t fear! 🕸️ Read our new blog & learn how you can still celebrate a spooky — and sustainable — Halloween: bit.ly/4qfgxAo
Countries are currently voting on regulations that would move the maritime shipping industry away from #FossilFuels & curb greenhouse gas emissions. ⚠️
Teresa Bui, Senior Climate Campaign Director, is optimistic that “global momentum is on our side” in new
@apnews.com piece: bit.ly/4nQcwRg
Teresa Bui, Senior Climate Campaign Director, is optimistic that “global momentum is on our side” in new
@apnews.com piece: bit.ly/4nQcwRg
Nations meet to consider regulations to drive a green transition in shipping
Maritime nations have gathered in London to discuss regulations aimed at reducing shipping emissions.
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October 15, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Countries are currently voting on regulations that would move the maritime shipping industry away from #FossilFuels & curb greenhouse gas emissions. ⚠️
Teresa Bui, Senior Climate Campaign Director, is optimistic that “global momentum is on our side” in new
@apnews.com piece: bit.ly/4nQcwRg
Teresa Bui, Senior Climate Campaign Director, is optimistic that “global momentum is on our side” in new
@apnews.com piece: bit.ly/4nQcwRg
🚢 New Clean Ports Report Card grades major U.S. ports on pollution reduction, transparency & community engagement. Ports power our economy, but they’re also pollution hotspots harming millions nearby. See where your port stands ➡️cleanportsreportcard.org #CleanPorts
October 2, 2025 at 4:31 PM
🚢 New Clean Ports Report Card grades major U.S. ports on pollution reduction, transparency & community engagement. Ports power our economy, but they’re also pollution hotspots harming millions nearby. See where your port stands ➡️cleanportsreportcard.org #CleanPorts
Did you know the #Philippines 🇵🇭 maintains thousands of locally-managed marine protected areas, or MPAs? 🏝️🌊
Read about the Philippines’ biennial Para El Mar Awards — plus Pacific Environment’s role in supporting this special award as well as broader work on marine conservation. #30x30 bit.ly/4nlbgFP
Read about the Philippines’ biennial Para El Mar Awards — plus Pacific Environment’s role in supporting this special award as well as broader work on marine conservation. #30x30 bit.ly/4nlbgFP
Biennial awards ceremony showcases the Philippines' commitment to marine conservation
At the 10th Para El Mar MPA Awards, the Philippines reaffirmed its commitment to marine conservation by celebrating outstanding MPAs and community leaders.
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September 30, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Did you know the #Philippines 🇵🇭 maintains thousands of locally-managed marine protected areas, or MPAs? 🏝️🌊
Read about the Philippines’ biennial Para El Mar Awards — plus Pacific Environment’s role in supporting this special award as well as broader work on marine conservation. #30x30 bit.ly/4nlbgFP
Read about the Philippines’ biennial Para El Mar Awards — plus Pacific Environment’s role in supporting this special award as well as broader work on marine conservation. #30x30 bit.ly/4nlbgFP
Several Pacific Environment staff had the chance to tour Fortescue’s Green Pioneer, the world’s first dual-fueled ammonia-powered vessel, in New York during Climate Week.
September 29, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Several Pacific Environment staff had the chance to tour Fortescue’s Green Pioneer, the world’s first dual-fueled ammonia-powered vessel, in New York during Climate Week.
Our homes are built with plastic materials. 😵 When plastics burn in wildfires, they release toxic chemicals. 🔥 Sign the petition to tell California Housing Agencies to build fire-safe, non-toxic homes! 🏠
#PlasticPollutes #BreakFreeFromPlastic bit.ly/46E9l88
#PlasticPollutes #BreakFreeFromPlastic bit.ly/46E9l88
New Report Shows How Plastics Fuel Wildfires—and How Communities Can Build & Rebuild Better
Plastics’ production and use in our built environment both fuels wildfires and exacerbates wildfires’ harms to human health and the environment.
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September 29, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Our homes are built with plastic materials. 😵 When plastics burn in wildfires, they release toxic chemicals. 🔥 Sign the petition to tell California Housing Agencies to build fire-safe, non-toxic homes! 🏠
#PlasticPollutes #BreakFreeFromPlastic bit.ly/46E9l88
#PlasticPollutes #BreakFreeFromPlastic bit.ly/46E9l88
🌊 Today on #WorldMaritimeDay, we celebrate progress toward clean shipping — from electrified ports in Seattle & Tacoma to leadership at the IMO. But shipping pollution still threatens communities & the climate. Zero-emission shipping is within reach. ⚓🚢 bit.ly/4pFx68g
September 25, 2025 at 3:22 PM
🌊 Today on #WorldMaritimeDay, we celebrate progress toward clean shipping — from electrified ports in Seattle & Tacoma to leadership at the IMO. But shipping pollution still threatens communities & the climate. Zero-emission shipping is within reach. ⚓🚢 bit.ly/4pFx68g
Did you know that #MarineProtectedAreas:
🐠 Safeguard coral reefs
🐢 Protect endangered species like sea turtles
🎣 Secure healthy fisheries
We work in the Philippines Vietnam, Thailand & Malaysia to achieve 30x30 commitments — protecting 30% of our oceans by 2030. 🌊
Learn more: bit.ly/pempa
🐠 Safeguard coral reefs
🐢 Protect endangered species like sea turtles
🎣 Secure healthy fisheries
We work in the Philippines Vietnam, Thailand & Malaysia to achieve 30x30 commitments — protecting 30% of our oceans by 2030. 🌊
Learn more: bit.ly/pempa
Marine Protected Areas and Coastal Fisheries
Pacific Environment collaborates with communities and governments across the Pacific Rim to protect marine protected areas and coastal fisheries from threats like illegal fishing and ocean waste.
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September 25, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Did you know that #MarineProtectedAreas:
🐠 Safeguard coral reefs
🐢 Protect endangered species like sea turtles
🎣 Secure healthy fisheries
We work in the Philippines Vietnam, Thailand & Malaysia to achieve 30x30 commitments — protecting 30% of our oceans by 2030. 🌊
Learn more: bit.ly/pempa
🐠 Safeguard coral reefs
🐢 Protect endangered species like sea turtles
🎣 Secure healthy fisheries
We work in the Philippines Vietnam, Thailand & Malaysia to achieve 30x30 commitments — protecting 30% of our oceans by 2030. 🌊
Learn more: bit.ly/pempa
🚢🌍 At #ClimateWeekNYC, our team is spotlighting the link between shipping & climate. Pacific Environment’s Teresa Bui joined IMO Sec. Gen. Arsenio Dominguez as he underscored confidence in a global Net-Zero Framework — set for adoption in October. Big moment ahead for shipping decarbonization.
September 23, 2025 at 9:03 PM
🚢🌍 At #ClimateWeekNYC, our team is spotlighting the link between shipping & climate. Pacific Environment’s Teresa Bui joined IMO Sec. Gen. Arsenio Dominguez as he underscored confidence in a global Net-Zero Framework — set for adoption in October. Big moment ahead for shipping decarbonization.
New op-ed out now in @highnorthnews.bsky.social: Ice Melt Drives Earth's Sea Level Rise. 🧊
Our call to action? The International Maritime Organization must take action next spring by requiring ships operating in the #Arctic to reduce black carbon & burn cleaner fuels.
bit.ly/icemelthnn
Our call to action? The International Maritime Organization must take action next spring by requiring ships operating in the #Arctic to reduce black carbon & burn cleaner fuels.
bit.ly/icemelthnn
Ice Melt Drives Earth's Sea Level Rise
"Reducing black carbon emissions would help slow the meltdown", says Kay Brown, Arctic Policy Director at Pacific Environment.
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September 23, 2025 at 8:10 PM
New op-ed out now in @highnorthnews.bsky.social: Ice Melt Drives Earth's Sea Level Rise. 🧊
Our call to action? The International Maritime Organization must take action next spring by requiring ships operating in the #Arctic to reduce black carbon & burn cleaner fuels.
bit.ly/icemelthnn
Our call to action? The International Maritime Organization must take action next spring by requiring ships operating in the #Arctic to reduce black carbon & burn cleaner fuels.
bit.ly/icemelthnn