Melanie Turner
@mturner916.bsky.social
Motivated communicator supporting solutions to plastic pollution while striving to advance California’s transition to a circular economy.
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Our brains are increasingly plastic. Minuscule shards and flakes of polymers are surprisingly abundant in brain tissue. This raises questions and worries about what this plastic is doing to us. “These findings are both significant and concerning."
www.sciencenews.org/article/plas...
www.sciencenews.org/article/plas...
Plastic shards permeate human brains
Our brains are increasingly plastic. Minuscule shards and flakes of polymers are surprisingly abundant in brain tissue, a study of postmortem brains shows.
www.sciencenews.org
February 11, 2025 at 2:12 AM
Our brains are increasingly plastic. Minuscule shards and flakes of polymers are surprisingly abundant in brain tissue. This raises questions and worries about what this plastic is doing to us. “These findings are both significant and concerning."
www.sciencenews.org/article/plas...
www.sciencenews.org/article/plas...
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President Trump ended a first-of-its-kind assessment of land, water and wildlife across the U.S. that its leader called "too important to die," weeks before the study was set to be completed.
Trump Killed a Major Report on Nature. They’re Trying to Publish It Anyway.
The first full draft of the assessment, on the state of America’s land, water and wildlife, was weeks from completion. The project leader called the study “too important to die.”
www.nytimes.com
February 10, 2025 at 3:56 PM
President Trump ended a first-of-its-kind assessment of land, water and wildlife across the U.S. that its leader called "too important to die," weeks before the study was set to be completed.
February 6, 2025 at 4:41 AM
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Don't destroy their home and wonder why they invade yours. 💚
December 30, 2024 at 6:05 PM
Don't destroy their home and wonder why they invade yours. 💚
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Check out this interview with @npr.org, where I shared my thoughts with Leila Fadel on the current state of the #GlobalPlasticsTreaty.
www.npr.org/2024/12/06/n...
www.npr.org/2024/12/06/n...
www.npr.org
December 6, 2024 at 7:28 PM
Check out this interview with @npr.org, where I shared my thoughts with Leila Fadel on the current state of the #GlobalPlasticsTreaty.
www.npr.org/2024/12/06/n...
www.npr.org/2024/12/06/n...
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Rwanda delivered an intervention on behalf of 85 countries that support a high ambition #PlasticsTreaty.
A majority of the crowd showed solidarity by standing up with the supporters of the statement.
youtube.com/shorts/zx2Pm...
#INC5 #LessPlasticMoreLife #BreakFreeFromPlastic
Rwanda delivered an intervention on behalf of 85 countries that support a high ambition #PlasticsTreaty.
A majority of the crowd showed solidarity by standing up with the supporters of the statement.
youtube.com/shorts/zx2Pm...
#INC5 #LessPlasticMoreLife #BreakFreeFromPlastic
INC-5 Plenary Highlights: Rwanda delivers an intervention, crowd joins her in standing
YouTube video by GAIA Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives
youtube.com
December 2, 2024 at 5:53 AM
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Rwanda delivered an intervention on behalf of 85 countries that support a high ambition #PlasticsTreaty.
A majority of the crowd showed solidarity by standing up with the supporters of the statement.
youtube.com/shorts/zx2Pm...
#INC5 #LessPlasticMoreLife #BreakFreeFromPlastic
Rwanda delivered an intervention on behalf of 85 countries that support a high ambition #PlasticsTreaty.
A majority of the crowd showed solidarity by standing up with the supporters of the statement.
youtube.com/shorts/zx2Pm...
#INC5 #LessPlasticMoreLife #BreakFreeFromPlastic
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This article was written 112 years ago. 112 years, and we still aren't doing what we need to do to address the climate crisis.
No time to wait. #ActOnClimate
#Climate #energy #ClimateEmergency #renewables #COP29
No time to wait. #ActOnClimate
#Climate #energy #ClimateEmergency #renewables #COP29
November 15, 2024 at 7:18 PM
This article was written 112 years ago. 112 years, and we still aren't doing what we need to do to address the climate crisis.
No time to wait. #ActOnClimate
#Climate #energy #ClimateEmergency #renewables #COP29
No time to wait. #ActOnClimate
#Climate #energy #ClimateEmergency #renewables #COP29
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L.A. County is suing Pepsi and Coca-Cola over their role in the plastic pollution crisis. The suit alleges the global beverage companies misrepresented the environmental impacts of plastic bottles. www.latimes.com/environment/... #plastic
L.A. County sues Pepsi and Coca-Cola over their role in ongoing plastic pollution crisis
The suit is the latest in a series of high-profile legal actions California officials have taken against petrochemical corporations and plastic manufacturers.
www.latimes.com
November 4, 2024 at 7:10 PM
L.A. County is suing Pepsi and Coca-Cola over their role in the plastic pollution crisis. The suit alleges the global beverage companies misrepresented the environmental impacts of plastic bottles. www.latimes.com/environment/... #plastic