"Internal studies and other documents show that 3M knew by the 1970s that PFOA and PFOS were toxic and accumulating in people's blood."
"We need 1.7 planets to fulfill our appetite for stuff. And it's getting worse."
"Considering that it can cost $200 to $300 up to tens of thousands of dollars to buy a 3D printer alone not including the cost of materials,Harrisburg University of Science and Technology professor Charles Palmer said, "Why would I buy that to make a gun? A gun is cheaper than that.""
Makes perfect sense when you are on vacation. 💤 That and I've become a night owl lately. Hah!
"Newly released 2015 data indicates a 34.7% recycling rate for the U.S. The benefits of increasing that rate further are now being framed in terms of job creation rather than greenhouse gas reduction."
It looked like rain, and I wanted to update my podcasts, and charge my batteries, which were struggling a bit with the mostly cloudy skies today. So I’m at the library until it closes at 5 PM, then I might either go to Watkins Glen State Park for a swim or the Glen Dairy Bar for dinner or maybe just dessert. Adventures in vacation land!
The science behind why rain has that pungent smell at times ...