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"A woman who laid her coat on her sleeping son during cold winter nights on her return from work at an asbestos factory in Leeds did not know she was killing him."
Charlotte Bailey for Prospect #UK: https://longreads.com/2025/01/31/asbestos-a-corporate-coverup-a-public-health-catastrophe/
#Longreads #Journalism #Reporting #Asbestos #Industry #Health #Toxic #Work
Charlotte Bailey for Prospect #UK: https://longreads.com/2025/01/31/asbestos-a-corporate-coverup-a-public-health-catastrophe/
#Longreads #Journalism #Reporting #Asbestos #Industry #Health #Toxic #Work
Asbestos: A Corporate Coverup, a Public Health Catastrophe
"In the UK, thousands of people are still dying every year from exposure to the asbestos fibres in our homes, schools and workplaces. My dad was one of them."Cheri Lucas Rowlands (Longreads)
Media Blackout of the Other Major California Fire
The fire at the Vistra lithium battery factory in Moss Landing, Monterey County, California may be the largest ever battery fire anywhere in the world. Lithium fires burn at 2000 F and cannot be easily put out. Lithium does not burn through combustion, as carbon-containing fuels do. Trying to douse them with water only exacerbates the fire and can lead to explosions. And the lithium salts in the batteries are self-oxidizing, which makes them prone to reignite. Lithium fires can produce a variety of toxic gasses, such as Hydrofluoric acid, Hydrogen cyanide, Hydrogen chloride, and Sulfur dioxide.
Residents living as far as 20 miles away have been experiencing metallic tastes in their mouths, burning eyes, burning throats, and yellow residues all over their things. The fire’s been going for six days and only now has Governor Newsom decided to launch an investigation. Vistra makes batteries for Tesla. This was the fourth fire at the site since 2019.
https://www.cbsnews.com/sanfrancisco/news/monterey-county-sheriff-issues-evacuation-orders-due-to-moss-landing-power-plant-fire/
#fire #california #tesla #musk #pollution #environment #toxic #lithium
The fire at the Vistra lithium battery factory in Moss Landing, Monterey County, California may be the largest ever battery fire anywhere in the world. Lithium fires burn at 2000 F and cannot be easily put out. Lithium does not burn through combustion, as carbon-containing fuels do. Trying to douse them with water only exacerbates the fire and can lead to explosions. And the lithium salts in the batteries are self-oxidizing, which makes them prone to reignite. Lithium fires can produce a variety of toxic gasses, such as Hydrofluoric acid, Hydrogen cyanide, Hydrogen chloride, and Sulfur dioxide.
Residents living as far as 20 miles away have been experiencing metallic tastes in their mouths, burning eyes, burning throats, and yellow residues all over their things. The fire’s been going for six days and only now has Governor Newsom decided to launch an investigation. Vistra makes batteries for Tesla. This was the fourth fire at the site since 2019.
https://www.cbsnews.com/sanfrancisco/news/monterey-county-sheriff-issues-evacuation-orders-due-to-moss-landing-power-plant-fire/
#fire #california #tesla #musk #pollution #environment #toxic #lithium
Evacuations lifted as massive Northern California lithium battery facility fire continues to burn
Authorities in Monterey County, California lifted all evacuations Friday night, one day after a fire broke out at one of the world's largest lithium battery storage facilities.Dave Pehling (CBS San Francisco)
Just like with #PFAS-laden #FirefightingFoam, less #Toxic alternatives are out there, but expense is often cited as a roadblock. TBH, things that benefit the environment and society shouldn't cost more than the toxic originals -- and toxic chemicals should be replaced! Period! Make #BigChemical pay! (Since they probably knew about the hazards but hid them from the public. As usual with Big anything these days...!)
A #PinkPowder is being used to fight #CaliforniaFires. It's getting everywhere
by Nadine Yousif, January 13, 2025
"Its use has been controversial in the past over its potential effects on the #environment.
"A lawsuit filed in 2022 by the #ForestServiceEmployees for #EnvironmentalEthics, an organisation made up of current and former employees of the #USForestService, accused the federal agency of violating the country's clean water laws by dumping #chemical #FireRetardant from planes onto forests.
"It argued that the chemical kills fish and is not effective.
"The following year, a US District judge agreed with the employees, but in her ruling allowed the Forest Service to continue using the retardant as it seeks a permit to do so from the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
"The case drew the attention of communities devastated by #wildfires in the past, including the town of #ParadiseCalifornia, which was destroyed by fire in 2018.
"Its then-mayor, Greg Bolin, hailed the judge's ruling, saying it ensures communities 'have a fighting chance' in the face of fires.
"The Forest Service told NPR that this year, it phased out the use of one type of #PhosChek formula - #PhosChekLC95 - in favour of another - #MVPFx - saying that the latter is less toxic to #wildlife.
"The Forest Service also has a mandatory ban in place on dropping fire retardant in sensitive environmental areas, like waterways and habitats of endangered species. There are exceptions to the ban, however, in cases 'when human life or public safety are threatened.'"
Read more:
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c93lqng957jo?utm_source=firefox-newtab-en-us
#FireRetardant #FishKills #Wildfires #Firefighting
A #PinkPowder is being used to fight #CaliforniaFires. It's getting everywhere
by Nadine Yousif, January 13, 2025
"Its use has been controversial in the past over its potential effects on the #environment.
"A lawsuit filed in 2022 by the #ForestServiceEmployees for #EnvironmentalEthics, an organisation made up of current and former employees of the #USForestService, accused the federal agency of violating the country's clean water laws by dumping #chemical #FireRetardant from planes onto forests.
"It argued that the chemical kills fish and is not effective.
"The following year, a US District judge agreed with the employees, but in her ruling allowed the Forest Service to continue using the retardant as it seeks a permit to do so from the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
"The case drew the attention of communities devastated by #wildfires in the past, including the town of #ParadiseCalifornia, which was destroyed by fire in 2018.
"Its then-mayor, Greg Bolin, hailed the judge's ruling, saying it ensures communities 'have a fighting chance' in the face of fires.
"The Forest Service told NPR that this year, it phased out the use of one type of #PhosChek formula - #PhosChekLC95 - in favour of another - #MVPFx - saying that the latter is less toxic to #wildlife.
"The Forest Service also has a mandatory ban in place on dropping fire retardant in sensitive environmental areas, like waterways and habitats of endangered species. There are exceptions to the ban, however, in cases 'when human life or public safety are threatened.'"
Read more:
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c93lqng957jo?utm_source=firefox-newtab-en-us
#FireRetardant #FishKills #Wildfires #Firefighting
What is the pink powder being used to fight fires in California?
The bright substance blanketing areas of Los Angeles County has long been used to stop wildfires from spreading.Nadine Yousif (BBC News)
MILLERS IN MARRIAGE – Official Trailer (2025) Morena Baccarin https://www.inbella.com/854797/millers-in-marriage-official-trailer-2025-morena-baccarin/ #DRAMA #FemaleCelebrities #film #GretchenMol #IndieRockSinger #journalist #JuliannaMargulies #marriage #MillersInMarriage #MillersInMarriageTrailer #MinnieDriver #MorenaBaccarin #movie #music #NewMovieTrailers #official #PatrickWilson #toxic #trailer #Trailers2024
MILLERS IN MARRIAGE – Official Trailer (2025) Morena Baccarin
MILLERS IN MARRIAGE - Official Trailer (2025) Morena Baccarin - INBELLAINBELLA
Telegram’s Algorithms promote Extremist
Content.
Telegram’s [Similar Channels] feature, recommends extremist channels even when users browse channels on nonpolitical topics such as celebrities or technology, according to a report by the U.S. legal advocacy organization Southern Poverty Law Center.
https://www.splcenter.org/hatewatch/2024/12/13/telegrams-toxic-recommendations-perpetuate-extremism
#telegram #similar #channels #toxic #socialmedia #it #engineer #media #technology #news![“A broad variety of extremist groups and individuals, including neo-Nazis, antisemites, conspiracy theorists, Proud Boys, QAnon influencers and others, are now operating openly on Telegram, spreading propaganda, recruiting new adherents and forming communities,” the researchers said.
To understand how extremist channels are recommended on the app, the SPLC created a list of 300 English-language, U.S.-centric Telegram channels supporting various extremist ideologies, including white nationalism, neo-Nazism, neo-Confederate movements, antigovernment conspiracies and propaganda.
They found that even users who choose to consume extremist content from one ideology [such as antigovernment conspiracies or election disinformation] are often “suggested” channels from unrelated extremist ideologies, including antisemitism or white nationalism.](https://friendica-leipzig.de/photo/preview/1024/391092 "“A broad variety of extremist groups and individuals, including neo-Nazis, antisemites, conspiracy theorists, Proud Boys, QAnon influencers and others, are now operating openly on Telegram, spreading propaganda, recruiting new adherents and forming communities,” the researchers said.
To understand how extremist channels are recommended on the app, the SPLC created a list of 300 English-language, U.S.-centric Telegram channels supporting various extremist ideologies, including white nationalism, neo-Nazism, neo-Confederate movements, antigovernment conspiracies and propaganda.
They found that even users who choose to consume extremist content from one ideology [such as antigovernment conspiracies or election disinformation] are often “suggested” channels from unrelated extremist ideologies, including antisemitism or white nationalism.")
Content.
Telegram’s [Similar Channels] feature, recommends extremist channels even when users browse channels on nonpolitical topics such as celebrities or technology, according to a report by the U.S. legal advocacy organization Southern Poverty Law Center.
https://www.splcenter.org/hatewatch/2024/12/13/telegrams-toxic-recommendations-perpetuate-extremism
#telegram #similar #channels #toxic #socialmedia #it #engineer #media #technology #news
![“A broad variety of extremist groups and individuals, including neo-Nazis, antisemites, conspiracy theorists, Proud Boys, QAnon influencers and others, are now operating openly on Telegram, spreading propaganda, recruiting new adherents and forming communities,” the researchers said.
To understand how extremist channels are recommended on the app, the SPLC created a list of 300 English-language, U.S.-centric Telegram channels supporting various extremist ideologies, including white nationalism, neo-Nazism, neo-Confederate movements, antigovernment conspiracies and propaganda.
They found that even users who choose to consume extremist content from one ideology [such as antigovernment conspiracies or election disinformation] are often “suggested” channels from unrelated extremist ideologies, including antisemitism or white nationalism.](https://nerdculture.de/system/media_attachments/files/113/730/300/539/568/560/original/0178cde91dcebfa0.png "“A broad variety of extremist groups and individuals, including neo-Nazis, antisemites, conspiracy theorists, Proud Boys, QAnon influencers and others, are now operating openly on Telegram, spreading propaganda, recruiting new adherents and forming communities,” the researchers said.
To understand how extremist channels are recommended on the app, the SPLC created a list of 300 English-language, U.S.-centric Telegram channels supporting various extremist ideologies, including white nationalism, neo-Nazism, neo-Confederate movements, antigovernment conspiracies and propaganda.
They found that even users who choose to consume extremist content from one ideology [such as antigovernment conspiracies or election disinformation] are often “suggested” channels from unrelated extremist ideologies, including antisemitism or white nationalism.")
The #plastic paradox: How plastics went from #elephant saviors to eco-villains
Do the benefits of plastics outweigh the costs?
January 23, 2024
"It was 1869, and something needed to be done.
"With the price of #ivory skyrocketing, billiard ball manufacturers were scrambling for an alternative. The prized material derived from #ElephantTusks was being used to craft such things as knife handles, piano keys, dice, dominoes, chessmen, and yes, billiard balls. Now, with elephants growing scarce from overhunting, the wonder material was becoming difficult to procure and unreasonably expensive. After all, one tusk would yield just four or five balls. Leading pool table manufacturer Phelan and Collender offered $10,000 ($225,000 today) to any inventor who could discover a replacement for ivory.
"Albany inventor John Wesley Hyatt answered the call, molding together camphor, nitrocellulose, and alcohol under extreme pressure. His concoction, called #celluloid, was one of the first synthetic plastics. While Hyatt’s creation proved an unwieldy material for billiard balls — insufficiently durable and mildly explosive when struck — it inspired others to formulate something better. A few decades later, American chemist Leo Baekeland came up with the petroleum-derived #Bakelite. It became the first commercially successful synthetic plastic, and very likely saved elephants from extinction.
"More than a century later, this story has morphed into an intriguing irony…With their creation, plastics probably saved countless species — both plants and animals — from extinction. Derived from byproducts of #FossilFuel production, which had previously gone unused, the invention of synthetic plastics meant that humans no longer had to pillage the living #NaturalWorld to produce various products for a technologically advancing global society. Fast-forward to today: Plastics are demonized for eroding the environment and endangering human health, prompting many to wonder if we’d be better off without them."
Read more / listen:
https://bigthink.com/the-present/plastics-costs-benefits-paradox/?utm_source=pocket-newtab-en-us
#Health #Plastic
#Toxic #ToxicChemicals #Environment #Microplastic #Pollution #Paradox
Do the benefits of plastics outweigh the costs?
January 23, 2024
"It was 1869, and something needed to be done.
"With the price of #ivory skyrocketing, billiard ball manufacturers were scrambling for an alternative. The prized material derived from #ElephantTusks was being used to craft such things as knife handles, piano keys, dice, dominoes, chessmen, and yes, billiard balls. Now, with elephants growing scarce from overhunting, the wonder material was becoming difficult to procure and unreasonably expensive. After all, one tusk would yield just four or five balls. Leading pool table manufacturer Phelan and Collender offered $10,000 ($225,000 today) to any inventor who could discover a replacement for ivory.
"Albany inventor John Wesley Hyatt answered the call, molding together camphor, nitrocellulose, and alcohol under extreme pressure. His concoction, called #celluloid, was one of the first synthetic plastics. While Hyatt’s creation proved an unwieldy material for billiard balls — insufficiently durable and mildly explosive when struck — it inspired others to formulate something better. A few decades later, American chemist Leo Baekeland came up with the petroleum-derived #Bakelite. It became the first commercially successful synthetic plastic, and very likely saved elephants from extinction.
"More than a century later, this story has morphed into an intriguing irony…With their creation, plastics probably saved countless species — both plants and animals — from extinction. Derived from byproducts of #FossilFuel production, which had previously gone unused, the invention of synthetic plastics meant that humans no longer had to pillage the living #NaturalWorld to produce various products for a technologically advancing global society. Fast-forward to today: Plastics are demonized for eroding the environment and endangering human health, prompting many to wonder if we’d be better off without them."
Read more / listen:
https://bigthink.com/the-present/plastics-costs-benefits-paradox/?utm_source=pocket-newtab-en-us
#Health #Plastic
#Toxic #ToxicChemicals #Environment #Microplastic #Pollution #Paradox
Has #healthinsurance become a #toxicindustry?
The murder of #UnitedHealthcare’s CEO has unleashed long-simmering anger that has the potential to make #health #insurance the most #toxic category since #BigTobacco.
https://www.fastcompany.com/91246195/unitedhealthcare-ceo-murder-health-insurance-toxic-industry
The murder of #UnitedHealthcare’s CEO has unleashed long-simmering anger that has the potential to make #health #insurance the most #toxic category since #BigTobacco.
https://www.fastcompany.com/91246195/unitedhealthcare-ceo-murder-health-insurance-toxic-industry
→ Why the #Guardian is no longer posting on X
https://www.theguardian.com/media/2024/nov/13/why-the-guardian-is-no-longer-posting-on-x
“#X is a #toxic #media platform and […] its owner Elon #Musk has been able to use its influence to shape political discourse”
“we can do this because our business model does not rely on #viral content tailored to the whims of the #social media giants’ #algorithms”
↳Yes. Fake news, polarization, and controversial content are largely the results of the #ad and #privacy harvesting #business model
cc @mediapart
https://www.theguardian.com/media/2024/nov/13/why-the-guardian-is-no-longer-posting-on-x
“#X is a #toxic #media platform and […] its owner Elon #Musk has been able to use its influence to shape political discourse”
“we can do this because our business model does not rely on #viral content tailored to the whims of the #social media giants’ #algorithms”
↳Yes. Fake news, polarization, and controversial content are largely the results of the #ad and #privacy harvesting #business model
cc @mediapart