Plastic production threatens 1.5 degrees Celsius limit, new study warns Plastic production's rapid growth threatens the global carbon budget for limiting global warming. Reductions in primary plastic production are crucial to align with climate targets and prevent exceeding the carbon budget, as highlighted by the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory study. Research Links Parkinson’s and Lewy Body Disease with Chemical Effects on Brain and Gut (Beyond Pesticides, April 19, 2024) Parkinson’s disease (PD) and certain forms of dementia have been associated with exposure to pesticides, industrial chemicals, and air pollution for decades. But the mechanisms of disease progression have been unclear, and U.S. regulators have been reluctant to recognize the risks. Now neurologist E. Ray Dorsey, MD of the University of Rochester and researchers… |
China's highflying EV industry is going global. Why that has Tesla and other carmakers worried A flood of cheap Chinese electric car exports has raised the specter of another trade war with the U.S. And it has Tesla worried. |