Saabira Chaudhuri

#Trump in bringing back the #plasticstraw misses the point. Most people don't need straws for most drinks. Both paper and plastic straws speak to a culture of mindless consumption predicated on cheap disposability. How did we get here? Read CONSUMED, pubbing May!

RT @ThisMorningShow: Could everyday chemicals be contributing to falling fertility rates? @SaabiraC from @WSJ takes us behind the headline.…

RT @donloepp: Kansas county sues resin companies over recycling claims https://t.co/XrmyhtyXni via @plasticsnews

RT @WSJ: Whiskey fungus, a black mold offshoot of the aging process, is causing headaches for small and large distilleries alike. No more s…

RT @CourthouseNews: LA County sues Coke, Pepsi over plastic packaging https://t.co/ooIX3BGiNJ

RT @alicemhancock: Watch out for toxic make up 👀 says @EU_ECHA Story w/ @SpeedMaddie https://t.co/7Zp00YiSs0

RT @WSJ: Here’s why recycling plastic in the U.S. is so complicated—and what you can do to keep more plastic out of the landfill https://t.…

RT @WSJ: There’s no need to stick with chemically coated "nonstick" pans. For happier and healthier cooking, there’s a tried-and-true metho…

RT @WSJ: Europe made an eco-friendly change to plastic bottles. It is driving tourists crazy. https://t.co/pfi4VAGWmJ

RT @AGRobBonta: #BREAKING: We’re suing ExxonMobil for a decades-long campaign of deception that perpetuated the plastic waste and pollution…

RT @adamvaughan_uk: Residents in Bramley, ranked one of the Sunday Times best places to live, are seeking proper compensation after being c…

The SEC has slapped @Keurig with a $1.5 million fine for claiming its K cups are recyclable. Why is the SECeven getting involved in a greenwashing case? Turns out it's about making accurate statements to shareholders. https://t.co/t0LXtZGPyo

A juice maker is campaigning to get plastic straws back! They say plastic--rather than paper--straws could be recycled with the juice pouch but the biggest environmental problem straws pose is how widely littered they are https://t.co/Qvj5Y0pQ2a

RT @WSJ: Mark Schneider, Nestlé’s chief executive, was pushed out of the company and learned he would be losing his job just 24 hours befor…

I've often suspected that many of these loyalty card "discounts" are bogus... Glad to see someone holding companies to account! https://t.co/Hd5duV8Nym

RT @WSJ: Breaking: Russia freed wrongly convicted WSJ reporter Evan Gershkovich as part of the largest and most complex East-West prisoner…

Russian authorities have produced no public evidence to support their allegations. Gershkovich was afforded few of the protections normally accorded to defendants in the U.S. and other Western countries. He was detained while on a reporting assignment for WSJ #releaseevannow

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WSJ reporter Evan Gershkovich was wrongfully convicted and sentenced to 16 years in a Russian prison. 🔗 https://t.co/mEWYMLuL0B https://t.co/HOKvw0Mol8