The Plastic Fiber Fiasco - with Dr. Lisa Erdle

The Plastic Fiber Fiasco - with Dr. Lisa Erdle

Tiny plastic fibers, mostly from the clothes we wear, are ending up in our air, our food, and our own bodies. But there are solutions on the horizon. This week on Green Street, Patti and Doug talk about the hidden costs of our dependence on fossil fuels, the EPA's effort to reduce state and local control over pipelines and power plants, and how New England states are joining together to promote residential heat pumps. Then Dr. Lisa Erdle, Director of Science and Innovation at non-profit 5 Gyres, talks about how scientists are now identifying tiny fibers from our clothing as one of the major culprits in the worldwide plastic pollution problem.

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The Pipeline Fight

The Pipeline Fight

While the news about climate change continues to get worse, the oil and gas industry is busy constructing more gas pipelines to bring more fossil fuel to the market for us to burn. In the news this we...

16 Loka 29min

Reducing Breast Cancer Risk - with Dr. Jenny Kay

Reducing Breast Cancer Risk - with Dr. Jenny Kay

Less than ten percent of all breast cancer cases are the result of inherited genes. That means that most cases can be related to environmental exposures, including chemicals in our food, our air, our ...

9 Loka 29min

IT’S ALL ABOUT FOOD with Dr. Larry Palevsky

IT’S ALL ABOUT FOOD with Dr. Larry Palevsky

There is nothing more important for your health, well-being, and longevity than the food you eat, but our current food system isn’t helping you. In the news this week, Patti and Doug talk about the po...

2 Loka 29min

The Scourge of PFAS

The Scourge of PFAS

Forever chemicals (“PFAS") have contaminated drinking water in thousands of communities across the country, often with devastating impacts for families. In the news this week, Patti and Doug talk abou...

25 Syys 29min

Living with Fracking

Living with Fracking

The heavily industrialized process of hydraulic fracking for natural gas has turned parts of rural Pennsylvania into a daily nightmare for local residents. This week on Green Street, Patti and Doug ta...

18 Syys 29min

Why Are We Poisoning Our Kids?

Why Are We Poisoning Our Kids?

Products with chemicals known to cause cancer, neurological damage, and other serious health problems line the shelves of stores across the country, and the incidence of childhood illness is rising ra...

11 Syys 29min

Toxic Fires

Toxic Fires

House fires are becoming more toxic and deadly than ever before, thanks to the increasing use of plastic in home construction and furnishings. In the news this week, Patti and Doug talk about a new co...

4 Syys 29min

Green Street - Janice Brahney podcast

Green Street - Janice Brahney podcast

Microplastics are filling our environment and infiltrating our bodies at an alarming rate, with serious public health implications. In the news this week, Patti and Doug talk about new studies linking...

28 Elo 29min

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