On Thursday, March 10th we had over 200 people join us for a conversation on Plastics: Earth's Super Polluters. The event was hosted by Impacts of Plastics A-Z, who collaborates with partners across the entire plastic cycle, in order to have a comprehensive, thoughtful conversations around the impacts of plastic.
Watch the video recording on YouTube!
Webinar Description: As the world shifts away from fossil fuel based energy and transportation, plastics are the petrochemical industry's Plan B to turn a profit; resulting in more plastics infrastructure being built every year. Plastic and the climate crisis go hand in hand: by 2030, emissions from US plastics will surpass emissions from US coal. Join us for a briefing of Beyond Plastic's report The New Coal: Plastics and Climate Change, and learn from the Environmental Indigenous Network about what is happening on the ground where petrochemical infrastructure is being built in West Virginia. Oceana will also provide an update on federal legislation: The Break Free From Plastic Pollution Act, S. 984. Thank you to everyone who joined us for the webinar last Thursday on Plastics: Earth’s Super Polluters! Many thanks to our amazing speakers Alexis, BJ, Paulitta, and Peggy for moderating! As always, we love seeing all of our friends, and your participation in the webinar elevated the conversation! For those who could not attend, here is a recording. LINKWe have created one google resource folder to hold ALL of the following information, you can find it here! Or you can link on the following to go directly to each speakers presentation:
- Alexis Goldsmith, Beyond Plastics
- BJ McManama, Indigenous Environmental Network
- Paulita Bennett-Martin, Oceana Presentation & Action Tool Kit for Phone Banking
- Mary Aguilera, Impact of Plastics A-Z
- Peggy Berry, peggyannberry@betweenthewaterscom.org
Take Action! Follow this link to find easy ways to take action now! We pulled out individual actions from each organization and combined them in one document for easy reference. You will also find ways to contact the speakers and follow on social media.
Don't have time to dig into the materials? No problem! Click here and contact your representative in Congress!
April 20- Join our monthly Ohio Plastics committee meeting! Register here!
We need you! Become a volunteer of the Ohio Plastics Committee! Sign up now!
Join our National Plastics Action working group here!
Have more than a minute? Call your Rep, write an LTE, send a message on social media! We have packaged all of the actions in one convenient document! Choose how you want to take action!
As requested by a number of you, here is a link to the chat.
Have questions or comments? Reach out to Elissa Yoder Mann at elissa.yoder@sierraclub.org