21 sats \ 4 replies \ @Cje95 10 Oct \ parent \ on: Plastic-Eating Bacteria Discovered in Urban Waterways science
There is a pretty good Youtube video that triggered me looking into this more let me find it for you!
Here it is the comments start at the 2:25 point!
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0 sats \ 3 replies \ @south_korea_ln 10 Oct
Just watched it. Great video... almost deserving of its own post ;)
I guessed correctly before she said it that it's the oil-producing countries that are against reduction of plastic production... They have the money to lobby hard, so that's gonna be a difficult fight.
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158 sats \ 2 replies \ @Cje95 10 Oct
It is a fascinating issue and one I have actually been working on... attempting to put together an advanced recycling R&D bill but it isn't something that would move this Congress and would be something for next year.
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10 sats \ 1 reply \ @south_korea_ln 10 Oct
Wishing you the best in passing it...
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21 sats \ 0 replies \ @Cje95 10 Oct
Lol yeahhhhhh luckily the only part of it in my jurisdiction is the science behind it so R&D is easier to pass esp. when you add in things like agriculture feed stocks it gets the Republicans more behind it
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