LaurelJStandley.bsky.social 🌳🌎
@laureljstandley.bsky.social
Scientist, author with a passion for creating a sustainable, nontoxic environment. Writing a book on toxic chemicals in our food & how to avoid them. Learn more at laureljstandley.com. (Blog on website)
Mass production of problematic chemicals like PFAS should never have occurred, yet it continues. We’ve known for decades that PBT (persistent/bioaccumulative/toxic) chemicals and climate disruptors should be avoided. Let a sustainable future include a transition to green chemistry principles.
As the UN Secy General says, the Euro wildfires are just an opening act to the El Nino bearing down on planet earth. It's time for smart politicians to stop climate hushing and start getting ahead of the heat. open.substack.com/pub/billmcki...
High Heat, High Drama
Europe is starting to provide some answers about the next step in the climate fight
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They don’t seem to be aware (or are pretending they aren’t) that continued destabilization of our climate could lead to collapse of the Atlantic (Amoc) current, which would “plunge western Europe into extreme cold winters and summer droughts”. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Critical Atlantic current significantly more likely to collapse than thought
Scientists say finding is ‘very concerning’ as collapse would be catastrophic for Europe, Africa and the Americas
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Jason Hickel@jasonhickel.bsky.social · 5d agoThis grotesque headline is from the Telegraph. 3,000 people in Britain have been killed in heatwaves this year so far. 20,000 in Europe. Even if Britain did get to “embrace Mediterranean life”, what about the actual Mediterranean, what do they get to embrace? What about India?
Inspired by the documentary Plastic Detox, I’ve posted a series of blogs on microplastics and plastics chemicals contaminating our diet, which is considered the primary way we’re exposed. Here’s Part 3: what you can do about it. laureljstandley.com/2026/07/29/a...
A plateful of plastic? Sources of plastic in our diet – Part 3 of 3
In Parts 1 and 2 (links below), I discussed the plastic-based chemicals and microplastics we’re exposed to and sources to our food and beverages. In this third post, I’ll discuss the fo…
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Truly embarrassing to be American these days.
Leah Stokes@leahstokes.bsky.social · 2w agoHard to overstate how angry Canadians are at Trump over these ridiculous tariffs. The United States has emitted the most carbon pollution in world history. It has caused these climate-driven wildfires. Oh and American air pollution routinely drifts into Canada. What utter bullshit.
This. This is the correct, science-backed, responsible framing. Wish more news outlets did it like the CBC.
'Just stop burning fossil fuels.' Scientists stress that our smoky skies only have one true fix | CBC News
Smoky skies in Toronto have led to new scrutiny of government efforts to fight fires and manage forests. But scientists say the realistic way to tackle the smoke is fighting climate change itself.
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Absolutely furious about the cuts to agencies that would have tracked this down. With this and all the deadly climate-related heatwaves, wildfires, and floods, will the voting public finally support science in our country?
Civil Eats@civileats.com · 3w agoHealth officials are urging consumers to take precautions when preparing and eating fresh produce, amid the ongoing food-borne illness outbreak.
If only a dedicated group of scientists had warned us about the record heat, torrential flooding, continental scale wildfires, and apocalyptic orange skies
Every #climate scientist today to every elected official: Dammit it, we told you so for decades and you ignored us. You reap what you sow, and you sowed carbon dioxide. This is what we're reaping today.
Data centers can't come at the cost of our health and climate progress. In 2020, data centers were less than 2% of U.S. electricity use. Today, they're nearly 5% and growing. This is impacting our health and climate goals. Read more from @amandadsmith.bsky.social 🔗 https://bit.ly/4bFpi0U
I recently watched the movie Plastic Detox. Studies indicate our greatest exposure comes from our diet, which is the focus of my next three blog posts. In this first post, I lay out what the issues are and why we should be concerned. laureljstandley.com/2026/07/13/a...
A plateful of plastic? Sources of plastic in our diet – Part 1 of 3
I recently watched the movie Plastic Detox, which chronicles the journey of six couples dealing with infertility as they remove some sources of plastics from their lives to see whether that will he…
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Monday is the deadline for public comment! The Heritage Foundation has been mobilizing its members to leave comments in favor of the rule change, so every unique comment matters (don’t use a form letter or copy/paste—similar comments are batched and treated as one).
Bethany Brookshire@beebrookshire.bsky.social · 4w agoThere's an OMB rule change that would require political oversight of scientific grants, and could pull any that don't "reflect presidential priorities" Another country has tried this before! It was the USSR and it was called Lysenkoism. By @thsaey.bsky.social www.sciencenews.org/article/omb-...
July 4th is often celebrated by barbecuing. Here are a few strategies for reducing formation of toxic chemicals in your food created by cooking over a fire. laureljstandley.com/2023/07/14/a...
Ah, summer. Time to cook over a fire…
Summer is grilling season and a central part of many outdoor gatherings. However, cooking food, especially meat, over a hot grill creates smoke and other toxic substances. Similarly, cooking s’more…
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Hold My Beer ❌👑🐸🇲🇽🇨🇦@holdontoyourbutts.bsky.social · last mo.FREE SCREENING JULY 3-5! Thank you @anntelnaes.bsky.social Featuring: Heather Cox Richardson; Rep. Jamie Raskin; Steven Levitsky; Melissa Murray; Elie Mystal; Gowri Ramachandran; Ann Telnaes; and Matt Wuerker www.democracyundersiegedoc.org
Objective reviews of science proposals matters. Add your signature to oppose OMB’s politicization of grant review.
Colette Delawalla, PhD@cdelawalla.bsky.social · last mo.UPDATE: We learned that the folks behind Project 2025, are encouraging their base to write comments in favor of the rule. This suggests our efforts are working and they are shaken. IT ALSO MEANS WE NEED TO GO OUT WITH A BANG. MAKE YOUR COMMENT TODAY!!!
It’s been over 70 years since Rachel Carson warned us about climate change, and more than 50 since she warned us about toxic chemicals. Yet too many in industry and government persist in destructive practices. We the people need to demand an end to these and bring about a clean, sustainable future.
All Our Yesterdays@allouryesterdays.bsky.social · last mo.Before "Silent Spring" was "The Sea Around Us." It was published on this day in 1952.
Fixed the headline: “Another Trump Administration Theft of Taxpayer Dollars to Bribe Power Company Into Using More Expensive, Heavily Polluting Energy Sources.”
The New York Times@nytimes.com · last mo.The Trump administration on Monday said it would pay Duke Energy $129 million to abandon its plans to build an offshore wind farm off North Carolina. It was the fourth such deal struck by the administration to throttle the development of offshore wind power.
What climate-related headlines do you want to see in 2036? Send me your ideas, and maybe win a paid subscription to CLIMATE-COLORED GOGGLES! I'm putting together a poll with the best entries, we'll all vote on our favorites. Come dream with me: www.climatecoloredgoggles.com/p/dreams-for...
Tell me your dreams for 2036
Plus: Berkshire Hathaway is reviving a lithium technology that Elon Musk wanted to buy for $325 million.
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These guys have never met toxic substances they can’t defend, funded by the fossil fuel and chemical industries as they are. Meanwhile, we’re all stuck with toxic junk floating around in our oceans, land, air, food, and bodies.
Wet Tribe@wettribe.bsky.social · last mo.Breaking: Republican attorneys general from 17 states joined a trade group in suing California to halt the Plastic Pollution Prevention and Packaging Producer Responsibility Act, which mandates a 25% reduction in single-use plastics by 2032 and requires all packaging to be recyclable or compostable.
This is very informative. Not just temps over time, but precipitation and other measures.
Helen Czerski@helenczerski.bsky.social · 2mo agoThis free fabulous interactive tool is both fascinating and essential. You can click on any location in the world and see its average weather and how it's changed over time. The data shown is from where I grew up & the heating is obvious. Do share! era-explorer.climate.copernicus.eu?lat=50.86&ln...
Very cool tapestry of Mary Ellen Pleasant, mother of civil rights in California, hanging in Aqus cafe in Petaluma. #Juneteenth
Well, yuck. That sure illustrates ultra-processed foods. (Need to add in a few billion microplastic and trillion nanoplastic particles shed from the bag. )
I just submitted a comment opposing this politicization of scientific process. Highly recommend doing so: www.federalregister.gov/documents/20...
Regulation for Federal Financial Assistance
The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) proposes to revise the Guidance for Federal Financial Assistance to improve government- wide policies and requirements related to the management of grants, co...
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elizabethginexi.bsky.social@elizabethginexi.bsky.social · 2mo agoNew England Journal of Medicine editorial board warns OMB proposal could sideline peer review in federal research funding. Analysis with former NIH official Dr. Elizabeth Ginexi and Jeremy Faust, MD. insidemedicine.substack.com/p/new-englan...
So happy to see this and know his name has been removed from the Kennedy Center. May the world continue to move past this corrupt administration.
Mark Z. Jacobson@mzjacobson.bsky.social · 2mo agoTrump Concedes a Battle in His War Against Wind Energy The administration filed to dismiss an appeal of a December ruling that overturned its wind permitting freeze. heatmap.news/sparks/trump...
Perfect! The “Re-Gilded Age.” A superficial, tacky, era of unprecedented greed. @rbreich.bsky.social and Heather Lofthaus were trying to come up with a name on this morning’s Coffee Clatch.
Sherrilyn Ifill@sifill.bsky.social · 2mo agoThat’s the perfect name for this time of oligarchs: “the Re-Gilded Age.”
