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How we became ‘Plastic People’: Startling new documentary tracks global spread of toxic microplastics from the bottom of oceans to inside the human brain – and how it all started with the 1950s throwaway living idea

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From the summit of Mount Everest to the deep depths of the Marianna Trench – and even our brains. Microplastics – tiny substances linked to cancer, infertility and a host of health issues – are found everywhere.

A new film, called ‘Plastic People,’ has tracked the particle problem to the 1950s when the plastic industry convinced the public to abandon their thrift and frugality in favor of disposable products more beneficial to their bottom line.

The documentary team zeroed

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Fossil Fuel Industry Knew of Profound Climate Risks In the 1950s – Mother Jones

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An artistic depiction of the Keeling Curve, which shows atmospheric CO2 concentrations over time.Swen Pförtner/AP

This story was originally published by the Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration.

The fossil fuel industry funded some of the world’s most foundational climate science as early as 1954, newly unearthed documents have shown, including the early research of Charles Keeling, famous for the so-called ‘Keeling curve’ that has charted the upward march of the Earth’s carbon

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Garage sale! Collection of rusting classic cars including 1970s Jaguar E Types and 1950s AC Ace Bristols are tipped to sell for £200,000 after spending 50 years in barn

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Garage sale! Collection of rusting classic cars including 1970s Jaguar E Types and 1950s AC Ace Bristols are tipped to sell for £200,000 after spending 50 years in barn

  • The dilapidated ‘classic’ cars were found stacked up and languishing in a garage
  • The rust-covered vehicles had been collected by the homeowner since the 1970s

By Sukhmani Sethi

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A collection of rust bucket ‘classic’ cars is tipped to sell for over £200,000

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