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"Plastic production is the plan B for the fossil fuel industry,” said @enckj " More on Big Oil's plans to increase plastic production to keep the industry afloat as people retire their gas guzzlers & #ClimateCrisis grows from @andy_uhler at @Marketplace marketplace.org/2022/03/24/eve…

Please start your day tomorrow by calling your @NYSAssembly member to urge them to get @GovKathyHochul flawed EPR proposal out of the state budget before it's too late. Click to add to your Googlecalendar at 9AM including phone number look up & script: bit.ly/March242022

.@tacobell @yumbrands Do you REALLY expect your customers to mail @Terracycle the 8.2 BILLION sauce sachets YOU generate each year? How about NOT generating #plasticpollution in the first place? #rethinkpackaging & stop #greenwashing @FTC @PlasticsBeyond @PlasticPollutes

“Their claim that they didn’t know that it was being delivered to their own facility, and didn’t know that it was being burned, really calls into question their ability to manage their own incinerator.” Prof Judith Enck +Prof David Bond on Covanta Plant investigativepost.org/2022/02/20/com…

Sen. Brian Campion, D-Bennington, said that, with fascism, book-banning and anti-Semitism on the rise, it’s important to teach what happened during the Holocaust, so it can never happen again. vtdigger.org/2022/02/06/ver…

Campion“Here in Bennington Cty,we’ve lived with the devastating impacts of toxic contamination.We’ve seen firsthand what happens when a corporate polluter harms Vermonters’ health and property,and puts our bodies at risk for long-term diseases and then leaves us to pay the price”

On Wednesday, the Vermont Senate gave initial approval to a bill that will help Vermonters harmed by toxic contamination. The bill removes an unfair legal barrier they face when they attempt to hold corporate polluters responsible for the harm they cause. vermontbiz.com/news/2022/febr…

Join us for a free virtual briefing on the recent recent report by @theNASEM on the US Role In Global #OceanPlastic Waste with experts @_MargaretSpring and @DrRashidSumaila and moderated by @enckj on Weds, February 16th at 7 PM ET. Register now at: bit.ly/2-16-22-briefi…

".@enckj ...says ...that the pact’s effort is “thoughtful & credible” but warns that voluntary commitments do not work. “When it comes to plastics, there is no such thing as a circular economy unless you want the circle to include toxins and a massive amount of greenhouse gases.”

"As we take stock of the contemporary, it is easy to grasp the urgency of radical change. But surely such a revolution must come out of the struggle for a better world today, not in the withdrawal from that struggle." americanethnologist.org/read/journal/v…

The world can weigh heavy as we struggle to brace ourselves against the converging storms of inequality, racism, and ecological devastation. #PolanyiatBennington offers a bold diagnosis of what’s wrong and how to rebuild a more just and equitable world. bennington.edu/polanyi

Great to listen to as our Prison Education Initiative's spring term at Great Meadow CF gets underway.

We're so happy to have you on board @enckj!

Nice recap of Thursday's talk at CAPA

Glad to see @NPR and @npr_ed spending time on this important topic. On that note, we're so pleased to have just accepted another cohort of students into Bennington's college program at Great Meadow CF. More info here: bit.ly/2Uy7ZpF

"Zuckerman: Change begins with 'hearts and minds'" Thanks to @VTLgGov for coming out last Thursday to speak with us at CAPA, and to @BB_therrien for capturing it in the Banner. benningtonbanner.com/stories/zucker…

Tonight @ CAPA: @VTLgGov on Having a Voice in Democracy. 7pm. See you there!

Many thanks to @nywaterproject and @enckj for organizing this event at CAPA over the weekend.

Letter: Say no to single-use plastic bags | The Bennington Banner | Bennington Breaking News, Sports, Weather, Traffic. Great letter from Bennington college student. ⁦@BenningtonCAPA⁩ ⁦@AtBennington⁩ ⁦@VPIRG⁩ ⁦@CLF⁩ benningtonbanner.com/stories/letter…

Protect turtles from straws - The Martha's Vineyard Times. Great letter on plastic pollution from Bennington college student ⁦@AtBennington⁩ ⁦@BenningtonCAPA⁩ mvtimes.com/2018/11/16/pro…