Polyvinyl Chloride is at the heart,
of 6000 products from asphalt to blood bags, to chlorine for our pools.
Killing fossil fuels – not too smart.
(The Random Poet: 07232023
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<<<< selected sources include: Justin Rowlett/chief environmental correspondent BBC – Jan 31, 2021 – bbc.com – Fossil fuels have been the bedrock of US prosperity for more than a century. The country’s economy, security and society depend on them. For example, polyvinyl chloride is made from fossil fuel. But in the few days since his inauguration, the new American president has gone to war against coal, oil and natural gas with a decisiveness that has caught everyone by surprise. This week I spoke to the man Joe Biden has tasked with drawing up his climate change battle plans – John Kerry. “It is one of his top priorities, without any question whatsoever,” Mr Kerry assured me. “He’ll make more progress on the issue than any previous president.” That seriousness is reflected in his choice of John Kerry as his special envoy on climate; foodandwaterwatch.org/2023/05/10/new-report – Vinyl chloride (VC) is a colorless, flammable gas derived from fossil fuels; ieeexplore.ieee.org/abstract/document/7391486 -The increasing demand for plastics in the world leads to pressures on the environment generated by the consumption of raw materials based on fossil fuels and the need for plastic waste reduction and absorption to diminish their environmental impacts. In this paper we evaluated the environmental impacts induced by the production of polyvinyl chloride (PVC) >>>>