Search

… and restore at least 30% of oceans, lands and freshwater by 2030. It also supports a global  plastics treaty in its final stages , and ratification of the High Seas Treaty to govern waters … mining for tech-critical minerals. Reefs and other marine ecosystems are endangered as well by plastic pollution, with as much as 11 million metric tons of the materials — largely produced …

… Mother of Good Counsel had already installed a gravity-fed water filtration system to forgo plastic bottles and had begun composting. Helfrich had even considered enrolling in the Ladauto … St. Mildred is installing water bottle refillers in the parish hall to eliminate single-use plastics. St. Peter is looking to replace its windows. St. Paul has moved to sustainable products …

… — such as using energy-efficient appliances, reducing food waste, and avoiding single-use plastics — reinforce our commitment. But systemic change is essential for long-term impact. …

… Waves of schoolchildren, women gliding by in shimmering áo dài, and dancers brandishing white plastic doves followed close behind. A float draped in lotus blossoms cradled a large portrait of …

… and use a silicone spatula to scrape the bowl and gather the dough at the center. Cover with plastic wrap and let rise at room temperature until doubled, 1 to 1½ hours. Meanwhile, mist a … hand. Place seam-side down in the prepared pan, arranging them in 3 rows of 4. Mist a sheet of plastic wrap with cooking spray and drape over the pan, then cover loosely with a kitchen towel. …

… as a central theme of the meeting. "The exponential accumulation of heavy metals, micro plastics, herbicides, pesticides and forever chemicals in our environment are causing the …

… right consistency, make individual little balls. Then use a tortilla press with two pieces of plastic to flatten one ball at a time. I cut a zip-close bag to make two sturdy plastic pieces. If you do not have a tortilla press, two books or two flat plates will work. Once … should look like a small tortilla. Fill half of it with cheese. (I use mozzarella.) Lift the plastic and fold the empty side over the side with the cheese, then press the sides to close. It …

… or suit me. The corners soon amass a menagerie of stuff: too-small clothes, neglected pans, plastic skin-care containers and miscellaneous trinkets. Every time I gather items to declutter, … e-waste in 2022, with the average person in the U.S. generating 46 pounds. Even our diligent plastic recycling creates problems elsewhere. The United States exports a significant amount of plastic waste overseas — approximately 915 million pounds in 2024,  according to the Basel Action …

… St. Agnes School in St. Paul, Minnesota, and several others, filling all the pews and many plastic chairs as well. Pittsburgh Auxiliary Bishop Mark Eckman gave the homily at the Mass, …

… and consume until they have nothing else to cannibalize but each other: they eat through plastic and wood — and then gnaw each other's faces. Mice, in their destructiveness, waste …

… out from ribbons of icing and colored sprinkles. Then, someone excitedly waved around a tiny plastic baby plucked from their slice. Even though I didn’t have any previous knowledge of King … represents our connectedness as a church and community.  Hidden inside the cake is a small plastic baby. If the baby is found in your slice of cake, you are then crowned king or queen for …

… my editor and a prayer card I gave to our boss. Today, my scapular is safely tucked inside the plastic slip that carries my press badge, alongside a medallion of St. Peregrine, the patron …

… that the U.S. government controlled 90% of the media in Ukraine.  The president's fixation on plastic straws checked the bizarre box. Words matter in international relations and domestically, …

… use” of them, immediately undoes part of a Biden-era initiative to eliminate single-use plastics, including straws, in all government operations by 2035. More broadly, Trump instructed … days. The strategy would aim to eliminate all executive branch policies “designed to disfavor plastic straws” and address the federal government’s contracts with states and and other entities …

… everyone sees has become too ordinary; few observe, and even fewer respond. School dropouts, plastic pickers, tractor loaders—young girls bought and sold—are lost in this cycle of …

… record heat along with piecemeal developments at U.N. summits on  climate ,  biodiversity and  plastic pollution . He noted  Donald Trump's election and his pledges to ramp up oil and gas … Catholic Climate Covenant; participate in boycotts; start community organizations to eliminate plastic use; and raise awareness about what's happening to the Earth. Even a small group meeting …

… columns and theological essays with letters that have been edited for length and clarity. Plastic production key issue My thanks to Earthbeat reporter Brian Roewe for his informative, concise account of the as of yet failed worldwide negotiations on our plastics problem (Earthbeat,  Dec. 5, 2024 ).  I am especially grateful for his separating the …

… its bondage to decay. I see the Earth's shores littered with the wastes of our consumer lives: plastic bottles, cups and other containers; discarded clothes; piles of electronic trash; dying … countries where we can't see it?  Recycling is not solving the problem. Only about 10% of the plastic we use is ever recycled. Yet, we keep manufacturing it and using it for multiple … our community on environmentally friendly products and produce, the need for alternatives to plastic use and fossil fuels, the importance of biodiversity in our environment, and integral …

… Mixed international progress on biodiversity, climate, plastic pollution … nations convened in late November aiming to  finalize the first-ever global treaty to reduce plastic pollution . The biodiversity summit  made some progress . The climate negotiations  set a new finance target to support developing countries. And the plastic treaty talks  punted a final deal to 2025 . In each case, Catholic officials were on the …

… The tankers lay to my right, but also surrounding me were mounds of debris, shredded pieces of plastic covering trees on the riverbank, piles of uncoiled wire weaving in and out of snapped …