The Bad News on Plastics, the Good from Gore

One of my favorite blogs, Fake Plastic Fish, written by no-plastic enthusiast Beth Terry had a great post today regarding the safety of plastic.

1.) Polypropylene (#5) plastic is now proven to also leach into food and water. Previously, it was considered a food safe plastic, but as Beth points out, just because something hasn't been studied, does not mean it's safe. I'm going to use this post as a reason to buy my second Pyrex food set.

2.) A PVC plant caught on fire in Texas yesterday. The plant says that the smoke is "non-toxic." Eeep! Look at the picture and see if you agree.

3.) Why recycling isn't always the answer--the horror stories of electronic recycling in China.

And for some happy news....Al Gore reminds us that luckily:

"the bold steps that are needed to solve the climate crisis are exactly the same steps that ought to be taken in order to solve the economic crisis and the energy security crisis."