Reposting because this story is so wild:
A scientist for the company that created Scotch Tape & Post-its discovered its toxic chemicals in human blood in the ‘90s.
Despite findings showing widespread contamination, her research was stopped by executives who kept the information secret
A scientist for the company that created Scotch Tape & Post-its discovered its toxic chemicals in human blood in the ‘90s.
Despite findings showing widespread contamination, her research was stopped by executives who kept the information secret
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Skip: of course
Stephen A: it’s barbaric and ineffective as a deterrent
Skip: yes it is
Stephen A: BUT-
I think people have a hard time comprehending just how much money 3M made on this line of chemicals. Any fine or settlement is just a cost of doing business.
If you want shit like this to stop happening, start putting CEOs, and COOs in prison.
Tibet, Qinghai, Sichuan, Inner Mongolia, outer Mongolia, Nepal, Bhutan, and Bharat Sikkim and Zanskar.
Oil companies "it's fine, a little lead is good for you!"
Men who burn the world.
This seems to me to be the first part of a series.
The next volume could be called:
Men who poison the world.
(you know, assuming you looked at everything else the US did in the last forever and said "eh, that's ok")
Also, I think Dark Waters is still on Netflix right now.
Like literally, eaten in the street.
Completely unrelated, and for no reason in particular, I will now suggest that history does, and should, repeat itself for those who fail to learn its lessons!
You're right, it is wild. Wild that it's the status quo.