I forgot to stress in the video that Cancer Alley is one of MANY examples around the nation and the world of people suffering near petrochemical sites. One place currently threatened right now by new plants is the Ohio Valley.

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Timestamps-
0:00 Intro
2:04 How plastic is made
04:48 Environmental/Health Impacts of Fracking
09:27 Environmental/Health Impacts of Cracking
10:03 Cancer Alley
15:25 Environmental Impact of Nurdle Transport
17:08 Enter Ankur Shah
18:52 Alternatives to Plastic
21:37 Closing notes

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Plastic Sources-
Fossil Fuels & Plastic: https://www.ciel.org/issue/fossil-fuels-plastic/
The Connection Between Fracking and Plastic | One Small Step: https://youtu.be/vpdkJz4UBGk
Plastics 101 | National Geographic: https://youtu.be/ggh0Ptk3VGE
Plastics: Material-Specific Data | US EPA: https://www.epa.gov/facts-and-figures-about-materials-waste-and-recycling/plastics-material-specific-data
How is Plastic Made? | British Plastics Federation: https://www.bpf.co.uk/plastipedia/how-is-plastic-made.aspx#[8%20NEW]
How plastics contribute to climate change | Yale Climate Connections: https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2019/08/how-plastics-contribute-to-climate-change/
How much water does the typical hydraulically fractured well require? | USGS: https://www.usgs.gov/faqs/how-much-water-does-typical-hydraulically-fractured-well-require?qt-news_science_products=0#qt-news_science_products
Methane in Groundwater | IDPH: https://www.dph.illinois.gov/topics-services/environmental-health-protection/private-water/methane-groundwater
Fracking, the Environment, and Health | The American Journal of Nursing: https://journals.lww.com/ajnonline/Fulltext/2013/06000/Fracking,_the_Environment,_and_Health.30.aspx
Hydraulic Fracturing for Oil and Gas: Impacts from Hydraulic Fracturing Water Cycle on Drinking Water Resources in the US | EPA: https://cfpub.epa.gov/ncea/hfstudy/recordisplay.cfm?deid=332990
Researchers find elevated radiation near US fracking sites | Reuters: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-fracking-radiation/researchers-find-elevated-radiation-near-u-s-fracking-sites-idUSKBN26Y29U
X-Press Pearl | BBC: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-57395693
Chemical-filled X-Press Pearl ship threatens Sri Lankan marine life | BBC News: https://youtu.be/-SP_HuSiGuw
What It’s Like to LIve in Cancer Alley | NowThis: https://youtu.be/aCT6BO7wlDs
Biden utters the words ‘Cancer Alley,’ but will he help Louisiana’s chemical corridor? | Nola: https://www.nola.com/news/environment/article_0ced9da4-61b1-11eb-af00-fb2987cd8fb2.html
US: Environmental racism in “Cancer Alley” must end -- experts | UN Human Rights: https://www.ohchr.org/en/NewsEvents/Pages/DisplayNews.aspx?NewsID=26824&LangID=E
From Pollution to the Pandemic, Racial Equity Eludes Louisiana’s Cancer Alley Community | DeSmog: https://www.desmog.com/2021/02/25/pollution-pandemic-racial-equity-eludes-louisiana-cancer-alley-community/
A ‘David v. Goliath victory’ in Cancer Alley | Grist: https://grist.org/beacon/a-david-v-goliath-victory-in-cancer-alley/
Why plastic pellets called ‘nurdles’ are threatening miles of Sri Lanka’s coastline | Washington Post: https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2021/06/01/nurdles-sri-lanka-ship-wreck-plastic-pellets/

Resources-
Louisiana Bucket Brigade: https://labucketbrigade.org
National Energy and Petrochemical Map | FracTracker Alliance: https://www.fractracker.org/2020/02/national-energy-petrochemical-map/
Plastic Recycling is an Actual Scam | ClimateTown: https://youtu.be/PJnJ8mK3Q3g
Measuring plastic pellets (nurdle) abundance on shorelines throughout the Gulf of Mexico using citizen scientists | ScienceDirect: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0025326X19309506
Why This Plant Could Save the World | Our Changing Climate: https://youtu.be/E6GoyeTBEFs

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