Safer Made Newsletter: Safer sunscreen, plastic bans, the cost of PFAS pollution and more. linkedin.com/pulse/safer-ma… via LinkedIn

Check out my latest article: Scratch and Sniff Chemistry linkedin.com/pulse/scratch-… via LinkedIn

What if you could learn which chemicals you are exposed to every day? New EDF analysis shows huge market potential for tech tracking chemical exposures. edf.org/tracking-chemi…

Looking forward to the #FPChat, bring those chemistry questions and we will have a great time.

A1: Globally, we us 16 billion coffee cups per year. These are coated with plastic and often have plastic lids. The paper will not compost and is hard to recycle because of the liner and contamination. Only a tiny fraction of our plastic is actually recycled-plastic. #FPchat

Thank you Elisa Jourde for the #PFChat. This was my first one and it was a pleasure to connect with folks and see all of the responses.

“Occasionally cooking eggs on a nonstick pan” isn’t necessarily detrimental to your health...But that’s not the point. "They’re causing harm — if not directly to us, then to other people and the environment.” Martin Mulvihill EWG ow.ly/l5Qj50ArS7o

This is important research and will hopefully catalyze more action from the industry to move towards safer alternatives. washingtonpost.com/business/2021/…

Congratulations to our board member and Greener Solutions alumni-turned-instructor, Billy Hart-Cooper! We see your fantastic work everyday, so we're not surprised that you're a finalist for the prestigious Sammies award for public service. servicetoamericamedals.org/honorees/willi… #CalGrad

Conventional Wisdom: One of the key differences btwn animals and plants is that most animals are highly mobile, whereas plants typically stay rooted in place. You'll never see, like, a massive herd of migrating plants lol that would be absurd Tumbleweeds: x.com/texan40/status…

The weird and wonderful world of crab evolution. Crabs and convergent evolution! sciencealert.com/evolution-keep…

Keep and eye on the developments and impacts of deep-sea mining as look for affordable sources of Cobalt, Nickel, and Rare Earth Minerals needed for batteries. hongkongfp.com/2022/01/02/ear…

Fun to think about the world through the eyes of a cephalopod... sciencealert.com/the-weirdest-e…

I have had good luck seeing whales in Halfmoon Bay. Even if you don't see whales the walk out to the point near the harbor is great. secretsanfrancisco.com/whale-viewing-…

I was so amazed at the breadth and depth of responses to our ES&T viewpoint on chemicals as important but neglected drivers of biodiversity loss, that I decided to again challenge my analog personality🧐and try to join the future conversations myself😊🥳acs.altmetric.com/details/120155…

New York bans cancer-causing flame retardants! 🔥

I was just reminded of some of the amazing things accomplished by G.N. Lewis, the chemist. Including coining the word "photon" aps.org/publications/a…

Thank you Fancy Comma, LLC for teaching me that dandruff is caused by a yeast like fungus, Malassezia. Now I understand why dandruff shampoo contains powerful antimicrobial ingredients.