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Material Guide: Can Polyurethane Ever Be Sustainable?

Material Guide: Can Polyurethane Ever Be Sustainable?

Polyurethane is often used as a fabric coating to improve durability and has been touted as an alternative to animal-derived leather—but it is a plastic, and it has serious implications for the planet. Here, we explore what polyurethane is and whether it can ever be considered sustainable. What is polyurethane and how is it used […]
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My Brain Took an Extended Vacation: Ben Zank Playfully Twists the Banal

My Brain Took an Extended Vacation: Ben Zank Playfully Twists the Banal

When words can’t quite sum up a feeling, Ben Zank leans into a bizarre visual language.
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Europe’s Cruise Ships Produce Toxic Sulphur Emissions Equivalent to 1 Billion Cars, Study Finds

Europe’s Cruise Ships Produce Toxic Sulphur Emissions Equivalent to 1 Billion Cars, Study Finds

Cruise ships are producing higher levels of toxic air pollutants than they did before the pandemic, according to a new study by the European Federation for Transport and Environment (T&E). The analysis, “Europe’s luxury cruise ships emit as much toxic sulphur as 1bn cars,” found that despite the introduction of a sulphur cap four years […]
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How Medicine Makes the Environment Sick

How Medicine Makes the Environment Sick

Pharmaceuticals from cold medicine, antidepressants and painkillers to cancer drugs and antibiotics pollute the environment…
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