OFF February!
- Green Street Radio
- 27 minutes ago
- 1 min read
Social media is taking a huge toll on our families, our communities and our nation. This February, it’s time to push back.
In the news this week, Patti and Doug talk about the proliferation of plastic particles in agriculture and what it means for the world, and the growing interest in community geothermal systems to reduce the need for fossil fuels and cut energy costs. Then Diego Hidalgo, founder of the “OFF” movement, explains his vision of a worldwide campaign to regain our time and attention by removing social media apps from our phones for 28 days in February. Learn more about the campaign on our program website, GreenStreetNews.org
Links from the Interview
• More information about the OFF February campaign and how you can get involved: https://www.americansforresponsibletech.org/off-february
• Diego Hidalgo's bio: https://www.diegohidalgo.net/bio-en
• More information about the OFF Movement: https://www.offm.org/en
Links from the News
• Plastic in agriculture: https://bioengineer.org/study-reveals-first-evidence-of-plastic-nanoparticles-accumulating-in-edible-parts-of-vegetables/
• More information about plastic in fruit (study from 2020) https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0013935120305703
Geothermal project in New Haven: https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/geothermal/connecticut-union-station-network-underway
