
This Week's Show
Plastic in Every Bite with Dr. Mary Beth Kirkham
On this edition of GSN, Patti and Doug discuss how beauty products marketed to people of color contain high levels of toxic ingredients, oil and gas companies are moving into geothermal systems, and storm damage from climate change is costing the US more than $165 billion a year. Then our story segment features Dr. Mary Beth Kirkham of Kansas State University talking about microplastics on farms, and how they’re jeopardizing our food supply by increasing the heavy metals in plants.
Links & More Information
Mary Beth Kirkham at Kansas State University
https://www.agronomy.k-state.edu/about/people/faculty/kirkham-mb/
Extreme weather is costing us a fortune.
Oil and gas companies are getting into geothermal
https://www.politico.com/news/2023/01/01/renewable-energy-source-oil-industry-00075008
Racist Beauty Standards Put Women at Risk