– Sandrine Rigaud | DW
By 2050, there could be more plastic than fish in the sea. Ten tons of plastic are produced every second.
Sooner or later, a tenth of that will end up in the oceans. Coca-Cola says it wants to do something about it – but does it really?
In January 2018, Coca-Cola made an ambitious announcement:
The brand, which sells 120 billion plastic bottles every year, promised a “world without waste” by 2030.
Filmmaker Sandrine Rigaud was skeptical about this ostensibly noble resolution. In Tanzania, for example, far from the company’s American headquarters, a different picture emerges. Continue reading
Why being kind could help you live longer – By Lauren Turner – BBC News
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What can kindness do for you? Give you a warm glow perhaps, or a feeling of well-being? While that may be true, scientists and academics at a new research centre say it can do much more – it can extend your life.
The staff at UCLA’s Bedari Kindness institute are ready for the jokes.
“We look at the scientific point of view. We aren’t sitting around in circles, holding hands. We’re talking about the psychology, the biology, of positive social interactions,” says Daniel Fessler, the institute’s inaugural director.
The notion of kindness has made headlines recently. It was a key part of former president Barack Obama’s eulogy of veteran US Democrat Elijah Cummings, following his death last month.
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