Daily review 04/11/2022

Written By: - Date published: 5:30 pm, November 4th, 2022 - 17 comments
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17 comments on “Daily review 04/11/2022 ”

  1. gsays 1

    From the sports desk- Ireland are chasing NZ's total of 186.

    They are 93-3 in the 13th over. Sodhi and Santner are the wicket takers.

  2. joe90 2

    Big oil sold the recyclable plastic lie. UK researchers say the pricks are at it again with the compostable plastic lie.

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    It’s no longer a secret that single-use plastic is harming the planet. Not only does the process of creating these materials emit enormous amounts of planet-warming gases, but they also can take centuries to decompose in a landfill.

    So as demand for climate action escalates and the dangers of plastics become more evident, consumers are turning to so-called compostable and biodegradable alternatives for things like food containers, cups, plates, cutlery and bags, in hopes of mitigating further climate and environmental harms.

    But unfortunately, researchers say those products are also a problem.

    A new study conducted in the UK found that 60% of products labeled as compostable do not fully break down in home compost. And unlike conventional plastics, these alternatives are largely unregulated, despite their advertised benefits.

    “In the lab, where [these plastics] have been tested and have been paid for by a manufacturer, they behaved in one way and they’ve been determined to be compostable in a home composter,” Danielle Purkiss, researcher and lead author of the study, told CNN. “But what’s happened is we’ve seen a lot of these pieces of packaging with certification still don’t break down in these different home composting conditions.”

    The study shows “there’s a problem with the lab testing versus the real-world conditions where these materials are being disposed,” Purkiss told CNN.

    https://edition.cnn.com/2022/11/03/world/compostable-plastic-impact-alternatives-climate-scn

  3. weston 4

    What some overseas media are saying about nz



    • Obtrectator 4.1

      Not exactly balanced, is it?

      • weston 4.1.1

        What is ?Redacted is quite good in some areas but media which tics all the boxes doesnt exist imo OF interest in that vid is the large number of kiwis commenting on an american show Anti WEF crowd i guess .

    • observer 4.2

      Cite the source, don't expect people to screw up their own feed by clicking on every unknown YouTube link.

      • weston 4.2.1

        Whats the worst that could happen exactly observer from " clicking on an unknown yt link ?"

        • Incognito 4.2.1.1

          It is common courtesy to let people know what to expect before they click on an unsuspecting link and waste their precious time and being sucked into somebody’s rabbit hole. On this site, we also value some commentary by way of political opinion or point that can be discussed. Spamming the site with YT clips and other clickbait without any of the above is a sure way to get attention from Mods and you don’t want that. Your headline was meaningless clickbait and the alleged 'topic' is as useless as stating ‘somebody said something about something in the pub last night but I can’t remember what it was because I was too pissed’.

    • Anne 4.3

      I listened to the first few minutes… crackpot stuff straight out of the loony conspiracy theories book.

      • weston 4.3.1

        The vid or the comments anne ?

        • Shanreagh 4.3.1.1

          The vid is crackpot, saying we are involved with Klaus Schwab and the World Economic Forum/great reset etc. Crazy.

          https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Economic_Forum

          Great Reset conspiracy theories increased in intensity when leaders such as U.S. president Joe Biden, New Zealand prime minister Jacinda Ardern and Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau incorporated ideas of a post-COVID-19 "reset" in their speeches.

          'Nutters to the left of us,

          Nutters to the right of us

          into the valley of nutterville

          rode Redacted and their mates'

          Sounds a bit like Alex Jones or other right whingers.

          These kinds of links and the comments always make me feel sad not only at the mis/disinformation being promulgated but at the level of misunderstanding (our errors in communicating with our people I guess), the level of misogyny that is about concerning the PM.

    • joe90 4.4

      I guess promoting a con artist as truth teller is a step up from your usual appeals to the authority of hebephile, credibly accused war criminal and suspected child abuser Phillips, and the crackpot living in Thailand.

      https://www.indystar.com/story/news/2019/07/12/ex-fox-friends-host-clayton-morris-leaves-country-for-portugal-amid-fraud-allegations/1705521001/