The oil and gas industry desperately wants you to believe its products are part of a sustainable future. The facts say otherwise.
This week on Green Street, Patti and Doug discuss the environmental and human health impact of chemical fire retardants used in California, the elimination of federal environmental justice programs, and the EPA’s ban of red dye #3 thirty years after it was shown to cause cancer. Then Steven Feit, senior attorney with the Center for International Environmental Law talks about geo-engineering, carbon capture, pyrolysis and other efforts of the fossil fuel industry to try to convince the public their products are part of a sustainable future.
Links from the Interview
The Center for International Environmental Law: https://www.ciel.org/
More about carbon capture: https://www.ciel.org/issue/carbon-capture-and-storage/
Links from the News
Fire-fighting chemicals linked to heavy metal pollution: https://mavensnotebook.com/2025/01/30/environmental-health-news-new-evidence-links-heavy-metal-pollution-with-wildfire-retardants/
FDA finally bans Red Dye #3 after thirty years: https://www.cnn.com/2025/01/15/health/red-dye-no-3-ban-fda-wellness/index.html
The White House is pulling back on environmental justice initiatives: https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2025/02/doj-environmental-justice-department-gutted-trump-dei-executive-orders.html
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