Sustainable Tucson Webinar: From Shale to Plastic–Going Upstream to Staunch the Flow

Sustainable Tucson webinar
From Shale to Plastic
Going upstream to staunch the flow
Tuesday, October 13, 6:00-7:15 pm
For Zoom link, go to www.sustainabletucson.org

Trace the journey from extracting natural gas from shale formations to processing fossil-fuel-derived chemicals into plastic feedstocks and manufacturing everyday products such as plastic straws. Learn how the infrastructure that supports plastic production can negatively affect communities near natural gas extraction sites and petrochemical facilities. The key takeaway: reducing plastic pollution means doing more than managing waste after it is created.

Speaker: Larisa Mednis, the Clean Air Council’s Southwest Pennsylvania Advocacy Coordinator, leads regional efforts to reduce fossil fuel dependence and support the transition to clean energy, focusing on environmental monitoring, watchdog activities, public policy advocacy, and community organizing.