Climate News: Late U.S. stand-up comedian, George Carlin, talks plastic: 'The planet will be fine, but we're going away' cover art

Climate News: Late U.S. stand-up comedian, George Carlin, talks plastic: 'The planet will be fine, but we're going away'

Climate News: Late U.S. stand-up comedian, George Carlin, talks plastic: 'The planet will be fine, but we're going away'

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 Late U.S. stand-up comedian, George Carlin, joked about plastic and the fate of the planet, and this human creation is on the international agenda."The lifecycle of plastics, a modern wonder that is choking the planet";"Deadlocked on Plastic Pollution";"Flash floods kill more than 360 in Pakistan, India";"Canada’s Wildfire Season Is One of Its Worst Ever, and It’s Not Over Yet";"Cost of state’s renewable energy transmission plan predicted to double";"Intense rainfall, chilly nights and possible flooding on the way for Australia's east coast";"Soft plastics recycling looks set to return to supermarkets. Cutting back on plastic would be even better";"How could we clean up the algal bloom?";"Spain deploys hundreds of extra troops as it steps up efforts to bring wildfires under control";"A perfect firestorm";"El Paso’s Heat Is Killing in Record Numbers. It May Only Get Worse";"As the Great Salt Lake dries up, clouds of dangerous dust blow into boomtowns";"After a Drought Last Year, Ohio Farmers Wished for Rain. Now Downpours Are Destroying Their Crops";"Global Warming in Vogue, Deal With It!".
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