Climate-change-induced disasters can also wreak havoc on healthcare infrastructure and cause interruptions in cancer patients receiving radiation or other treatments, which impact cancer survival rates.
Plastic is one of the most widely used substances in the world due to its low cost and versatility; unfortunately, it also harms humans and the environment. Polyvinyl chloride (PVC), for example, is a highly toxic form of plastic that potentially harms people and the planet at every stage of its lifecycle.
We NEVER pull up in front of a fully involved burning building and say, “Oh that looks toxic, I don’t think I’m going to fight this fire.” Not on your life! We ALWAYS choose to step into the burning building, we choose to locate, confine and extinguish the fire, while looking for and saving victims along our path. And sadly, we are learning that our actions are in fact taking our lives!
