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Loggerhead sea turtles. Hawaiian monk seals. Steller sea lions. These are just three of the many ENDANGERED species dying off at the hands of the plastic industry. They are found choked to death or with bellies full of plastic. But the plastic industry has no plans to slow down its deadly dealings. The plastic apocalypse is getting worse the longer we wait. Act now and donate $27 to help us reach our $6,230 goal for our oceans, people, and the planet.
The harm doesn’t stop with marine life. From our food to our water to the very air we breathe, plastic now touches every part of our lives. The average person consumes a credit card’s worth of plastic every week. But Big Oil and the plastic industry continue to line their pockets at the expense of people, communities, wildlife, and the planet.
Now, Formosa Plastics has plans to build a monstrous petrochemical complex -- one the size of 14 football fields. The plant would be catastrophic for people and marine life alike. We can’t stand by and watch while corporate greed endangers communities, poisons wildlife, and threatens our planet. But there is still hope if generous supporters like you take a stand. Will you join our fight today and help make real change for people, the oceans, and our planet?
Help put an end to the plastic apocalypse. Donate $27 or more now and help us reach our $6,230 goal by midnight tonight.
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Did you know that much of the plastic produced years ago still exists today? That’s because plastic never really decomposes when it’s in our environment. Scientists predict that by the year 2050, there will be more plastic in the ocean than fish.
But plastic waste isn’t just hurting marine animals -- it’s ending up in our air, food, and water, too. Plastic production causes tons of toxic pollution. Ninety-nine percent of single-use plastics are made from fossil fuels that pollute communities and worsen climate change. Communities with plastics facilities are also more vulnerable to serious health risks as a result of this toxic pollution. And those communities are disproportionately made up of low-wealth and BIPOC neighborhoods.
Now we’re seeing this pattern continue with Formosa Plastics and its deadly plans. Their proposed project would add even more toxic pollution to a predominately Black and low-income community already on the frontlines of corporate greed.
Formosa Plastics wants to build its new plastics mega-complex in a region known as “Cancer Alley.” The area suffers from an alarming amount of chemical and toxic pollution in the region. Chemical pollution has been linked to respiratory damage and liver, brain, or heart problems, and… you guessed it: CANCER! Even worse, these predominately Black communities already have more than 200 polluting industrial facilities and extremely high cancer rates. But Formosa Plastics is still willing to risk this community’s health for its own profit.
Don’t let greedy corporations put profit over community health any longer. Rush your $27 donation now.
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Formosa Plastics already has a track record of violating environmental laws. Formosa illegally released BILLIONS of plastic pellets into local waterways for years in Texas and has been fined millions of dollars. It can’t be trusted to build another facility anywhere.
If Formosa gets its way, the new project would further threaten local communities, ecosystems, and wildlife along the Mississippi River and around the world. On top of all that, the factory would continue the overproduction of plastics that drives the plastic apocalypse. Imagine plastic filling our oceans and contaminating our food, water, and air -- more than it already does. And we already know that when wildlife eats plastic waste, it can be fatal.
We need to stop this plastic crisis before it gets any worse and takes over our planet. But we are facing serious pushback from companies that have a lot of resources, like Formosa Plastics. Your membership support today can help us fight back against big polluters that are wreaking havoc on our sea life, oceans, and our planet.
But the longer we wait, the more plastic is produced and thrown into our oceans. So please, don’t wait another moment -- make your $27 contribution to Friends of the Earth today. If just one in five people reading this makes a contribution, we could hit our $6,230 goal by midnight tonight!
You could be consuming a credit card's worth of plastic every week. Help stop the plastic crisis and donate $27 today to help us reach our $6,230 goal!
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Standing with you,
Marcie Keever
Oceans and vessels program director,
Friends of the Earth
