Chile has announced a national plan to phase out coal

In January 2018 Chile pledged to forgo any new coal power plant.  Chile has announced a plan to replace all of its coal power generating stations.  The plan is based on photovoltaic, wind, concentrated solar, batteries and pumped hydroelectric power generation.  It looks like Chile is looking at the need for action and is planning so that Chile is engaged in a solution.

Plastic particles found in snow in the Arctic

The BBC is reporting this week about evidence gathering about plastic particles in the snow in the Arctic.  Investigation has shown that samples of snow taken from the Arctic are contaminated with plastic particles with a size less than 5 mm.  Scientists are surprised to detect plastic particles in the Arctic because the Arctic is considered a pristine area.  There have been results of 10,000 particles per liter of snow.  The evidence is that the particles come from the air.  It is likely that people are breathing these particles from the air.  It is not known what effect this has on a person's health.  This is a  serious matter.  Our elected officials need to represent their constituents and work on serious matters like this one.