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<td>[SALT] Plastic forever next TUESDAY, May 22 (for
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<td>Wed, 16 May 2012 11:22:16 -0700</td>
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<td>Stewart Brand <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:sb@gbn.org"><sb@gbn.org></a></td>
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<td><a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:services@longnow.org">services@longnow.org</a></td>
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<td>SALT list <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:salt@list.longnow.org"><salt@list.longnow.org></a></td>
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<div dir="ltr">We throw most plastic things away. Most plastic
lasts nearly forever. </div>
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<div dir="ltr">Plastic is a miracle material that needs better
time management. To do that, we need to examine what plastic
has been superb at and what it's lousy at. We need to
understand how its highly stable giant polymer molecules really
work, and how some toxicities play out. From there we can sort
out how to get the benefits of plastic's amazing durability
while reducing the harm from its convenient disposability. The
matter requires close and respectful coordination between
short-term experts (businesses) and long-term experts
(governments and nonprofits). </div>
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<div dir="ltr">Managing plastic well is a microcosm of managing
civilization well.</div>
<p>Susan Freinkel is the author of <i>Plastic: A Toxic Love Story</i>
and <i>American Chestnut: The Life, Death, and Rebirth of a
Perfect Tree</i>.</p>
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<b>"</b><b><span style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34);
vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Eternal
Plastic: A Toxic Love Story</span></b><b>," </b><b><span
style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Susan
Freinkel</span></b><b>, Cowell Theater, Fort Mason Center,</b>
San Francisco, <b>7pm, </b><b><span style="vertical-align:
baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Tuesday, May 22</span></b><b>.
</b>The show starts promptly at 7:30pm.<br>
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