Article submitted by Liz Wise
Dear Friends;
We invite you to watch “The Story of Plastic”, an Emmy award-winning documentary, and then attend a Zoom with three local panelists at 7pm on May 13, 2024, about how plastic affects our lives here in Kittitas County and what we can do to stem the tide of this plastic waste.Â
“The Story of Plastic” follows the life of plastics from the fracking fields of America to Louisiana’s Cancer Alley, to the landfills and rivers in Asia. It exposes Big Oil’s advertising tactics and plans for massive expansion. Click on the link below to see the trailer for the film:
Our panel consists of:
Jeff Bousson: Central Washington University’s first-ever Sustainability Officer, Jeff is responsible for leading the development and implementation of CWU’s Climate Change Action Plan and building new sustainability initiatives across campus.
Dr. Clay Arango:Â Director, Environmental Studies Program, Professor, Dept. of Biological Sciences / Environmental Studies, Central Washington University; Specialty: Stream Ecology, Human-Ecosystem InteractionsÂ
Doug Laurent: Coordinator of Household and Hazardous Waste for Kittitas County Solid Waste
TO JOIN US: please send an email to ourenvironmentkc@gmail.com with your name and email address. You will receive the link to watch the film as well as the Zoom information and link for the panel discussion. Please include any questions you have for the panel in your email. If you think of more questions after having watched the film, you can always email them to the same address for Our Environment.
Everyone will watch the film on their own time and then be ready to attend the panel session on May 13th. We will ask questions from the audience email responses as well as some live questions from the chat.  If you have any questions, please email: ourenvironmentkc@gmail.com or call Sylvia Shriner at 509-899-0538.Â
This event is sponsored by: Kittitas Progressive Readers, Our Environment-Kittitas County, and #BreakFreeFromPlastic.