About Mike Schade
Mike Schade leads Toxic-Free Future’s Mind the Store program, which challenges retailers to shift the marketplace away from hazardous chemicals and develop comprehensive safer chemicals policies. Prior to joining TFF Mike was Markets Campaign Coordinator with the Center for Health Environment & Justice (CHEJ) where he led campaigns to phase out PVC plastic, phthalates, and bisphenol A in consumer products and packaging, and led the Buffalo office of a statewide environmental health organization. He has a BS in Environmental Studies from the University at Buffalo. Mike lives in New York with his wife and dog, and regularly explores the region’s mountains, lakes, and beaches.
A new independent analysis from @rhodium_group shows that the US petrochemical industry produces carbon pollution equal to 90 coal plants each year, and industry expansion plans will add enough new carbon pollution to equal nearly 30 coal plants.
https://www.beyondpetrochemicals.org/news/us-petrochemical-expansion-could-add-nearly-30-coal-plants-worth-of-carbon-pollution
📉 Beaver County has seen double-digit declines in jobs & GDP since Shell's plastics plant was first announced in 2012.
Join ORVI and @EHPinfo for our report release event today at 1 PM ET: https://bit.ly/BeaverCountyDataAnalysis
