The Daily Populous

Tuesday December 8th, 2020 day edition

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Coca-Cola has been branded the world’s worst plastic polluter for the third year in a row, in a damning report that further reveals the scale of the global plastic crisis.

In its annual audit of plastic waste found on beaches, rivers, parks and communities across the globe, Break Free From Plastic found Coca-Cola bottles were by far the worst offender.

The project, which is undertaken by 15,000 volunteers, collected almost 350,000 bits of plastic waste, of which 63 per cent was marked with an identifiable brand.

According to research by Changing Markets Foundation, Coca-Cola remains the biggest plastic polluter in the world, with a plastic footprint of 2.9 million tonnes per year.

“We need to stop plastic production, phase out single-use and implement robust, standardised reuse systems.

Coca-Cola said the company was “making progress” on the “critical issue” of plastic waste.

“Bottles with 100 per cent recycled plastic are now available in 18 markets around the world, and this is continually growing.”. »

Chuck Yeager, famed pilot and legendary West Virginian, has died

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Chuck Yeager, World War II ace, daring test pilot and legendary West Virginian, has died.

On Oct. 14, 1997, on the 50th anniversary of his historic flight, Yeager broke the sound barrier again, flying an F-15D Eagle.

“When he became the first pilot to break the sound barrier he challenged each of us to test the limits of what’s possible,” Manchin stated Monday night. »

Undocumented immigrants far less likely to commit crimes in U.S. than citizens

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Crime rates among undocumented immigrants are just a fraction of those of their U.S.-born neighbors, according to a first-of-its-kind analysis of Texas arrest and conviction records.

These studies were limited to comparing crime rate trends to immigration trends, because records matching crimes to the immigration status of perpetrators weren’t available.

“If somebody says we know undocumented immigrants increase the crime rate, well, I’d say the weight of evidence is not in their favor.”. »

Florida State Police Raid Home Of COVID Whistleblower, Point Guns At Her & Her Family, Seize All Her Computer Equipment

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Florida State Police Raid Home Of COVID Whistleblower, Point Guns At Her & Her Family, Seize All Her Computer Equipment.

Since then, Jones has been running Florida COVID Action, which is a dashboard of Florida COVID information, like the one she used to run for the state.

Filed Under: covid, covid-19, data breach, florida, florida state police, intimidation, raids, rebekah jones, ron desantis, warrant, whistleblower. »

Agents raid home of fired Florida data scientist who built COVID-19 dashboard

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Agents raid home of fired Florida data scientist who built COVID-19 dashboard DeSantis "sent the Gestapo": Video shows FDLE agents with guns drawn at home of woman fired over COVID-19 data.

Rebekah Jones was fired from the Florida Dept. of Health, so she built her own COVID-19 dashboard.

Fired Florida data scientist Rebekah Jones tells police when they enter home to take hardware, tech. »