{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6564591fd5b95600128495f1/660fc5b02262e80016813b50?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Plastic: the Elephant in the Room","description":"<p>In this episode of \"Something in the Water,\" host Elena Berg tackles the pressing issue of plastic pollution, focusing on the bottled water industry's environmental footprint. Featuring insights from anti-plastic activist Malia Elder and plastics researcher Dr. Sherri Mason. Dr. Mason reveals her research finding plastic in our drinking water. Malia explains the social justice implications of plastic production and waste, and how these issues intersect with water consumption. The episode serves as a wake-up call that the bottled water industry is only one of many industries contributing to the plastic problems at hand and stresses the need for wide scale systemic change.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Episode Guests: </strong>Dr. Sherri Mason and Malia Elder</p><p>Find more information about <a href=\"https://www.sherrimason.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Dr. Mason here</a> and browse her publications on <a href=\"https://www.researchgate.net/scientific-contributions/Sherri-A-Mason-2050214029\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Research Gate</a>.</p><p>More information about the episode and<a href=\"https://www.pineforestpods.com/pods/something-in-the-water\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"> Something in the Water here</a>.</p><p>Episode <a href=\"pineforestpods.com/sitw-episodes\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">transcrip</a>t&nbsp;and more information on the <a href=\"http://pineforestpods.com\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Pine Forest Media </a>Website</p><p>Follow Pine Forest Media on Instagram <a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/pineforestmedia/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">@pineforestmedia</a></p><p>Hosted by Elena Berg</p><p>Written and produced by Elena Berg and Clark Marchese</p><p>Audio Editing by Clark Marchese</p><p>Cover art by <a href=\"https://www.sarahglavan.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Sarah Glavan</a></p><p>Theme Music by Josef Salvat</p><p><br></p>","author_name":"Pine Forest Media"}