CelloMom On Cars<p>"For the first time, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/fracking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fracking</span></a> operations in the US have been linked to ethane exports to Europe through major petrochemical companies and on to globally recognised brands.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Plastic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Plastic</span></a> is a supply-driven issue, the campaigners emphasise. <br>Despite consumers being guilt tripped over their plastic use, it’s this influx of cheap ethane that spurs on the industry to produce more, she says, and to create new markets when some close."</p><p><a href="https://www.euronews.com/green/2025/03/29/coca-cola-and-unilever-among-dozens-of-plastic-brands-tied-to-texas-fracking-investigation" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">euronews.com/green/2025/03/29/</span><span class="invisible">coca-cola-and-unilever-among-dozens-of-plastic-brands-tied-to-texas-fracking-investigation</span></a></p>