August 2019 – Page 8

Historic North Chapel at Liberty Station ‘Rebranded’ for Parties

From the online newsletter of the Pt Loma Association:

Over the past eight months, since meeting with executives from Pendulum Properties regarding their plans to “repurpose” the structure, we have requested updates multiple times and received no response.

However, the Chapel is no longer closed to events. A new booking website makes little mention of the historical significance of North Chapel. In fact, they have rebranded it simply…

Plastics Or People? At Least One of Them Has to Change to Clean Up Our Mess

Source August 1, 2019 0 Comments

UCSD Chemist on Mission to Make Flip-Flops Out of Algae

By Christopher Joyce / NPR-wbur / July 30, 2019

The avalanche of plastic waste that’s rolling over land and sea has inspired numerous potential solutions. Some involve inventing our way out of the mess by creating new kinds of natural materials that will harmlessly degrade if they’re thrown away.

Others say it might be quicker to change people’s throwaway behavior instead.

Among the first group is Stephen Mayfield. He’s a chemist who figured out how to turn various kinds of algae into raw plastic — polyurethane plastic. Then he turns it into stuff people want.