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Beyond Petrochemicals campaign ‘misguided’: Seaholm

The president of the Plastics Industry Association (PLASTICS) has criticised former New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg’s $85 million campaign to block petrochemical projects across the US, calling it “misguided” and likely to cause more problems than it solves. The philanthropist’s Beyond Petrochemicals: People Over Pollution campaign aims to block the development of more than…

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