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Sorry @SecretaryPerry our hormones are our molecular ambassadors of freedom. “Natural” gas molecules are synthetic chemical terrorists, wreaking havoc and disease and disability. This #tweetorial explains why. #SickerFatterPoorer 1/

The natural gas revolution in the US has driven down oil prices and produced a boon in the supply of ethane, a two carbon molecule that is the feedstock for all sorts of plastics. No, it’s not #ethan (though it’s pronounced that way in German) - got your attention though!

Cracking ethane removes two hydrogen atoms and makes ethylene, the building block for polyethylene plastics. Look at the bottom of a plastic water bottle these days, & it’s typically got a 1 in the recycling triangle, which is used to signal it is a polyethylene water bottle. 3/