This bean-less coffee sounds surprisingly good

Minus is a new company producing bean-less coffee — that is to say, a caffeinated beverage that tastes like coffee, while sidestepping all of the agricultural and roasting processes, and the waste that results from them. As the company explains on its website:

Coffee production is double trouble.

The dark side of plastic: understanding the impact on our bodies, ecosystems, and the world

Plastic particles are in our bodies, ecosystems, and global waterways. They are passed on through breast milk and the human placenta – known as plasticenta. Plastic is as common as oxygen and water and as toxic as white supremacy, COVID-19, and QAnon conspiracy theories. — Read the rest

Exxon just made record profits, also knew even more about climate change than we realized

From Reuters:

Exxon Mobil Corp (XOM.N) posted a $56 billion net profit for 2022, the company said on Tuesday, taking home about $6.3 million per hour last year, and setting not only a company record but a historic high for the Western oil industry.