Journalist, author of PLASTIC INC. Buy US http://bit.ly/4hTHGFh Buy UK http://bit.ly/3LTjHdi And CHOKED #airpollution book. Bylines in NYTimes, Guardian, NatGeo, Scientific American, & more. AP alum. bethgardiner.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/bethgardiner.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/bethgardiner.bsky.social/post/3mvl2sfidkc2gFor Pacific Islanders, climate change is exacting profound cultural, spiritual & emotional damage not captured by the usual language of environmental harm. Lawyer Julian Aguon told me how important islanders' voices were to winning a landmark international climate case https://e360.yale.edu/features/julian-aguon-interview15 Sep 2026 16:39 +0000at://did:plc:omsfkdhc7evbfi4ekrl2skr4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvl2sfidkc2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/bethgardiner.bsky.social/post/3mu2ujqteak2uAs the Trump administration works to unravel a Biden-era effort to restrict toxic pollution from petrochemical plants, I took a look for Yale E360 at what the loss of the hard-won protection might mean for those plants' neighbors. [contains quote post or other embedded content]27 Aug 2026 12:39 +0000at://did:plc:omsfkdhc7evbfi4ekrl2skr4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu2ujqteak2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/bethgardiner.bsky.social/post/3mrzburia222vPlastic Inc. is an Amazon UK Kindle monthly deal! If you're in the UK, you can grab the e-book for just 99p any time in August. https://www.amazon.co.uk/Plastic-Inc-Money-Trash-Future-ebook/dp/B0F2S9RPK8/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_001 Aug 2026 10:42 +0000at://did:plc:omsfkdhc7evbfi4ekrl2skr4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrzburia222vhttps://bsky.app/profile/bethgardiner.bsky.social/post/3mrrfsepjgs2vWith temperatures climbing again in Europe, reposting this piece I wrote in the last heatwave (just a few weeks ago) about the continent's cooling challenges https://www.theatlantic.com/health/2026/06/europe-air-conditioning/687711/?gift=TE-6HeZs5rbXQOX8BUwp0JAvS-oLA78k2oi8AGioajo&utm_source=copy-link&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=share29 Jul 2026 07:31 +0000at://did:plc:omsfkdhc7evbfi4ekrl2skr4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrrfsepjgs2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/bethgardiner.bsky.social/post/3mnrdztdwgk24"Beth Gardiner drops some extraordinary truth bombs in Plastic Inc." Thank you @ianfraser.bsky.social for this thoughtful and nuanced review. [contains quote post or other embedded content]08 Jun 2026 09:18 +0000at://did:plc:omsfkdhc7evbfi4ekrl2skr4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnrdztdwgk24https://bsky.app/profile/bethgardiner.bsky.social/post/3mltqxlkf2c2lI always listen to @kqedforum.bsky.social when I'm in the Bay Area, and it was so much fun to be on the show today, for a great conversation about PLASTIC INC. with @alexis-madrigal.bsky.social! https://www.kqed.org/forum/2010101913834/how-plastic-took-over-the-world-and-how-big-oil-is-betting-on-it14 May 2026 21:25 +0000at://did:plc:omsfkdhc7evbfi4ekrl2skr4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mltqxlkf2c2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/bethgardiner.bsky.social/post/3mkckb545jk27If you're in the UK, Plastic Inc is a Kindle Daily Deal today, available till midnight for just 99p! https://www.amazon.co.uk/Plastic-Inc-Money-Trash-Future-ebook/dp/B0F2S9RPK8/ref=lp_5400977031_1_9?pf_rd_p=60dd658f-031a-4280-aa87-1081ade212ef&pf_rd_r=CVRMPAY67HHY9WSF6GHS&sbo=QS21L9be7oZFAGyl4IXR%2Bw%3D%3D25 Apr 2026 07:44 +0000at://did:plc:omsfkdhc7evbfi4ekrl2skr4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkckb545jk27https://bsky.app/profile/bethgardiner.bsky.social/post/3mk3qitutis22What a thrill to be published in the @theatlantic.com! Took a look at the Iran war's disruption of plastic supply chains -- yet another way the fossil fuel economy makes us vulnerable to geopolitical shocks https://www.theatlantic.com/science/2026/04/brace-plastic-price-hikes/686891/22 Apr 2026 14:47 +0000at://did:plc:omsfkdhc7evbfi4ekrl2skr4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk3qitutis22https://bsky.app/profile/bethgardiner.bsky.social/post/3mjhtaghgms2vImportant story from @lizagross.bsky.social [contains quote post or other embedded content]14 Apr 2026 16:43 +0000at://did:plc:omsfkdhc7evbfi4ekrl2skr4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjhtaghgms2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/bethgardiner.bsky.social/post/3miw3affnm224Utterly reprehensible. What an indelibly shameful moment this is for America. [contains quote post or other embedded content]07 Apr 2026 15:18 +0000at://did:plc:omsfkdhc7evbfi4ekrl2skr4/app.bsky.feed.post/3miw3affnm224https://bsky.app/profile/bethgardiner.bsky.social/post/3mihh4b5scc2kAs a writer, nothing is more gratifying than discussing your book with someone who's read it deeply and thoughtfully–especially when that person is the great @tonyamosley.bsky.social, of Fresh Air. It was an absolute pleasure and honor to talk to her about Plastic Inc. https://www.npr.org/2026/04/01/nx-s1-5763690/the-oil-industry-is-betting-big-on-plastics-heres-what-that-means-for-the-future01 Apr 2026 19:41 +0000at://did:plc:omsfkdhc7evbfi4ekrl2skr4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mihh4b5scc2k