5+ hour, 54+ min ago  (928+ words) Woke this morning covered in oil. The sheets above and below me, cotton blended with polyester, are spun from oil. The elastic in their fitted corners is derived from it. The mattress foam springs from it. Stepped on bathroom mat…...

6+ mon, 4+ week ago  (756+ words) When we think of natural disasters in Australia, we generally think of bushfires and floods and the resulting loss of human life and property, the loss of wildlife. But, while not a critical immediate threat, there's a byproduct of sea…...