From f626ed75aad6d0dd23ed4d91f0fb0a0a28590576 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "russell@unturf.com" Date: Fri, 27 Feb 2026 07:40:28 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] Enforce lowercase unturf. with ChunkFive font & add cited sources to plastics page --- CLAUDE.md | 1 + eight-forms-of-capital/index.html | 4 +- growing-systems-of-permanence/index.html | 2 +- let-us-define-a-permacomputer/index.html | 4 +- single-use-plastics/index.html | 52 +++++++++++++++++++++--- software/index.html | 6 +-- 6 files changed, 55 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-) diff --git a/CLAUDE.md b/CLAUDE.md index ee8bc3b..439731d 100644 --- a/CLAUDE.md +++ b/CLAUDE.md @@ -29,3 +29,4 @@ Co-Authored-By: Claude - **Avoid verbs "to be."** Avoid is, are, was, were, be, been, being. Prefer active verbs. - **Say "a permacomputer" never "the permacomputer."** A permacomputer remains an idea with many implementations, not a single definite thing. - **Avoid "the" unless absolutely needed.** Universe rarely has one of something. Prefer "a", drop articles entirely, or restructure. "The system" → "a system" or just "systems". Only use "the" when referring to something already named in context. +- **"unturf" stays always lowercase.** Never capitalize as "Unturf" or "UNTURF." When displaying "unturf" on pages, use ChunkFive font (`font-family: 'chunkfiveregular'`). diff --git a/eight-forms-of-capital/index.html b/eight-forms-of-capital/index.html index 8ddc4c0..3d6ebc9 100644 --- a/eight-forms-of-capital/index.html +++ b/eight-forms-of-capital/index.html @@ -324,8 +324,8 @@ Diagrams generated from DOT source files included in this repository.
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Two actions. Not one. Both. @@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ A permacomputer operates in harmony. Inputs match outputs. Waste approaches zero

-Unturf grows systems of permanence. Plastic that cannot return to earth has no place in a permanent system. We engineer alternatives. We burn what remains. We fully combust sin. We close loops or we do not participate. +unturf. grows systems of permanence. Plastic that cannot return to earth has no place in a permanent system. We engineer alternatives. We burn what remains. We fully combust sin. We close loops or we do not participate.

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+ +Zero synthetic plastic before 1907 — Leo Baekeland patented Bakelite in 1907, first fully synthetic plastic. American Chemical Society, Bakelite: First Synthetic Plastic, National Historic Chemical Landmarks.

+ +Over ten billion tons produced — Geyer, Jambeck & Law, "Production, use, & fate of all plastics ever made," Science Advances 3(7), July 2017. Documented 8.3 billion metric tons produced through 2015; production has continued accelerating past 450 million tons per year since.

+ +Every piece ever manufactured still exists somewhere — Most plastic ever produced persists in landfills or environment. Roughly 12% has reached incineration. Geyer et al. (2017) found 79% accumulated in landfills or natural environment, 12% incinerated, 9% recycled (most of which later reached landfill).

+ +2 million tons in 1950 to 450+ million tons today — OECD, Global Plastics Outlook, 2022. Production grew from 2 million tons in 1950 to 460 million tons in 2019, nearly doubling every 15 years.

+ +Recycling symbol placed by petroleum industry — Documented in NPR/PBS Frontline investigation, "Plastic Wars" (March 2020). Society of Plastics Industry created resin identification codes in 1988, deliberately resembling recycling symbols.

+ +Less than 6% recycled in United States — U.S. EPA, Advancing Sustainable Materials Management: Facts & Figures, 2018 data (published 2020). EPA reported 8.7% recycling rate; Greenpeace & Last Beach Cleanup reported 5-6% for 2021. Both confirm single-digit recycling rates.

+ +79% in landfill or environment — Geyer, Jambeck & Law, Science Advances 3(7), 2017.

+ +Shipped overseas & burned in Southeast Asia — Basel Action Network & numerous investigations documented US & European plastic waste exports to China (until 2018 National Sword ban), then redirection to Malaysia, Vietnam, Philippines, Indonesia, & Thailand.

+ +Numbered resin codes never functioned as recycling categories — NPR, "How Big Oil Misled Public Into Believing Plastic Would Be Recycled" (September 2020). Internal industry documents showed companies knew most plastic could not get recycled economically.

+ +4.4 lbs of waste per person per day — U.S. EPA, Municipal Solid Waste Generation, Recycling, & Disposal in United States: Facts & Figures. Average American generates 4.4 pounds of municipal solid waste per day.

+ +Microplastics in human blood — Leslie et al., "Discovery & quantification of plastic particle pollution in human blood," Environment International 163, May 2022. Found microplastics in 77% of blood samples tested.

+ +Microplastics in lung tissue — Jenner et al., "Detection of microplastics in human lung tissue using μFTIR spectroscopy," Science of Total Environment 831, July 2022.

+ +Microplastics in placentas — Ragusa et al., "Plasticenta: First evidence of microplastics in human placenta," Environment International 146, January 2021.

+ +Microplastics in brain tissue — Campen et al., University of New Mexico, 2024. Found microplastics in all brain tissue samples examined, with concentrations increasing over time.

+ +One credit card of plastic ingested per week — WWF International & University of Newcastle, Australia, "No Plastic in Nature: Assessing Plastic Ingestion from Nature to People," June 2019. Estimated ~5 grams per week through food, water, & air. Figure remains debated; other studies estimate lower amounts.

+ +Endocrine disruptors across species — Endocrine Society Scientific Statement, "Endocrine-Disrupting Chemicals," 2009 & 2015 updates. Documented effects of BPA, phthalates, & other plastic-derived chemicals on hormone systems across mammalian, aquatic, & amphibian species. + +

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