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Inside the bad math that lets Coca-Cola say it gives back all the water it uses.

The French TV show Cash Investigation, in partnership with the weekly editorial Le Un 1, explores the masses of plastic being produced by big consumer brands. In this full-length documentary, Elise Lucet investigates the secret strategies of one of the world's soft drink giants and its failed sustainability promises. Bart Elmore’s segment begins at 19:50. Audio commentary is in French.

Last week, the Coca-Cola Company unveiled an ambitious plan to recycle a bottle or can for every drink it sells by 2030. It is the latest move by the Atlanta-based soda giant to address environmental concerns tied to its production. Will this plan work? We talked with environmental historian Bart Elmore, author of the book, “Citizen Coke: The Making of Coca-Cola Capitalism.”

When synthetic baking powder was invented in the mid-19th century, it was hailed by many as a time-saving miracle product. Bart Elmore reviews ‘Baking Powder Wars’ by Linda Civitello.

The drinks company junked its re-use system. Now the oceans are full of rubbish, will it clean up its act?

Radioactive waste piles, groundwater pollution, mercury emissions, and poisoned livestock: these are just some of the costs of producing the world’s most widely used herbicide.

Vampire Weekend’s Ezra Koenig is one of indie’s most thoughtful frontmen, and on TIME CRISIS, he digs into today’s politics and pop culture headlines. Some episodes are serious (he hits the campaign trail with Bernie Sanders, and teaches a masterclass on sampling) and some aren’t (you’ll hear heated debates about Cheetos, Yeezys, and Seinfeld), but each show gets an eclectic soundtrack that spans Drake, David Bowie, Diplo, and Def Leppard. Regular guests include Jonah Hill, Mike D, Alana Haim, and co-host Jake Longstreth, but you never know who could stop by. What you can be sure of: No topic is too high-or-low-brow for Ezra’s hot take. Bart Elmore's segment begins at 22:50.