Archive for July, 2008
Look Into the Eyes of the Enemy
1 comment so farNo, I jest. That would be rude. But seriously, homeboy here does have some issues.
This gentleman is Stephen L. Joseph, head of the controversial Save the Plastic Bag campaign and the focus of a recent article in Time Magazine. An attorney with a history behind him of fighting graffiti and litter and waging all-out […]
Tags: absurdity, activism, environmental policy, opinions, plastic bags, reusable bags
Reusable Bags Catching On in Saipan
1 comment so farAccording to the Saipan Tribune today, the reusable bag trend is catching on fast. The little island came into the eco-age thanks to some deft cooperation between their Department of Environmental Quality and a popular local supermarket, and it sounds like their proactive approach is finally starting to pay off.
As part of the Department […]
Congratulations, Seattle!
No commentsI reported a couple of weeks ago on Seattle’s interest in a disposable bag tariff, and now The battle for the city’s fate is over: yesterday a plastic 20-cent bag tax proposal finally came before Seattle’s City Council as a vote, and it almost-unanimously passed.
Seattle is taking a different approach to the “paper or plastic” […]
California’s Work is Never Done
No commentsCalifornia has never been known for slacking off in the environmental-issues department, and now the state is poised to lead the way in the country-wide charge against plastics. According to the L.A. Times, a report scheduled to be released next week will outline dozens of suggestions concerning how to better protect and conserve our waters […]
Friday Link Round-Up: 07/25/08
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An eco-friendly party is the best party! (Also, not your grandma’s party.) [Crunchy Domestic Goddess]
Hawaii is kicking the bag habit. [The Maui News]
…and so is Portland. [The Oregonian]
Seattle’s still pretty divided on the issue, though. [King 5]
New Whole Foods bags: not so great, actually? [Note To Jon]
Grumpy old men are never satisfied with recycling efforts. […]
The Bag Ban Comes Home (Again)
No commentsSweet home San Diego is an interesting place — never before have I lived in a place so equally split between raging conservatives and diehard beachy nature people. Most times, this dichotomy lays dormant as each party chooses to ignore the other, but from every now and then something happens to bring the underlying resentment […]
Oh Snaps, Diane Lane!
No commentsNothing brings credence to a cause quite like having A-list celebrities behind it, and Diane Lane is apparently joining in and taking up the reusable bag mantle. At an Oceana fundraiser in Laguna Beach this past weekend, Lane spoke up about the simple step she’s taking to make the oceans a better place.
At an […]
Bag Ban Rejected by Baltimore City Council
No commentsYou can’t win them all, right? In the face of heavy opposition from unions and grocery chains, not to mention a lack of support from politicians, a plastic bag ban proposal was shot down in Baltimore yesterday.
First District Councilman Jim Kraft proposed the plastic bag ban. He says most bags are not recycled, and […]
A Week Without Plastic? Piece of Cake… Right?
1 comment so farI read an interesting blog from this weekend, about a challenge that — ideally — shouldn’t be any sort of challenge whatsoever. Can you go one day, three days, or even one week without accruing any new disposable plastic? Author and blogger Trudi Morgan-Cole caught wind of just such a challenge (albeit informal) on CBC […]
Friday Link Round-Up: 07/18/08
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Will the next generation be able to repair what their forefathers hath wrought? [Haaretz]
Profile of an entrepreneurial “bag lady.” [Time]
Green homes are all the rage. [Apartment Therapy]
Why are amazing Japanese import bags so expensive? [Dishing]
Know your plastics. [Naturopathic Perspectives]
Once you go reusable, you never go back. [Springhole]
Coloring fun for the whole family. [Daily Impact On]
Mr. […]
