Archive for September, 2008
Sometimes Seattle Gets Stalled… Again
1 comment so farAlas, Seattle! They just want to get some anti-pollution initiatives passed, but it seems like new obstacles keep cropping up at every turn. Today’s particular obstacle is a big one, too: enough signatures have been collected to bring an injunction against the plastic bag tariff that was supposed to begin in January. More than enough [...]
Tags: environmental policy, opinion, opinions, plastic bags, recycling, Seattle
Are Coffee Cups Next?
No commentsWith the assault on disposable plastic bags in full effect, a common criticism is that we are unfairly picking on the plastic bag industry while other (arguably) bigger and badder bits of refuse get a free pass to landfill heaven. All in good time, my friends — we’re getting to them. The city of Toronto, [...]
Friday Link Round-Up: 09/12/08
1 comment so farThe rest of San Diego County may soon be following in Encinitas’ footsteps. [Sign On San Diego] Meanwhile, Gonzaga is following in the footsteps of all universities going green. [Gonzaga Bulletin] Concluding the Telluride/Aspen Plastic Bag Reduction Challenge: Telluride 1, Aspen 0. [Telluride Watch] North Carolina communities are making a heartfelt effort at replacing plastic [...]
Tags: Colorado, fashion, industry, Oregon, plastic bags, reusable bags, san diego, Washington
Congratulations, Encinitas!
1 comment so farEncinitas, California — official headquarters of your trusty reusable bag blog — has just become the first city in San Diego County to enact a ban on disposable plastic shopping bags. Council members voted to approve the ban Wednesday night. The ban will be phased in over time, and supporters are happy to set the [...]
Fun With Upcycling!
No commentsAs much as we love our bags over here, they aren’t the only things in the world that need reusing — not by a long shot. Sustainablog knows that dozens of unsuspecting items are just begging for a little bit of love and assisted reincarnation, and yesterday they graciously collected and handed down a few [...]
Save the Environment: Fall Out Boy Compels You!
2 comments so farOh, man. I love me some Fall Out Boy. Don’t hate. The boys are no strangers to hard-hitting activism, and now here’s yet a reason to love them, even if you don’t like their music (which you should anyway, but that’s an argument for another day): Energy efficient lightbulbs? Water conservation? Reusable bags? Be still, [...]
Friday Link Round-Up: 09/05/08
No commentsTrash bags? WAY CUTE!!! (Now let’s make them biodegradable!) [PSFK] Who knew going green could be so fashionable? Oh, sweetie: we did! [La Dolce Vita] Apparently Sheryl Crow knows this fact as well. [Ecorazzi] Not everyone in Los Angeles is equally jazzed about the impending bag tariff. [Metropolitan News-Enterprise] Nor is everyone on the Jersey [...]
Exaggerating Claims Helps No One
No commentsWhen editors and columnists railing in favor of disposable plastic bags use fallacious arguments and flimsy attacks, it makes them look like fools. Unfortunately, this fact can go both ways and a couple of Los Angeles officials now stand as an example of what not to do. In their Aug. 15 Blowback, L.A. County Supervisors [...]
