Get Ready For Earth Hour!
No commentsThere’s something big happening across the country tomorrow night at 8:30PM. It is such a small act that, if pulled off effectively, could make a huge impact on the environment and an even bigger statement about conservation. It’s called EARTH HOUR U.S., and all it asks you to do is this: turn off your lights [...]
Tags: activism, conservation, Earth Hour, environmental policy, opinion, opinions
Friday Link Round-Up: 03/27/09
No commentsHey So-Cal, got plans tomorrow from 11AM-2PM? Help clean up Seal Beach! [Beach Trading] Madison, WI, is entertaining the idea of a plastic bag ban! [Isthmus] Fox News is getting in on the plastic bag greenness game. [Fox] Going camping? Want to keep things green and sustainable? Check out this blog. [RiverWired] Washington, DC, is [...]
Tags: activism, bag ban, California, Canada, Connecticut, conservation, environmental policy, events, plastic bags, reusable bags, Seal Beach, Seattle, Washington, Washington DC
Bottled Water Backlash in London
No commentsDisposable plastic bags are capable of drawing massive ire from the eco-conscious wherever they show up, but bottled water isn’t very far behind at all. In the United Kingdom especially, bottles of water are looked to as the next target for banishment, and headway is already being made: the Thames Valley District school board is [...]
Tags: bottled water, England, environmental policy, London, plastic, plastics, school, UK
Plastic Bag Bans Come to Temecula: One Teen Takes On City Council
No commentsThe power that teenagers can have over change in the world is often vastly underrated. Caught between childlike idealism and adult activism, they are practically the embodiment of change itself. A few miles north of us in Temecula, CA, one teenager is using her voice and ambition for a noble cause: the end of free [...]
Greening Up Dry Cleaning With Garmento!
No commentsHow often do we think about dry cleaning bags? Probably not all that much in comparison to everything else in the world — but maybe we should. After all, we may not receive them with the quantity or frequency of a plastic grocery shopping bag, but they are superfluous plastic bags nonetheless and eventually they [...]
Plastic Bag Usage Curbed in UK!
No commentsIn an effort to stave off mandatory plastic bag tax or banning in the UK two years ago, 21 major supermarkets and chain stores made a pact to cut bag waste by 25 percent. Now the results are in from 2008′s usage, and sure enough: not only did the shops meet the quota, they exceeded [...]
O’Brothers Brings Tasty Organic Burgers to San Diego
No commentsI’m always on the look-out for stores and restaurants that up the eco ante in our own neighborhood, and I hit upon a winner last week with O’Brothers, a new burger venture nestled amongst the labyrinthine corridors of downtown’s Horton Plaza. The menu is simple: burger, cheeseburger, veggie burger, fries. The difference with O’Brothers is [...]
Colorado Senate Supports Plastic Bag Ban
No commentsA Colorado Senate committee has taken the first step against disposable plastic bags this past week, backing Senate Bill 156 in a 4-3 vote. The decision followed a two-and-a-half hour presentation given by both sides of the debate, and if the bill goes all the way it would see a phasing out of plastic bags [...]
California Tops the List for Best Household Recycling
No commentsCalifornia cities are on top of the world! On top of the recycling world, that is. According to a recent survey, a whopping four cities in California showed up in the top ten of a list of the Top 100 US cities with the best household recycling skills — including our very own home town, [...]
Mexico City Goes Green With Revamped Recycling Project
No commentsMexico City is getting on the green wagon — with a brand new vision and a brand new Waste Commission to draft and oversee projects, the city is planning to construct four new waste processing plants over the next four years that will hopefully serve to compost and recycle 85% of the city’s garbage. An [...]
