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18Sep

New Jersey Considers the Plastic Bag Debate

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New Jersey’s Red Bank borough has brought the proposal of a ban on disposable plastic bags before city council this week, and on September 22 the issue is scheduled to be brought before a public hearing. It’s an issue that was first proposed by Councilman Michael DuPont and has since been on and off the […]

16Sep

Sometimes Seattle Gets Stalled… Again

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Alas, 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 […]

15Sep

Are Coffee Cups Next?

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With 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, […]

09Sep

Save the Environment: Fall Out Boy Compels You!

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Oh, 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, my […]

05Sep

Friday Link Round-Up: 09/05/08

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Trash 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 Shore too enthused about […]

03Sep

Exaggerating Claims Helps No One

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When 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 Yvonne […]

29Aug

Friday Link Round-Up: 08/29/08

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It still isn’t over yet in Seattle. (Seattle Times)
On the other hand, a bag tax beckons in San Francisco. (ABC7 SF)
Packing reusable bags is strenuous? Also: BAG RAAAAAAGE!!! (The Standard)
Hawaii’s big island is ready to follow Maui into bag restrictions. (Pacific Business News)
Meanwhile, Honolulu is dragging its feet. (Honolulu Star Bulletin)
More recycling-friendly back-to-school ideas. (The […]

04Aug

You Don’t Have to Wait Until You’re Told to Recycle (Although Some People Seem to Think Otherwise)

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Hey, kids — it is a terribly slow news day on the reusable bag front, unfortunately. Not that there’s no news at all, but I feel bad reporting nothing but more and more opinions about the Seattle decision.
That said, I do like a post I read this morning regarding California’s struggles with the reusable […]

31Jul

Look Into the Eyes of the Enemy

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No, 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 […]