Friday Link Round-Up: 09/26/08
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Wal-Mart: not as keen on waste as you might have believed. [Reuters Business and Finance]
A young man tries to find the words to describe his inner struggle with eco-consciousness. [The Lariat Online]
And then, along came the snarky rebuttal! [Mission Laughter]
The plastics industry continues to cry foul. [The Nor’wester]
Composting: the D’Artagnan to the “Three Rs” Musketeers? […]
Wash That Plastic Right Out of Your Life
No commentsIt’s very heartening to see how, when it comes to environmental issues, some people in the world are constantly pushing themselves past their minimum-effort comfort zones. Doing the least of what is expected is rarely (if ever) enough, but, for every person complaining about the loss of convenience, there’s one more person picking up the […]
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 […]
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 […]
Seattle’s Public Forum: LIVE! (Two Days Ago)
No commentsOn Tuesday, I reported that Seattle’s city council was holding a town meeting regarding a proposed expanded ban on Styrofoam and 20-cent tariff on disposable grocery bags. This morning I came across Seattle’s The Stranger, where SLOG blog correspondent Erica Barnett was on the scene to microblog play-by-plays of the hearing, observing it all so […]
Surfrider Foundation and the Pledge Against Plastic
No commentsHave you checked out Surfrider Foundation’s web site lately? You should anyway, as it is chock full of information and environmental activism goodness. I doubly recommend it this week, however, as the site has launched a new initiative in their Action Network section: a Plastics Pledge, in the hopes of lessening one of the biggest […]
