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 [...]
