37 days ago by lel

Residents of Maryland’s Montgomery County are starting the New Year off more sustainably, even if it’s by force. A law signed in May went into effect on Sunday and places a 5-cent per bag fee on plastic bags in order to decrease pollution and fund...

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38 days ago by Jennifer

A little good news to start the year with: as of January 1, 2012, my hometown (not so much a town as a sprawling, amoeba-shaped suburb south of San Francisco) has banned virtually all retailers from giving out plastic shopping bags. You can’t even buy them anymore. If you forget to bring your own ba ...

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42 days ago by Mandy Adwell

It’s no secret that plastic is one of the most environmentally damaging products on the planet, and by now, many of us are aware of the damaging effects of plastic shopping bags. Taking more than 500 years to break down, plastic bags are slowly being replaced by reusable shopping bags, as consumers ...

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45 days ago by The Elephant's Child

The day after Christmas, since I have neither cook nor serving maid, is a day of graceful collapse. Nice family day, good company, good dinner, everybody liked their presents, went home happy. Seattle is an interesting city. Very Green, in all senses of the word. Lots of trees, lakes, and environmen ...

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46 days ago by Being Me: Danielle

When I first started this beach clean up project in August of 2010, I set a "goal" to do at least two beach clean ups a week. Some weeks I have done way over two and others... well... not so much. As the end of 2011 is approaching quickly, I'm attempting to do my best and get out to Wrightsville Bea ...

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49 days ago by Edwin Folven

Paper or plastic, or paper and plastic? Those are two of the questions being considered by the Los Angeles City Council before a vote can be held on a ban of single-use shopping bags. The council’s Energy and Environment Committee postponed making a decision on Dec. 16 on a motion by Councilmember P ...

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51 days ago by Envirothink

Seattle joins the ranks of cities banning plastic bag use (photo by Sascha W., flickr) On December 19th, the City Council in Seattle passed an ordinance banning single use plastic bags. Backed by the Northwest Grocery Association, which represents the state’s largest supermarkets, including Safeway, ...

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51 days ago by Morning Fizz

Caffeinated news & gossip. Your daily Morning Fizz. 1. A PubliCola reader wrote to state representative Mark Miloscia (D-30) expressing her opposition to his candidacy for state auditor. Miloscia, as we reported yesterday morning, is sponsoring legislation that would require doctors to give women me ...

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51 days ago by Mary Matzek

I celebrate every gift I get. This one is a biggie. I believe Berkeley, CA was the first city to ban plastic bags in grocery stores. San Francisco followed. Coastal North Carolina did the same. Now, Seattle follows Bellingham, WA but their ban does more. The Seattle City Council passed a broad ban o ...

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51 days ago by 2gadabout

I celebrate every gift I get. This one is a biggie. I believe Berkeley, CA was the first city to ban plastic bags in grocery stores. San Francisco followed. Coastal North Carolina did the same. Now, Seattle follows Bellingham, WA but their ban does more. The Seattle City Council passed a broad ban o ...

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