News
We handpick a select few stories on hot issues concerning the environment, particularly with regard to the debate over paper, plastic or reusable bags.
November 6, 2008
In Mayor’s Plan, the Plastic Bag Will Carry a Fee
In its struggle to make New York more green, the Bloomberg administration has tried discouraging people from using plastic bags. It has taken out ads beseeching residents to use cloth bags and set up recycling bins for plastic bags at supermarkets.
October 31, 2008
Bottled water sales growth slow to trickle
Bottled water sales are expected to slow to a trickle this year, and producers are blaming everything from the parched economy to the kitchen sink.
September 26, 2008
An Inconvenient Bag
The green giveaway of the moment—the reusable shopping bag—is a case study in how tricky it is to make products environmentally friendly.
September 17, 2008
Google and GE team up on clean-energy policy, tech
September 17, 2008
Call for more action over disposable carrier bags
September 12, 2008
Encinitas, CA - Latest City to Ban Plastic Bags
by Kristin Underwood, San Diego, CA
July 23, 2008
L.A. City Council votes for ban on plastic shopping bags
by David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer
July 8, 2008
California to Require Carbon Label for New Cars
July 2, 2008
Manhattan Beach Bans Plastic Bags
June 30, 2008
Solution, or Mess? A Milk Jug for a Green Earth
June 18, 2008
Picking up without plastic
June 1, 2008
Plastic-bag recycling law clears Assembly, heads for Senate
May 17, 2008
Plastic bag policy 'a diversion'
May 16, 2008
Eco-day care center introduces toddlers to 'green'
May 14, 2008
Malibu to ban plastic bags
May 14, 2008
Malibu passes plastic bag ban
Students of Malibu High School's Environmental Club and the Malibu Boys and Girls Club's "Green Teens" group spelled out RETHINK to send a message to the Malibu council about banning plastic bags.
April 26, 2008
America’s dirty little oil secret: Plastic Bottles and Bags
The Journey of Recycled Plastic — Where Does Your Bottle Go?
What happens to your water bottle once you've drained it?
February 27, 2008
Santa Monica Council Moves Closer To Plastic Bag Ban
February 25, 2008
Parents Concerned About Chemicals In Plastics, Body Products
January 30, 2008
California and New York Leading the Nation In Plastic Bag Recycling Efforts
January 23, 2008
Whole Foods Chain to Stop Use of Plastic Bags
January 23, 2008
Plastic-bag ban unravels - L.A. County board instead adopts a voluntary program
January 10, 2008
Banning Plastic Bags, Helping Marine Life
January 9, 2008
China bans free plastic bags
January 9, 2008
China announces plastic bag ban
China's rapid development has triggered concerns over pollution
The Chinese government says it is banning shops from handing out free plastic bags from June this year, in a bid to curb pollution.
January 9, 2008
China's Plastic Bag Ban Will Save 37 Million Barrels of Oil
China Leapfrogs Other Nations with Simple Message: Bring Your Own Bag
March 28, 2007
S.F. First City to Ban Plastic Shopping Bags
Supermarkets and chain pharmacies will have to use recyclable or compostable sacks |
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