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Green Holiday Wreath Craft Idea
If you haven't started using reusable grocery bags to bring home your groceries with, and have a stash of plastic single use bags, here is a creative, festive craft idea to d…
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Andrew Borracchini Wins Best Bagger Competition in Walla Walla, Washington
In a follow up to our Best Bagger Competition post dated October 14th, 2011, a winner was selected and is now set to go to Las Vegas in February of 2012. Andrew Borracchini, …
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Follow Up On Aspen's Efforts to Use Reusable Shopping Bags
As a follow up to the post, "A Little Place Called Aspen", Aspen City Council voted in favor of a plastic bag ban with a .20 fee on paper bags at two local grocers, City Mark…
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Reusable Shopping Bags Just Make Sense
We all know how environmentalists feel about the distribution of plastic bags, and we have read many reports containing figures about plastic bags. Respected environmentalist…
Read articleFree Reusable Bags In Santa Cruz December 15th
On Thursday, December 15th, 2011, Save Our Shores will host "Bring You Own Bag" day in Santa Cruz County. John Leopold, Santa Cruz County Supervisor, will hand out custom reu…
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Reusable Shopping Bags A Great Beginning
You have probably noticed more and more retailers offering reusable shopping bags at the check out aisle for sale. You may also have been hearing news of more and more cities…
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Reusable Shopping Bags A Better Choice
In 1994, Charles Moore founded the Algalita Marine Research Foundation (AMRF) in order to research the reasons for the disappearing giant kelp forests in the Pacific ocean an…
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What You Can Do To Reduce Consumption of Plastic Bags
Southampton, N.Y., just implemented a ban on thin, T-Shirt bags, the kind that are typically used in pharmacies and produce sections of grocery stores. Although this is a goo…
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Leatherback Turtles Seen In Monterey Bay
The Leatherback turtle is an ancient reptile that has existed, almost unchanged, since before the dinosaurs. A small group of Leatherbacks travel the Pacific, from as far awa…
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Chicago Aldermen Looking To Ban Plastic Bags
The city of Chicago is comprised of 50 wards or legislative districts. Each ward elects one Alderman. The 50 Aldermen comprise Chicago's City Council, who along with the Mayo…
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Artists For Humanity Encourage Environmental Awareness
Artists for Humanity was founded in 1991, in Boston, MA, as a place where teen youth could come to practice and develop their talents in art and media. Artists for Humanity e…
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Save the Plastic Bag Coalition Sues Santa Cruz
Save the Plastic Bag Coalition is suing Santa Cruz County to fight the plastic bag ban they just passed in September, 2011. The ban in Santa Cruz applies to supermarkets, res…
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