August 13, 2013 – The Beacon News –
I would like to set the record straight about plastic bags. A recent letter to the editor stated various mistruths that need to be addressed. First, plastic bags are made from natural gas, not oil. Reusable bags are produced overseas from oil. Plastic bags are the most environmentally friendly option for consumers. On a per-bag basis, plastic bags are more resource efficient, reduce landfill waste and generate fewer greenhouse gas emissions than alternatives. A reusable cloth bag needs to be used 131 times before it is a greener option than a plastic bag used once.
More »August 12, 2013 – The Coast News –
During the last several months there have been some things that the City Council of Solana Beach has really “goofed” on in my opinion. I mention these in light of the latest initiative drafted to try to resolve one of these goofs.
More »August 12, 2013 – Napa Valley Register –
St. Helena’s recent decision to ban plastic bags may have won the city some kudos from your readers (“Kudos to St. Helena for ban on plastic bags,” July 27); however, the ban simply will not have the environmental impact that legislators intended.As a retired captain in the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, I know scientific fact has been omitted from this debate, and the record needs to be corrected.
More »August 8, 2013 – Dallas Business Journal –
Opponents of the proposed bag ban in the city of Dallas will present a petition with more than 3,000 signatures to the city Thursday. The ban, which aims to reduce city litter, would prohibit grocery stores from using plastic and paper bags and would require them to install signage to enforce the use of reusable bags. Signatures were collected over two weekends at two Dallas Kroger locations.
More »July 28, 2013 – Santa Fe New Mexican –
While banning plastic bags may, on the surface, appear to be a good step toward protecting the environment, the facts do not bear this out. I am a confessed convert from previously believing plastic bags were the enemy of the environment. The intentions of those promoting a ban are good, but the unintended consequences are not. The all-volunteer, low-budget Food for Santa Fe distributes 900 bags of groceries in paper bags to hungry families every Thursday. A ban on plastic bags and a charge for paper sacks that are currently recycled by Santa Feans and given to us could be devastating to our operations.
More »July 24, 2013 – Dana Point Times –
It was nice of Brad Drew (Dana Point Times, July 19-25, Vol. 6, Issue 29) to weigh in, unfortunately, his response leaves something to be desired. Given an opportunity to clearly state what the City Council did and did not take into consideration while enacting the plastic grocery bag ban, he chose to refer me to Google and not state his case. I infer from this kind of response either the matter is beneath the writer’s dignity and deserves no serious attention or the writer merely chooses to disguise his purpose with deflection into other topics, such as character assassination.
More »July 21, 2013 – Daily Camera –
Sometimes an idea seems so right but is so wrong. What could possibly be wrong with growing corn for ethanol by using biomass, helping farmers, and creating energy independence? What happened, of course is that the ethanol mandates and subsidies drove up food prices, reduced wetlands, consumed a vast amount of water, and has little if any effect on energy independence.
More »July 11, 2013 – The Press Democrat –
Some state and local lawmakers believe a feel-good plastic-bag ban and tax policies come without a price. The reality is these regulations gravely impact jobs, the economy and the environment. Special interests are lobbying elected officials to push consumers toward alternatives such as paper and reusable bags. Why? Not to benefit the environment but to generate profits under the guise of environmentalism.
More »July 9, 2013 – Plastics News –
When it comes to countering plastic bag bans and taxes, the best solution could be collaboration.
Thanks to work by industry groups, no legislature has succeeded in passing a statewide bag ban, said Phil Rozenski, director of sustainability and marketing for Hilex Poly Co. LLC in Hartsville, S.C., and a member of the American Progressive Bag Alliance.
June 23, 2013 – Redlands Daily Facts –
Open letter to Los Angeles Mayor Villaragosa and city council members: I think you have answered the age old question, “How stupid can you get?” Plastic bags can do many jobs, and can be a source of revenue for Los Angeles. Plastic bags that are used for carrying groceries, clothing, hardware, toys and other products from stores could add greatly to the Los Angeles treasury, reduce spending on cleanup, reduce plastics in the environment, and aid homeless and poor people, as well as reducing the greenhouse gases carbon dioxide and methane, the so-called carbon pollution.
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