Tag Archives: advocacy

Wonky Wednesday: Reusable Bag Scare – Don’t Believe the Hype

In this week’s episode of “Don’t Believe Everything the Plastics Industry Tells You,” the Save The Bay policy team battles another scare tactic: the ridiculous notion that reusable bags are cesspools of bacteria that will invade your kitchen and endanger your family.  Consumer Reports plays the supporting role. In 2010, an unscientific and misleading report [...]

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Daily Digest

Plastic bag bans went into effect on January 1st in City of San Jose and Marin County. Plus, Bay Area plans to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. And restoration transforms a man-made island into habitat in Richardson Bay. San Jose Mercury News 1/3/2012 San Jose shoppers tackle plastic bag ban Must. Bring. Bag.Don’t. Leave. In. Trunk.A [...]

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Climate Change Conversation Heats Up at Governor’s Conference

I attended Governor Jerry Brown’s conference last week on how California can prepare for extreme climate events, held at the California Academy of Sciences. As scientists have predicted, climate change is already producing more extreme weather events that cause death to humans and wildlife, and destruction to property, habitat and crops. The U.S. set a [...]

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Wonky Wednesday: Bag ban bounces back in Seattle

The Seattle City Council unanimously voted to ban plastic bags on Monday, placing a five cent charge on paper bags. Councilmember Mike O’Brien drove home the main point: “The hope is by passing this legislation; we can help shift behavior and get more people to use reusable bags instead of disposable bags.” This win is [...]

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The Gov signs our wetlands bill!

by Jessica Castelli, Communications Director Originally posted on October 2, 2008 The Save The Bay staff is jumping up and down in excitement and celebratory orange and blue streamers are hanging from our hallways—we are celebrating a landmark win for San Francisco Bay wetlands! Late Tuesday night Governor Schwarzenegger signed into law AB 2954, establishing [...]

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