Better late than never, I suppose -- though LA's planned 2010 citywide ban still seems downright meek given that San Francisco, Australia and, yes, even China have...
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Los Angeles City Council Votes to Ban Plastic Shopping Bags by July 2010 (Maybe)
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No plastic bags in LA stores beginning July 2010
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LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles shoppers soon won't hear the question, "Paper or plastic?" at the checkout line. The City Council voted Tuesday to ban plastic shopping...
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HOW TO - Make a Floor Loom
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Simone from Crafty Daisies tips us off to this great guest entry by Bree of Hot Tea Apparel, who shows us how to build a floor loom for weaving. I love the idea of...
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Shih Chieh Huang's recycled bots
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Filed under: robots hacks, news We're really sorry to have missed GLOW. It was a unique all-night art and music event that took place the evening of July 19, 2008, in...
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Declaring war on free plastic bags
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When it was time to make a decision on whether China would ban free super-thin plastic shopping bags, the public wasn’t consulted. There were no hearings, no surveys...
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Randomness
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A conglomerate of news, linkage, and some inspiring stuff I missed while I was away. "Open Range" in Print August issue I'm quoted in the August issue of Print...
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Virginia Fleck's Plastic Bag Art
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Spotted on Apartment Therapy Chicago: Artist Virgina Fleck takes re-use to a whole other level by creating these colorful mandalas from discarded plastic bags. [Read...
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What Will Be Demonized Next?
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Question: What things and activities do you think will be demonized in the next two years? In other words, what activities will some zealous groups equate to "evil"? ...
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japan is the new inspiration for starbucks
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Jean-Marie Shields, Head of Trends at Starbucks gave an excellent presentation at last week's PSFK conference in San Francisco. It became clear that the brand is...
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Kimikatsu, Japan: The Town Without Trash
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Cities like San Francisco may have placed a ban on plastic bags in grocery stores and boast of bike-friendly roads, but if you really want to discover the world's...
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China Watch: Plastic Bag Ban Trumps Market and Consumer Efforts
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China's recent plastic bag ban has been immediately accepted by consumers. In a country where billions of plastic bags are used each day, the government's top-down policy...
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Aftershocks and other earthquake experiences
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1. Departure May 12, 2:28 pm, almost all my Reuters Beijing colleagues saw the office TV sets shaking. Those TV sets had often shown the news but it was the first time...
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BYOB
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Yesterday, my husband and I were at Whole Foods getting our goodies for the week. As we were checking out, I noticed little signs on the register stating that the days...
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Reusable Bags at the Grocery Store
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I produce a lot of garbage, and I’m not talking about just my writing. Here’s one reason: Even though the grocery store is only about a block or two away...