At the end of March, we were contacted by the Mayor of the Town of Chestertown in Maryland.  Her town was getting ready to vote to ban single-use plastic grocery bags and she was looking to partner with Conservingnow.com on an educational campaign for the town's residents.  Her idea was that our clings would be an important component in helping change plastic bag habits!  We obvi

From Plastic Bag Ban Report:

From Plastic Bag Ban Report:

The city of Forsyth, MO is going green!  Actually, they are already green.  Thanks in no small part to a group of dedicated citizens.  Take a look at their website. http://forsythgoinggreen.com/

On March 8, 2010,

More and more cities are considering and/or implementing plastic bag bans - this is an important step for all of us because as these cities start to consider the effects of plastic bags and bans and taxes, they are beginning a process to understand more clearly all of the complicated issues around getting rid of plastic bags.  There are the super markets, the consumers, the small retailers

California Assembly Member Brownly has introduced legislation calling for a state-wide ban on plastic bags.  Additionally, the legislation would authorize retailers to charge for paper bags, up to $.25.  The bill is AB 1998 and was introduced on Feb.

Lois Kazakoff: On plastic bags and political will.  Lois writes about what is going to make a society change their opinion and laws about plastic bags.  Money, tourism and jobs.  Kazakoff, in a tiny editorial, writes that although plastic bags are not a priority for many tiny island nations - jobs and tourism certainly are.  And nothing will dampen tourism like a large