How Gender Stereotypes Affect Pro-Environment Behavior
New research finds certain green behaviors are linked with masculine and feminine stereotypes.
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Plastic Bags
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A New Report Documents the Plastic Industry’s Carbon Footprint
Here's what some cities, states, and countries are doing about it.
The Fight Over Plastic Grocery Bags
A rare ballot referendum in California aims to keep the state from banning free, single-use bags. Why the challenge? Where California goes, the conventional wisdom has it, so goes the nation, particularly when it comes to the environment.
One Small Bag Ban for Man, One Giant Bag Ban for Mankind
In the United States, attempts to put an end to plastic bags have been a local affair. But that doesn't mean there aren't efforts for a national ban.
Do Reusable Bags Make You Sick? Ummm…
In March we introduced our readers to attorney Stephen Joseph, or ”The Bag Man,“ who tendentiously claims that…
The Bag Man
Stephen Joseph’s Save the Plastic Bag Coalition maintains that the bags are actually good for the environment, not to mention the economy.
Trash Free Seas Alliance Takes Aim at Great Pacific Garbage Patch
Recognizing the problems of a plastic-choked ocean, the Trash Free Seas Alliance aims to rid the seas of its islands of flip-flops, soda bottles, and plastic bags.
‘Bag It’ DVD Packaged With Message in Mind
Because of its message, the documentary "Bag It" required filmmakers to say both "Do what I do" and "Do what I show." A shrink-wrapped DVD was out of the question.
California Rejects Ban on Plastic Bags
Lawmakers struck down a bill that would have made California the first state in the union to ban plastic shopping bags.