The New York Times 11.07.08

Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg has called for charging shoppers 6 cents for every plastic bag needed at the register. If the proposal passes, New York City would follow the lead of many European countries and become one of the first places in the United States to assess a so-called plastic bag tax. Read more...

Our Take: While we applaud a consumption-based fee of any kind, 6 cents just isn't enough to change behavior. The main objective of Ireland's hugely successful PlasTax was to cut consumption. This seems designed to create an ongoing revenue stream for a struggling municipality, rather than a major reduction in consumption (80-90%). We doubt anything less than 25 cents will work.

Care2 10.14.08

Is it just me-or is it really maddening that we are pelted with industrial toxins and told by governmental regulating agencies that they are safe? Canned foods are thought to be the predominate route of BPA exposure. Numerous studies support this fact, including an investigation of BPA exposures for 257 young children in North Carolina and Ohio day care centers. Read more...

Our Take: Most of us have heard about BPA leaching from some plastic bottles. But the primary source of BPA may be canned items - everything from tomato sauce to baby formula. This alarming fact has gotten buried in the frenzy over BPA in plastic bottles. Here are some great tips to reduce BPA exposure from all sources.

The Dallas Morning News 10.14.08

The City Council appears unlikely to tax and ultimately ban plastic shopping bags, despite a recommendation from staffers that Dallas do away with them for environmental reasons.. Read more...

Our Take: Dallas would have joined the likes of Ireland in passing a bag fee - the most successful government initiative to overconsumption of plastic and paper bags. As in Seattle, industry interests are effectively squashing the issue with misinformation and money, and legislators aren't fighting back - whether because of a lack of resources or simply feeling overpowered. Read more...

Newsweek 010.20.08

Mountains of garbage have never looked more beautiful than in Vivan Sundaram's photographs. His exhibit "Trash," now on view in Manhattan's Sepia gallery (before traveling to Sydney and Tokyo), includes 15 large-scale photos and three video installations that depict the underside of the economic boom gripping his home city, Delhi. Read more...

Our Take: Trash as art compels us to stop and think about what happens to all of these "things" we consume, whether recycled or not. It also shines a light on the culture of consumption that has made its way to India - a country known for its cradle-to-grave recycling practices.

CBC News 10.18.08

The federal government has decided to add bisphenol A to the country's list of toxic substances and draft regulations that ban the sale in Canada of plastic baby bottles containing the chemical. Read more...

The Wall Street Journal 10.14.08

There's a bit more heat this week on bisphenol A, this time courtesy of attorneys general in Connecticut, New Jersey and Delaware. The AGs sent letters to 11 companies asking them to voluntarily stop putting the chemicals into baby bottles and formula. Read more...

Our Take: Two big moves to ban BPA - Canada is a model for when government acts responsively and proactively in the interest of public safety. Fortunately, we're seeing some great leadership on the part of Conneticut, New Jersey and Delaware. We hope it's only the beginning of Americans taking matters into their own hands - politically and personally - to put health before profit.

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