Posts Tagged ‘Environment’
» posted on Thursday, December 31st, 2009 at 6:47 pm by Damien Baldino
A tax on plastic bags: What’s next?
Starting on January, 1st 2010, Washington, D.C. will require businesses that sell food or alcohol to impose a 5 cent tax on each plastic bag used by a consumer. At first, you might think this will lead to an increased grocery bill, but it will actually lead to a larger shopping bill in general.
According to the article, any store which sells food must impose the tax. That means that supermarkets, convenience stores, drug stores, bakeries, and larger retailers will also be charging for bags, since they sell food. Sure, you can buy reusable bags to avoid the 5 cent tax, but are you going to bring the bags into nearly every store you visit? » read more
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» posted on Monday, December 7th, 2009 at 12:34 pm by Damien Baldino
Hypocrisy in Copenhagen
Top decision makers are in Copenhagen at the climate summit to discuss climate change. Besides the attendees, environmentalists from all over the world will be keeping a close eye on what happens. While no ground-breaking decisions are expected to be made, this summit is undoubtedly at the center of most environmentalists’ attention.
As these scientists, protesters, and interested parties are watching, I hope they are also on the lookout for hypocrisy. A lot of people claim to care about global warming and want to others to make changes in their lifestyles, but they are reluctant to make these changes in their own life. The saying, “do as I say, not as I do” comes to mind. » read more
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