NYT’s moment of clarity: Paper shopping bags ‘might not be as green as you think’ – ‘Paper bags tend to require more energy to produce than plastic ones’ & ‘In landfills, paper bags produce methane & CO2’
https://archive.is/2025.03.24-181404/https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/24/climate/shopping-bags-paper-plastic-grocery-totes.html What Shopping Bags Should I Use? – All bags are not created equal when it comes to the environment. And paper might not be as green as you think. By Rachel Nuwer March 24, 2025 With more cities, states and countries banning single-use plastic bags, paper has become a popular alternative at the grocery checkout. […]
Watch: Morano on Fox & Friends talking Trump reversing plastic straw bans & stopping offshore wind – ‘To make one wind turbine, it takes 45 tons of nonrenewable plastic’
Fox And Friends – February 08, 2025 – Fox News Channel Trump scores win as NJ halts offshore wind project – ClimateDepot.com executive editor Marc Morano joins ‘Fox & Friends Weekend’ to discuss the Trump administration’s handling of Democrats’ green energy policies. Rough Transcript: Marc Morano: It is so refreshing to wake up in an […]
Watch John Stossel debunk the recycling religion: Even Greenpeace says plastic recycling is a ‘dead-end street’
Plastic recycling is a “dead-end street.” That quote…unbelievably…is from @Greenpeace. In my new video, we debunk the recycling religion. pic.twitter.com/loe7F7gS2L — John Stossel (@JohnStossel) December 12, 2024 Plastic recycling is stupid and worrying about plastic pollution in the West is stupid Almost no ocean plastic pollution comes from the West Nothing we do impacts plastic […]
Calif Gov. Newsom signs law banning ‘all plastic shopping bags at grocery stores’ after ‘reusable & recyclable’ bags were NOT being reused & plastic bag trash grew from 8 pounds to 11 pounds per person per year
https://apnews.com/article/california-plastic-bag-ban-406dedf02b416ad2bb302f498c3bce58 California governor signs law banning all plastic shopping bags at grocery stores SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — “Paper or plastic” will no longer be a choice at grocery store checkout lines in California under a new law signed Sunday by Gov. Gavin Newsom that bans all plastic shopping bags. California had already banned thin plastic […]
Watch: Morano on Fox & Friends on Harris’s plastic straw ban reversal & collapsing EV sales & offshore wind fiasco
Fox and Friends – Fox News Channel – Broadcast September 7, 2024 Partial transcript: Rachel Campos-Duffy: Vice President Harris is flip-flopping on yet another issue: banning plastic straws. …Now, her team says she doesn’t support banning plastic straws. Here to react is climate depot.com publisher Marc Morano. So what is this epiphany about what […]
Plastic Police: DC City Gov’t has plastic straw cops to enforce ban! – DC urges public to ‘submit a tip’ if business or org. is ‘in violation’ by using ‘plastic straws and/or stirrers’ or ‘foam’ cups, plates, bowls or plastic bags
DC has 3 full-time straw cops on the beat to enforce the straw ban. And of course a tip line. This is a real graphic produced by the district government.https://t.co/t4dHAKRtJS https://t.co/Nh5okAhv8D pic.twitter.com/0aUXikoDlE — Phil Kerpen (@kerpen) September 6, 2024 https://doee.dc.gov/foambantip Office of the Mayor of the District of Columbia – Muriel Bowser, Mayor # Use […]
Harris now abandons 2019 pledge to ban plastic straws – ‘Her campaign says that’s no longer her position’
During a CNN town hall in 2019, Harris was asked whether plastic straws should be banned.
“I think we should,” she said. “We do need to ban the plastic” straws, she added, saying that paper straws needed to be improved.
‘Menace to our fisheries’: New England flotilla unites to protest wind farm after turbine ‘disaster’ – ‘Proof that offshore wind will crush fishermen & maritime communities’
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/menace-our-fisheries-new-england-flotilla-unites-protest-wind-farm-after-turbine-disaster By Brianna Herlihy Fox News A fleet of 25 fishing boats off the coast of Nantucket, Massachusetts, rallied together on Sunday to protest Vineyard Wind, an offshore wind turbine project under scrutiny after a turbine blade broke off, sending shards of sharp fiberglass into the ocean. “Vineyard Wind is a menace to our fisheries,” Jerry Leeman, CEO […]
Study claims Paper straws are toxic – ‘Glass or stainless steel straws are the best choices’
https://www.xatakaon.com/health/paper-straws-are-often-touted-as-a-great-alternative-to-plastic-but-theres-a-small-problem-theyre-toxic By Alba Mora Initially, many saw paper straws as a solution to the plastic straw problem, but they have their own set of issues. They break down easily, making them difficult to use, so manufacturers tried to address this by making them stronger. However, this also makes them harder to recycle. As a result, […]
Biden admin will ban federal government using plastic cutlery to combat ‘climate change’
https://www.foxnews.com/media/biden-administration-ban-federal-government-using-plastic-cutlery-combat-climate-change By Hannah Grossman Fox News ‘The world’s on fire and [Biden’s] worried about plastic forks’ The Biden administration announced a plan to target plastic pollution, dedicating particular focus to “phase out” single-use plastics – such as kitchen cutlery, cups and straws – across federal departments. President Biden announced the order taking aim at the “climate crisis” in […]