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 […]

‘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 […]

Watch: VP Kamala Harris supports bans on plastic straws & offshore drilling – Changes to dietary guidelines to battle ‘climate change, & seeks ‘to get rid of the filibuster to pass a Green New Deal’

SUPERCUT!@KamalaHarris, everything wrong w/ Washington, D.C. in one woman pic.twitter.com/q9hiCaADZ1 — Tom Elliott (@tomselliott) July 21, 2024   Related: Joe Bastardi’s Point-by-point rebuttal of Kamala Harris’s unscientific climate tweet Watch: Likely Dem Prez Nominee Kamala Harris says she would force millions of workers in the energy sector to ‘transition’ to new jobs — such as […]

Watch: John Stossel: Plastic recycling is a DIRTY LIE

Plastic recycling is a DIRTY LIE. So why do so many green activists push it? “I think they get a charge out of telling people what to do,” @JohnTierneyNYC tells me. More than ever… recycling is garbage. pic.twitter.com/4SDWDw7aKx — John Stossel (@JohnStossel) April 8, 2024

The Recycling Con! New Republic mag: ‘Recycling Doesn’t Work—and the Plastics Industry Knew It –  ‘90% of plastics either ended up in a landfill’ or were burned – ‘Just 5% to 6% are successfully recycled’

https://newrepublic.com/article/179267/recycling-doesnt-work-plastics-industry-knew By Kate Aronoff – A staff writer at The New Republic. Hardly any plastics can be recycled. You’d be forgiven for not knowing that, given how much messaging Americans receive about the convenience of recycling old bottles and food containers—from the weekly curbside collections to the “chasing arrows” markings on food and beverage packaging. […]