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• Portland - Pioneer Square - A Lifetime of Plastic Bags Displayed for All to See!!
  on Aug 14, 2010
  I am in Portland today at Pioneer Square between 11:00 and 1:30. If you are in the area, please come down and witness what the average American uses in a lifetime.  Both the City of Portland and the State of Oregon are leaders in looking at ways t...
• Press Conference at Ghiradelli Square
  on Aug 13, 2010
  Part 1 Part 2...
• Ghiradelli Square Invaded by 100 Bag Monsters!
  on Aug 12, 2010 in andy keller bag monster march AB1998 ghiradelli square "bag monster"
  Upwards of 100 Bag Monsters joined me today in a march through Ghiradelli Square in San Francisco to show support AB 1998. Here is a photo and some raw video footage from the event: More photos and videos to come...
• We NEED Bag Monster Volunteers! Join us for the largest Bag Monster event in history!
  on Jul 26, 2010 in AB 1998 "san francisco" Volunteer "bag monster"
  Every year Californians are estimated to use 19 billion plastic bags - many of which will end up in our rivers and oceans causing major harm and damage to our precious eco-systems. A ban on plastic bags is one of the biggest single cuts we can make t...
• Plastic Bag Ban in Oregon?
  on Jul 13, 2010 in atkinson AB 1998 Mark Hass "bag ban" Portland Oregon
   According to www.oregonlive.com, in a February special session, Oregon Senators Mark Hass (D-Beaverton) and Senator Jason Atkinson (R-Central Point) introduced a bill that would ban single-use plastic bags in Oregon. It is anticipated that this bil...
• California Bag Ban, AB 1998, passes out of the Senate Environmental Quality Committee
  on Jun 29, 2010 in california bag ban environment california AB 1998 "bag ban" AB1998
  Yesterday, June 28th, AB 1998 passed out of the Senate Environmental Quality Committee with a 5-2 vote! Our bill to ban plastic bags in California has come a long way. Here is a recap of the bill thus far. February 17, 2010: AB 1998 was introduced...
• Good Bag, Bad Bag.
  on Jun 15, 2010 in NPR "plastic bag education plastic bag
  We spend a lot of time and resources dedicating this blog to current bag bans and legislation. It has been our ultimate goal to educate communities about the harms of single-use plastic bags and the benefits of reusable bags. We feel that, for the mo...
• The Next Step for AB 1998 - A bill to ban plastic bags in California!
  on Jun 10, 2010 in california bag ban environment california AB 1998 "bag ban" AB1998
  A Note from Environment California: The bill to ban plastic grocery bags has passed the Assembly, and now we're building support in the state Senate, where the going will be tough. In order to overcome the pressure from our opposition -- bag manufa...
• Alberta Seeks to Eliminate Plastic Bags Voluntarily
  on Jun 9, 2010 in bag ban canada "bag ban" alberta
  According to the Vancouver Sun Alberta will seek a plan to eliminate plastic bag use with a volunteer program. “The new program will have reduction targets and will be industry-led, according to the Alberta director of the Retail Council of Canada...
• WIN a trip to New York to participate in Yoga at the Great Lawn
  on Jun 7, 2010
  ChicoBag is a proud sponsor of this event! On June 22nd the world’s largest yoga event ever will take place in Central Park in New York City. 10,000 people of all different backgrounds and skill levels will practice with acclaimed world-class tea...

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