Update: The bill was not passed. The legislation failed on a 14-21 vote late last night. State lawmakers in Sacramento are poised to vote today on whether California should take the drastic step of becoming the first state in the Union to ban disposable plastic shopping bags. The bill has been the aim of a [...]
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California to Vote on Banning Plastic Bags (Updated)
August 31st, 2010 
Justin Manger 
Posted in Behavior, Conservation, Education, Green Economy, Justin Manger, Policy, Sustainability 
Tags: California, Environment 
View CommentsAdd Another Superlative to China’s Growth: 10 Day Traffic Jams (Updated)
August 25th, 2010 Justin Manger Before I get to the meat of this post, I’ll add one more crazy stat that I furtively creeped this morning from the Express Newspaper the guy next to me on the bus was reading: 1,900 cars every day are added to the streets of Beijing alone. That’s one city, in one country. Now for the real [...]
Posted in Behavior, China, Justin Manger, Sustainability, Transportation Tags: Carbon Dioxide, Cars View CommentsRecovery Act Funds Positively Impacting Innovation; Still Many Unknowns
August 24th, 2010 Justin Manger There’s usually a flurry of speculation before major elections. Similarly, sports finals bring out all kinds of arguing and debating about who will win. Only when the votes are counted and the buzzer sounds does it really matter. In announcing that the U.S. is on track to achieve four major innovation breakthroughs due to Recovery [...]
8 Months of Life Without a Car: Pretty Good
August 22nd, 2010 Justin Manger Back in January I sold my 2003 Hyundai Elantra and began the “carless” life in Washington, D.C. This was the first time since freshman year of college that I’d gone without a car. So, now that it’s been 8 months, how is it going? First of all, I’m lucky to live in an area of Washington, [...]
Four Friday Facts Potpourri
August 20th, 2010 Justin Manger Combine fuel use with passenger occupancy, and buses are four times as energy efficient as cars or planes. 24 Percentage of U.S. credit card users who receive statements online only. $1 approximate cost for a company to print and mail a paper statement. 39% Portion of survey respondents that would elect online statements for a [...]
Posted in Behavior, Conservation, Eric Wilson, Five Friday Facts, Justin Manger Tags: Waste View Comments
