http://adaywithoutplastic.acwnews.org Top Environment Stories from from SDI Atlantic CoastWatch en-us http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/rss/rss.html Copyright 2007 Sustainable Development Institute c2cnews@verizon.net (C2C News Services) varchenko@ils.com.ua (Alexander Varchenko) Thu, 01 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0400 Thu, 01 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0400 The ocean is not a garbage can http://www.workingwaterfront.com/online-exclusives/The-ocean-is-not-a-garbage-can/13437/ 229564 Thu, 01 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0400 source: Working Waterfront - Island Institute topic: 0 region: 0 Starting today, it is illegal not to recycle plastic bottles http://www2.journalnow.com/content/2009/oct/01/what-to-do-with-all-the-bottles/news-ncpolitics/ 229485 Thu, 01 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0400 source: Winston Salem Journal topic: 0 region: 0 Lighthouse keeper's bottle recovered ù months after she died http://www.gloucestertimes.com/punews/local_story_274001650.html 229450 Thu, 01 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0400 source: Gloucester Time topic: 0 region: 0 New law bans plastic bottles from trash today http://www.newbernsj.com/news/plastic-48352-today-trash.html 229335 Wed, 30 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0400 source: New Bern Sun Journal topic: 0 region: 0 New Bottle Deposits, Higher Fees http://www.courant.com/news/politics/hc-new-laws-0930.artsep30,0,2423886.story 229260 Wed, 30 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0400 source: Hartford Courant topic: 0 region: 0 Bad message in bottled water use http://www.courant.com/business/hc-tc-biz-ym-spending-0927.artsep27,0,1550063.story 228751 Sun, 27 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0400 source: Hartford Courant topic: 0 region: 0 Don't throw away those paper towels, zip bags http://www.miamiherald.com/living/family/story/1250655.html 228578 Sat, 26 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0400 source: Miami Herald topic: 0 region: 0 Niagara Bottling wins permit in bottled-water battle http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/environment/orl-niagara-wins-bottling-permit-092609,0,1620186.story 228566 Sat, 26 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0400 source: Orlando Sentinel topic: 0 region: 0 Group to ask for ban on chemical in plastics http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09268/1000696-114.stm 228357 Fri, 25 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0400 source: Post Gazette topic: 0 region: 0 LBI beach cleanup: cigarettes, bottle caps, food wrappers, ... vibrator http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/news/press/ocean/article_0faa5d82-0de7-563a-9fa9-77fe5b70dabd.html 228221 Thu, 24 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0400 source: Press of Atlantic City topic: 0 region: 0 Clean sweep: Thousands of volunteers find no shortage of cigarette butts, plastic cups, food containers and other assorted trash http://www.postandcourier.com/news/2009/sep/20/clean-sweep/ 227428 Sun, 20 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0400 source: Post and courier topic: 0 region: 0 Lead, arsenic found in products from handbags to car seats http://www.usatoday.com/news/health/2009-09-16-chemicals-products_N.htm 227009 Thu, 17 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0400 source: USA Today topic: 0 region: 0 D.C. Start-Up Aims to Pitch Oil Made From Plastic Waste http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/09/15/AR2009091503264.html 226820 Wed, 16 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0400 source: Washington Post topic: 0 region: 0 Ocean City environmentalists want plastic bags banned to prevent litter http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/news/press/cape_may/article_7895d340-a193-11de-8de4-001cc4c002e0.html 226689 Tue, 15 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0400 source: Press of Atlantic City topic: 0 region: 0 Bottles, glass containers may be banned from Flagler Beach http://www.news-journalonline.com/NewsJournalOnline/News/Local/newFLAG01091109.htm 226189 Fri, 11 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0400 source: Daytona Beach News Journal topic: 0 region: 0 Message in a bottle? That's called trash http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/opinion/letters/bal-bottleletter0910,0,1282383.story 226027 Thu, 10 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0400 source: Baltimore Sun topic: 0 region: 0 Water bottle deposits to start http://www.democratandchronicle.com/article/20090910/NEWS01/909100327/Water+bottle+deposits+to+start&eferrer=NEWSFRONTCAROUSEL 225993 Thu, 10 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0400 source: Rochester Democrat and Chronicle topic: 0 region: 0 NC Set to Begin Ban of Plastic Bottles in Landfills http://www.recyclingtoday.com/news/news.asp?ID=15774 225793 Wed, 09 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0400 source: Recycling Today topic: 0 region: 0 It's in the bag -- Pack your produce in 3B Bags, not plastic http://www.orlandosentinel.com/features/lifestyle/green/sns-green-new-3b-bags,0,6551694.story 225613 Tue, 08 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0400 source: Orlando Sentinel topic: 0 region: 0 6 reasons to ditch that plastic bottle http://www.miamiherald.com/news/environment/story/1218933.html 225425 Sat, 05 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0400 source: Miami Herald topic: 0 region: 0 OPINION: Back to school with a book bag of plastics http://www.newsday.com/opinion/opinion-back-to-school-with-a-book-bag-of-plastics-1.1420855 225253 Fri, 04 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0400 source: LI Newsday topic: 0 region: 0 Real men don't use plastic http://obsentinel.womacknewspapers.com/articles/2009/09/02/top_stories/tops1212.txt 225004 Wed, 02 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0400 source: Outer Banks Sentinel topic: 0 region: 0 To save the sea (and its living creatures) use tax policy and good practices to end the plastic legacy http://blog.nj.com/njv_linda_stamato/2009/08/the_plastic_legacy_and_saving.html 224938 Tue, 01 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0400 source: Star Ledger - NJ Voices topic: 0 region: 0 Polycarbonate Plastics and Human BPA Exposure: Urinary Levels Rise with Use of Drinking Bottles http://www.ehponline.org/docs/2009/117-9/ss.html#poly 224904 Tue, 01 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0400 source: Environmental Health Perspectives topic: 0 region: 0 Central Neuroplasticity and Decreased Heart Rate Variability after Particulate Matter Exposure in Mice http://www.ehponline.org/docs/2009/0900674/abstract.html 224898 Tue, 01 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0400 source: Environmental Health Perspectives topic: 0 region: 0 Ban on plastic bags on Outer Banks takes effect today http://hamptonroads.com/2009/09/ban-plastic-bags-outer-banks-takes-effect-today 224876 Tue, 01 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0400 source: Virginian Pilot topic: 0 region: 0 Pack your produce in 3B Bags, not plastic http://www.miamiherald.com/news/environment/story/1210410.html 224636 Mon, 31 Aug 2009 00:00:00 -0400 source: Miami Herald topic: 0 region: 0 Huntington: Garbage trucks must run on natural gas http://www.newsday.com/long-island/suffolk/huntington-garbage-trucks-must-run-on-natural-gas-1.1409405 224618 Sun, 30 Aug 2009 00:00:00 -0400 source: LI Newsday topic: 0 region: 0 Targeted sandbags in N.C. can stay until 2010 http://hamptonroads.com/2009/08/targeted-sandbags-nc-can-stay-until-2010 224609 Sun, 30 Aug 2009 00:00:00 -0400 source: Virginian Pilot topic: 0 region: 0 Every Story About Chemicals in Drinking Water Is a Gift to the Bottled Water Industry http://www.alternet.org/water/142231/every_story_about_chemicals_in_drinking_water_is_a_gift_to_the_bottled_water_industry/ 224196 Thu, 27 Aug 2009 00:00:00 -0400 source: AlterNet topic: 0 region: 0 Bottled-water scam finally feels squeeze http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/editorial_opinion/oped/articles/2009/08/25/bottled_water_scam_finally_feels_squeeze/ 223993 Tue, 25 Aug 2009 00:00:00 -0400 source: Boston Globe topic: 0 region: 0 Another Gift to the Bottled Water Industry http://www.huffingtonpost.com/elizabeth-royte/another-gift-to-the-bottl_b_267557.html 223929 Tue, 25 Aug 2009 00:00:00 -0400 source: Huffington Post topic: 0 region: 0 Back to school with less plastic -- a teaching moment http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/la-oe-monosson24-2009aug24,0,5894887.story 223881 Mon, 24 Aug 2009 00:00:00 -0400 source: LA Times topic: 0 region: 0 New law requires in-store recycling for plastic bags http://www.capegazette.com/storiescurrent/200908/plasticbags21.html 223861 Mon, 24 Aug 2009 00:00:00 -0400 source: Cape Gazette topic: 0 region: 0 BPA Public relations blitz takes cue from tobacco companies' past tactics http://www.jsonline.com/watchdog/watchdogreports/54195297.html 223778 Sun, 23 Aug 2009 00:00:00 -0400 source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel topic: 0 region: 0 It's Deja vu all over again with FDA's review of BPA http://www.ewg.org/BPA/newsrelease/Deja-vu-At-FDA-With-BPA 223520 Thu, 20 Aug 2009 00:00:00 -0400 source: Environmental Working Group topic: 0 region: 0 Kicking the bottle will save you big, water experts say http://www.enterprisenews.com/food/x1886170429/Kicking-the-bottle-will-save-you-big-water-experts-say 223338 Wed, 19 Aug 2009 00:00:00 -0400 source: Enterprise News topic: 0 region: 0 Seattle voters reject 20-cent grocery bag fee http://www.newsday.com/news/nation/seattle-voters-reject-20-cent-grocery-bag-fee-1.1378095 223294 Wed, 19 Aug 2009 00:00:00 -0400 source: LI Newsday topic: 0 region: 0 Study says plastic decomposes at sea http://www.newsday.com/study-says-plastic-decomposes-at-sea-1.1379626 223291 Wed, 19 Aug 2009 00:00:00 -0400 source: LI Newsday topic: 0 region: 0 FDA to Rule on Plastics Chemical in Coming Months http://www.ombwatch.org/node/10320 223205 Tue, 18 Aug 2009 00:00:00 -0400 source: OMB Watcher topic: 0 region: 0 State bans BPA in plastics http://www.acorn-online.com/joomla15/index.php?option=com_content&iew=article&d=34486:state-bans-bpa-in-plastics&atid=1:darien-local-news&itemid=1323 223087 Mon, 17 Aug 2009 00:00:00 -0400 source: Hersam Acorn topic: 0 region: 0 Plastic industry tackles bag fee http://www.philly.com/inquirer/world_us/53318077.html 222938 Sun, 16 Aug 2009 00:00:00 -0400 source: Philadelphia Inquirer topic: 0 region: 0 Scientists sail off to study plastic trash in the Pacific and ways of recovering it http://pubs.acs.org/cen/business/87/8733bus3.html 222907 Sat, 15 Aug 2009 00:00:00 -0400 source: Environmental Science and Technology topic: 0 region: 0 Ruling Lets State Collect Deposits on Bottles http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/15/nyregion/15bottle.html?scp=7&q=environment&t=nyt 222888 Sat, 15 Aug 2009 00:00:00 -0400 source: NY Times topic: 0 region: 0 Modernizing BPA Standards in Food to Protect Public Health http://www.ewg.org/BPA/comment/Modernizing-BPA-Standards-in-Food-to-Protect-Public-Health 222850 Fri, 14 Aug 2009 00:00:00 -0400 source: Environmental Working Group topic: 0 region: 0 In war with bottler, it's fold-'em time http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/lake/orl-lklauren-ritchie-groveland-nia081409aug14,0,3407941.column 222770 Fri, 14 Aug 2009 00:00:00 -0400 source: Orlando Sentinel topic: 0 region: 0 Plastics soon illegal to dump http://www.jdnews.com/news/plastic-66586-bottles-north.html 222761 Fri, 14 Aug 2009 00:00:00 -0400 source: Jacksonville Daily News topic: 0 region: 0 Bottled Water Boom Appears Tapped Out http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/08/12/AR2009081203074.html?hpid=moreheadlines 222564 Wed, 12 Aug 2009 00:00:00 -0400 source: Washington Post topic: 0 region: 0 Another BPA ban OK'd, this one in Schenectady http://www.timesunion.com/AspStories/story.asp?storyID=830114&ategory=SCHENECTADY 222511 Wed, 12 Aug 2009 00:00:00 -0400 source: Albany Times Union topic: 0 region: 0 State issues public health warning on BPA http://www.wickedlocal.com/woburn/news/lifestyle/health/x873439000/State-issues-public-health-warning-on-BPA 222088 Sat, 08 Aug 2009 00:00:00 -0400 source: Wicked Local topic: 0 region: 0 Reduce fetal exposure to BPA and phthalates, experts say http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/health/reduce-fetal-exposure-to-bpa-and-phthalates-experts-say/article1243872/ 221922 Fri, 07 Aug 2009 00:00:00 -0400 source: Toronto Globe and Mail topic: 0 region: 0 Recycling plastic bags can't do enough, ban 'em http://hamptonroads.com/2009/08/recycling-plastic-bags-cant-do-enough-ban-em 221885 Fri, 07 Aug 2009 00:00:00 -0400 source: Virginian Pilot topic: 0 region: 0 If Isle of Wight can't ban plastic bags, they'll recycle 'em http://hamptonroads.com/2009/08/if-isle-wight-cant-ban-plastic-bags-theyll-recycle-em 221674 Wed, 05 Aug 2009 00:00:00 -0400 source: Virginian Pilot topic: 0 region: 0 State warns on bottles with BPA http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2009/08/04/massachusetts_issues_warning_on_bpa/ 221446 Tue, 04 Aug 2009 00:00:00 -0400 source: Boston Globe topic: 0 region: 0 Congress to FDA: Prove Bisphenol A Safe, or Ban It http://www.thedailygreen.com/environmental-news/latest/bisphenol-a-47080302 221346 Mon, 03 Aug 2009 00:00:00 -0400 source: Daily Green topic: 0 region: 0 Hurt Sea Turtle Gets Plastic Flippers http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2009/08/090803-artificial-turtle-flipper-video-ap.html 221243 Mon, 03 Aug 2009 00:00:00 -0400 source: National Geographic topic: 0 region: 0 BPA-free story neglects children's health concerns http://www.environmentalhealthnews.org/ehs/blog/bpa-free-story-neglects-childrens-health-concerns 221064 Fri, 31 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0400 source: Environmental Health News topic: 0 region: 0 'BPA-free' bottles leach chemical: study http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/canada/bpa-free-bottles-leach-chemical-study-52061922.html 220806 Thu, 30 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0400 source: Winipeg Free Press topic: 0 region: 0 What's in your water? Pocono Record tests locally available water - tap and bottled - with surprising health-related results http://www.poconorecord.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090730/FEATURES/907300322 220846 Thu, 30 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0400 source: Pocono Record topic: 0 region: 0 An Environmental Group's Campaign of Wry Lies Against Bottled Water http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/29/business/media/29adco.html?_r=1&cp=3&q=environment&t=nyt 220644 Wed, 29 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0400 source: NY Times topic: 0 region: 0 Do disposable-bag fees change people's behavior? http://www.philly.com/philly/business/51791172.html 220362 Mon, 27 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0400 source: Philadelphia Inquirer topic: 0 region: 0 Can Aluminum Bottles Replace Throwaway Plastic? http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/25/business/energy-environment/25iht-spot25.html?_r=1&cp=12&q=environment&t=nyt 220269 Sat, 25 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0400 source: NY Times topic: 0 region: 0 Desperate Bottled Water Industry Battles Trend Toward Tap http://www.huffingtonpost.com/lisa-kaas-boyle/desperate-bottled-water-i_b_241698.html 219805 Wed, 22 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0400 source: Huffington Post topic: 0 region: 0 Markell to veto bill that would repeal bottle-return law http://www.delawareonline.com/article/20090720/NEWS/90720025/1006/Markell-to-veto-bill-that-would-repeal-bottle-return-law 219584 Mon, 20 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0400 source: DE News Journal topic: 0 region: 0 Bottled Water Makers in the Hot Seat http://greeninc.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/07/17/bottled-water-makers-in-the-hot-seat/ 219418 Sat, 18 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0400 source: NY Times topic: 0 region: 0 Do reusable bags pose health risk? One study seems to think so http://www.orlandosentinel.com/health/sfl-reusable-bags-071609,0,3320400.story 219131 Thu, 16 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0400 source: Orlando Sentinel topic: 0 region: 0 Tracking trash - Project aims to raise awareness of how garbage impacts the environment http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2009/trash-0715.html 219063 Wed, 15 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0400 source: Massachusetts Institute of Technology topic: 0 region: 0 Plastic bags may be trashed in Fairfield http://www.connpost.com/localnews/ci_12826813 218892 Tue, 14 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0400 source: Connecticut Post topic: 0 region: 0 What to do about those grocery store plastic bags http://www.miamiherald.com/living/home/story/1136163.html 218669 Sun, 12 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0400 source: Miami Herald topic: 0 region: 0 Is tap water safer than bottled? http://blogs.consumerreports.org/safety/2009/07/is-tap-water-safer-than-bottled-water.html 218589 Sat, 11 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0400 source: Consumer Reports topic: 0 region: 0 Health Canada detects BPA in jarred baby food http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20090709/bpa_health_090808/20090709 218495 Fri, 10 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0400 source: Canada TV topic: 0 region: 0 6 Indictments Against Bottled Water http://www.thedailygreen.com/environmental-news/latest/bottled-water-47091001 218370 Thu, 09 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0400 source: Daily Green topic: 0 region: 0 A Congressman with a Thirst for Truth: Rep. Bart Stupak vs. Bottled Water http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/07/08/AR2009070803602.html 218306 Thu, 09 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0400 source: Washington Post topic: 0 region: 0 House votes to ban plastic bags down party lines... http://forums.starnewsonline.com/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/1661088265/m/7861018498/r/7471098498 218270 Thu, 09 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0400 source: Star News topic: 0 region: 0 Stricter labeling urged for bottled water http://www.newsday.com/news/nationworld/ny-uswater0709,0,4747456.story 218047 Wed, 08 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0400 source: LI Newsday topic: 0 region: 0 Most Bottled Water Brands Don't Disclose Information About Source, Purity and Contaminants http://www.ewg.org/node/28099 218040 Wed, 08 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0400 source: Environmental Working Group topic: 0 region: 0 Fenty Signs Bag Bill http://voices.washingtonpost.com/dc/2009/07/fenty_signs_bag_bill.html 217988 Tue, 07 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0400 source: Voices - Washington Post topic: 0 region: 0 Food packaging leaks BPA, phthalates http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/health/food-packaging-leaks-bpa-phthalates/article1208351/ 217928 Tue, 07 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0400 source: Toronto Globe and Mail topic: 0 region: 0 More evidence that BPA leaches from plastic bottles and into people http://www.environmentalhealthnews.org/ehs/newscience/more-evidence-bpa-leaches-from-plastic-bottles-into-people 217915 Tue, 07 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0400 source: Environmental Health News topic: 0 region: 0 Pawleys Island inventor sells better way to bag http://www.thesunnews.com/news/local/story/965012.html 217479 Fri, 03 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0400 source: Myrtle Beach Sun News topic: 0 region: 0 The environmental toll of plastics http://www.environmentalhealthnews.org/ehs/news/dangers-of-plastic 217241 Thu, 02 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0400 source: Environmental Health News topic: 0 region: 0 Hannaford offers free totes to encourage bring-your-own-bag http://www.sunjournal.com/node/26173/ 217184 Thu, 02 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0400 source: Lewiston Sun Journal topic: 0 region: 0 House votes to repeal 'bottle bill,' save a nickel http://www.delawareonline.com/article/20090701/NEWS02/907010375 217022 Wed, 01 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0400 source: DE News Journal topic: 0 region: 0 Real men don't use plastic http://obsentinel.womacknewspapers.com/articles/2009/07/01/politics/pols184.txt 217018 Wed, 01 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0400 source: Outer Banks Sentinel topic: 0 region: 0 Seeking to bag plastic bags http://www.thedailyreview.com/articles/2009/06/30/editorial/tw_review.20090630.a.pg4.tw30edit_s1.2635600_edi.txt 216865 Tue, 30 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0400 source: Daily Review (PA) topic: 0 region: 0 Officials say bottle ban will be hard to police http://www.dailyadvance.com/news/bottle-ban-will-be-hard-to-police-687155.html 216643 Sun, 28 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0400 source: Elizabeth City Daily Advance topic: 0 region: 0 All plastics businesses have been hit by the recession; some will recover better than others http://pubs.acs.org/cen/coverstory/87/8725cover.html 216606 Sun, 28 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0400 source: Environmental Science and Technology topic: 0 region: 0 Going into detox: Governments, consumers and retailers seem to be getting the message that toxins don't belong in our toys, bottles and bath products http://www.ottawacitizen.com/news/todays-paper/Going%20into%20detox/1729827/story.html 216351 Fri, 26 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0400 source: Ottawa Citizen topic: 0 region: 0 Plastiki ship made of bottles to sail Pacific on voyage highlighting the perils of plastic http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/sns-ap-us-bottle-ship,0,6918163.story 216263 Thu, 25 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0400 source: Baltimore Sun topic: 0 region: 0 Ship of plastic bottles to send eco-message http://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation/AP/story/1113835.html 216255 Thu, 25 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0400 source: Miami Herald topic: 0 region: 0 N.C. analysis - Lawmakers axe plastic bags on coast http://www.starnewsonline.com/article/20090621/ARTICLES/906209949/1177?Title=N-C-analysis-Lawmakers-axe-plastic-bags-on-coast 215609 Mon, 22 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0400 source: Wilmington Star News topic: 0 region: 0 Eco-news and discoveries û plastics made by microbes http://features.csmonitor.com/environment/2009/06/18/eco-news-and-discoveries-%E2%80%93-plastics-made-by-microbes/ 215598 Sun, 21 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0400 source: Christian Science Monitor topic: 0 region: 0 Make plastic bags inconvenient http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/opinion/readersrespond/bal-ed.le.letters211jun21,0,2425180.story 215588 Sun, 21 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0400 source: Baltimore Sun topic: 0 region: 0 When Studies Collide: Rethinking the Evidence on BPA http://www.newsweek.com/id/202791 215563 Sun, 21 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0400 source: Newsweek topic: 0 region: 0 China Reports 66-Percent Drop in Plastic Bag Use http://www.worldwatch.org/node/6167 215484 Fri, 19 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0400 source: WorldWatch Institute topic: 0 region: 0 N.C. House OKs plastic bag ban on Outer Banks http://hamptonroads.com/2009/06/nc-house-oks-plastic-bag-ban-outer-banks 215452 Fri, 19 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0400 source: Virginian Pilot topic: 0 region: 0 Garbage in, garbage out - We are the only species that overconsumes ù and the only one with a trash problem http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/opinion/oped/bal-op.trash19jun19,0,2728620.story 215434 Fri, 19 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0400 source: Baltimore Sun topic: 0 region: 0 American Chemistry Council Responds to Health Canada's Proposed Phthalates Restrictions http://news.prnewswire.com/DisplayReleaseContent.aspx?ACCT=ind_focus.story&TORY=/www/story/06-19-2009/0005047100&DATE= 215386 Fri, 19 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0400 source: PR Newswire topic: 0 region: 0 Trash bag leads to death for whale, nursing calf http://www.postandcourier.com/news/2009/jun/19/trash_bag_leads_death_whale_nursing_calf86549/ 215379 Fri, 19 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0400 source: Post and courier topic: 0 region: 0 Philadelphia Council rejects plastic-bag ban http://www.philly.com/philly/news/homepage/48591972.html 215354 Fri, 19 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0400 source: Philadelphia Inquirer topic: 0 region: 0 Endocrine Society Unveils First-Ever Scientific Statement http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/154462.php 215327 Fri, 19 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0400 source: Medical News Today topic: 0 region: 0 The Pacific isn't the only ocean collecting plastic trash http://features.csmonitor.com/environment/2009/06/18/the-pacific-isnt-the-only-ocean-collecting-plastic-trash/ 215236 Thu, 18 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0400 source: Christian Science Monitor topic: 0 region: 0 Bangor protest targets unsafe baby products, chemical bisphenol-A http://www.bangordailynews.com/detail/108571.html 215004 Wed, 17 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0400 source: Bangor Daily News topic: 0 region: 0 Disposable Bag Fee Gets Swift Final Approval http://dcist.com/2009/06/disposable_bag_fee_gets_swift_2nd_a.php 214969 Tue, 16 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0400 source: DCist topic: 0 region: 0 AG goes after opponents of bottle regulation http://theday.com/re.aspx?re=be31d5c0-eed3-4d66-ab06-ebf11cf128cd 214932 Tue, 16 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0400 source: New London Day topic: 0 region: 0 Court asked to modify decision -- Delaying state's bottle law until 2010 too costly, attorney general says http://www.timesunion.com/AspStories/story.asp?storyID=810553&ategory=STATE 214928 Tue, 16 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0400 source: Albany Times Union topic: 0 region: 0 Teen Decomposes Plastic Bag in Three Months http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2008/05/teen-decomposes/ 214811 Mon, 15 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0400 source: Wired topic: 0 region: 0 Plastic makers oppose bag ban in three counties http://www.dailyadvance.com/news/plastic-makers-oppose-bag-ban-in-three-counties-661523.html 214714 Sun, 14 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0400 source: Elizabeth City Daily Advance topic: 0 region: 0 Water bottles blasted - More studies cite BPA harm http://news.bostonherald.com/news/regional/view/2009_06_14_Water_bottles_blasted:_More_studies_cite_BPA_harm/srvc=home&osition=also 214673 Sun, 14 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0400 source: Boston Herald topic: 0 region: 0 Eco-friendly dry cleaning? It's in the bag http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/style/eco-friendly-dry-cleaning-its-in-the-bag/article1179984/ 214597 Sat, 13 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0400 source: Toronto Globe and Mail topic: 0 region: 0 Bottle bill on hold in NYS while NYC art exhibit depicts water bottle pollution http://www.examiner.com/x-7963-NY-Hamptons-Community-Examiner~y2009m6d12-Bottle-bill-on-hold-in-NYS-while-NYC-art-exhibit-depicts-water-bottle-pollution 214537 Sat, 13 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0400 source: Examiner topic: 0 region: 0 Activists call for state to put lid on bottled water http://www.projo.com/news/content/BOTTLED_WATER_06-12-09_FCEMMQU_v11.3db4559.html 214502 Fri, 12 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0400 source: Providence Journal topic: 0 region: 0 Paper or Plastic? A New Look at the Bag Scourge http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124473522987806581.html 214479 Fri, 12 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0400 source: Wall Street Journal topic: 0 region: 0 BPA exposure may be higher than safe dose http://www.upi.com/Health_News/2009/06/11/BPA-exposure-may-be-higher-than-safe-dose/UPI-41701244768051/ 214474 Fri, 12 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0400 source: United Press International topic: 0 region: 0 Medical group calls for reducing use of BPA http://www.usatoday.com/news/health/2009-06-10-BPAstudy_N.htm 214323 Thu, 11 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0400 source: USA Today topic: 0 region: 0 More troubling news about BPA http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/44577/title/More_troubling_news_about_BPA 214310 Thu, 11 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0400 source: Science News topic: 0 region: 0 City Council drops plastic-bag fee in favor of a ban http://www.philly.com/philly/news/pennsylvania/47754837.html 214277 Thu, 11 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0400 source: Philadelphia Inquirer topic: 0 region: 0 EWG Calls on Coca-Cola to Protect Customers from BPA | Coca-Cola Rep Discussed "Fear Tactics" to Save BPA at Infamous "Cosmos Club" Confab http://www.ewg.org/node/28009 214225 Wed, 10 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0400 source: Environmental Working Group topic: 0 region: 0 Bisphenol A exposure increases risk of abnormal heart rhythms in female rodents http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2009-06/tes-bae_1060909.php 214154 Wed, 10 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0400 source: EurekAlert topic: 0 region: 0 Bisphenol A exposure in pregnant mice permanently changes DNA of offspring http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2009-06/tes-bae060909.php 214153 Wed, 10 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0400 source: EurekAlert topic: 0 region: 0 NC senator's bid to ban plastic bags rallies foes http://www.charlotteobserver.com/232/story/772134.html 214151 Wed, 10 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0400 source: Charlotte Observer topic: 0 region: 0 Council Fee For Plastic Bags Out, Total Ban In? http://www.philly.com/philly/blogs/cityhall/47518012.html 214142 Wed, 10 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0400 source: Philadelphia Inquirer topic: 0 region: 0 Plastics, cigarettes, food packaging littering the world's oceans http://blogs.usatoday.com/sciencefair/2009/06/plastics-cigarettes-food-packaging-littering-the-worlds-oceans.html 214066 Tue, 09 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0400 source: USA Today topic: 0 region: 0 U.N. environment chief urges global ban on plastic bags http://www.miamiherald.com/news/politics/AP/story/1088120.html 213947 Mon, 08 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0400 source: Miami Herald topic: 0 region: 0 Bottle vs tap grudge match hots up http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/industry_sectors/retailing/article6446066.ece 213783 Sun, 07 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0400 source: Business Times topic: 0 region: 0 Connecticut bans bisphenol-A http://www.jsonline.com/news/milwaukee/46998537.html 213580 Fri, 05 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0400 source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel topic: 0 region: 0 Maine Moms Demand End to Toxic Chemical BPA on Store Shelves http://www.nrcm.org/news_detail.asp?news=3061 213559 Thu, 04 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0400 source: Natural Resources Council of Maine topic: 0 region: 0 Coke and Del Monte plot to deceive mothers &minorities about dangers of BPA http://www.ewg.org/bpa/BPA-industry-plans-fear-tactics-to-save-toxic-chemical 213535 Thu, 04 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0400 source: Environmental Working Group topic: 0 region: 0 Phthalates may soften, weaken bones. http://www.environmentalhealthnews.org/ehs/newscience/phthalates-plasticize-human-bones/ 213335 Wed, 03 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0400 source: Environmental Health News topic: 0 region: 0 Conn. bill to charge for bags dies in Legislature http://www.connpost.com/localnews/ci_12504868 213316 Wed, 03 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0400 source: Connecticut Post topic: 0 region: 0 Paper or Plastic? D.C. Council Votes for 5-Cent Tax on Both http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/06/02/AR2009060201989.html?hpid=topnews 213272 Wed, 03 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0400 source: Washington Post topic: 0 region: 0 D.C. Council Votes to Assess 5-Cent Bag Tax http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/06/02/AR2009060201989.html?referrer=facebook 213251 Tue, 02 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0400 source: Washington Post topic: 0 region: 0 DC Gets Tough On Disposable Bags http://www.environmentreport.org/story.php?story_id=4504 213076 Mon, 01 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0400 source: The Environment Report topic: 0 region: 0 Prenatal Exposure to Bisphenol A at Environmentally Relevant Doses Adversely Affects the Murine Female Reproductive Tract Later in Life http://www.ehponline.org/members/2009/0800045/0800045.html 213054 Mon, 01 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0400 source: Environmental Health Perspectives topic: 0 region: 0 Estrogens in a Bottle? http://www.ehponline.org/docs/2009/117-6/forum.html#estr 213043 Mon, 01 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0400 source: Environmental Health Perspectives topic: 0 region: 0 Strategy Being Devised To Protect Use of BPA http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/30/AR2009053002121.html 212912 Sun, 31 May 2009 00:00:00 -0400 source: Washington Post topic: 0 region: 0 Reduce, Reduce, Reduce: Plastic is here to stay --and that's the problem http://www.nationalpost.com/opinion/columnists/story.html?id=f2956822-3451-408e-9614-68772164db9e 212862 Sat, 30 May 2009 00:00:00 -0400 source: National Post topic: 0 region: 0 A Bottle Bill That Will Rot Your Teeth http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/28/opinion/28kennedy.html?scp=16&q=environment&t=nyt 212533 Thu, 28 May 2009 00:00:00 -0400 source: NY Times topic: 0 region: 0 Converting Garbage into Fuel: Waste Management, a large waste company, gives technology for gasifying trash a boost. http://www.technologyreview.com/energy/22703/ 212450 Wed, 27 May 2009 00:00:00 -0400 source: Technology Review topic: 0 region: 0 Proposed BPA Chemical Ban Passes Connecticut House http://www.courant.com/news/politics/hc-bpa-ban-0523.artmay23,0,5724768.story 211981 Sat, 23 May 2009 00:00:00 -0400 source: Hartford Courant topic: 0 region: 0 Bill banning plastic-hardening chemical passes http://www.connpost.com/localnews/ci_12420921 211811 Thu, 21 May 2009 00:00:00 -0400 source: Connecticut Post topic: 0 region: 0 Pumping Green Power from Fake Plastic Trees http://www.fastcompany.com/blog/clay-dillow/culture-buffet/pumping-green-power-fake-plastic-trees 211713 Thu, 21 May 2009 00:00:00 -0400 source: Fast Company topic: 0 region: 0 Lawmakers Consider Statewide Tax on Disposable Shopping Bags http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/17/nyregion/connecticut/17bagsct.html?scp=15&q=environment&t=nyt 211217 Mon, 18 May 2009 00:00:00 -0400 source: NY Times topic: 0 region: 0 Tax would drastically cut plastic bag use, D.C. CFO says http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/local/45263412.html 211465 Sun, 17 May 2009 00:00:00 -0400 source: Washington Examiner topic: 0 region: 0 Lawmakers Consider Statewide Tax on Disposable Shopping Bags http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/17/nyregion/connecticut/17bagsct.html?_r=1&cp=2&q=environment&t=nyt 211148 Sun, 17 May 2009 00:00:00 -0400 source: NY Times topic: 0 region: 0 FDA relied heavily on BPA lobby http://www.jsonline.com/watchdog/watchdogreports/45228647.html 211132 Sun, 17 May 2009 00:00:00 -0400 source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel topic: 0 region: 0 BPA: On the way out? Sort of http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/43816/title/BPA_On_the_way_out%3F_Sort_of 210971 Fri, 15 May 2009 00:00:00 -0400 source: Science News topic: 0 region: 0 Industry Challenging Connecticut Bill Banning Items Containing BPA http://www.courant.com/news/local/hc-bpa-bill-connecticut.artmay15,0,5961854.story 210968 Fri, 15 May 2009 00:00:00 -0400 source: Hartford Courant topic: 0 region: 0 BPA Levels in Adults Up 70 Percent After Drinking From Plastic Bottles http://www.ewg.org/bpa-from-nalgenes 210846 Thu, 14 May 2009 00:00:00 -0400 source: Environmental Working Group topic: 0 region: 0 Committees: Bring A Bag Or Pay A Nickel http://voices.washingtonpost.com/dc/2009/05/committees_bring_a_bag_or_pay.html 210841 Thu, 14 May 2009 00:00:00 -0400 source: Voices - Washington Post topic: 0 region: 0 Showers Of Plastic Disconcert Bethesda http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/13/AR2009051303616.html 210785 Thu, 14 May 2009 00:00:00 -0400 source: Washington Post topic: 0 region: 0 Legislator seeks ban on plastic bags on coast http://www2.journalnow.com/content/2009/may/13/legislator-seeks-ban-plastic-bags-coast/news/ 210570 Wed, 13 May 2009 00:00:00 -0400 source: Winston Salem Journal topic: 0 region: 0 The Plastics "Out There" and "In Here" http://www.huffingtonpost.com/wallace-j-nichols/the-plastics-out-there-an_b_202763.html 210525 Wed, 13 May 2009 00:00:00 -0400 source: Huffington Post topic: 0 region: 0 Bisphenol A stifles thyroid hormone and slows frog development http://www.environmentalhealthnews.org/ehs/newscience/bpa-suppresses-thyroid-hormone-delays-frog-development/ 210391 Tue, 12 May 2009 00:00:00 -0400 source: Environmental Health News topic: 0 region: 0 How biodegradable are biodegradable plastics? http://www.slate.com/id/2218107 210445 Tue, 12 May 2009 00:00:00 -0400 source: The Slate topic: 0 region: 0 Chicago could have nation's first ban on BPA in baby bottles, cups http://www.suntimes.com/news/metro/1567998,bpa-ban-baby-bottle-chicago-051109.article 210392 Tue, 12 May 2009 00:00:00 -0400 source: Chicago Star Times topic: 0 region: 0 Baby male monkeys act more like female infants after BPA exposure in the womb http://www.environmentalhealthnews.org/ehs/newscience/bpa-affects-male-infant-behaviors-in-monkeys/ 210208 Mon, 11 May 2009 00:00:00 -0400 source: Environmental Health News topic: 0 region: 0 Measure to Restrict BPA Moving to State Senate http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/10/nyregion/connecticut/10bpact.html?scp=5&q=environment&t=nyt 210126 Sun, 10 May 2009 00:00:00 -0400 source: NY Times topic: 0 region: 0 Measure to Restrict BPA Moving to State Senate http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/10/nyregion/connecticut/10bpact.html?_r=1 209708 Thu, 07 May 2009 00:00:00 -0400 source: NY Times topic: 0 region: 0 Judge Refuses To Grant Injunction Against State's Seizure Of Bottle Deposits http://www.courant.com/news/politics/hc-bottle-collection-0507.artmay07,0,110656.story 209705 Thu, 07 May 2009 00:00:00 -0400 source: Hartford Courant topic: 0 region: 0 Real men don't use plastic http://obsentinel.womacknewspapers.com/articles/2009/05/06/politics/pols240.txt 209563 Wed, 06 May 2009 00:00:00 -0400 source: Outer Banks Sentinel topic: 0 region: 0 Paterson Orders Agencies to Switch From Bottled Water to Tap http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/06/nyregion/06water.html?_r=1&cp=16&q=environment&t=nyt 209534 Wed, 06 May 2009 00:00:00 -0400 source: NY Times topic: 0 region: 0 Perspective should guide bottled-water policies http://pressherald.mainetoday.com/story.php?id=254783&c=PHedi 209527 Wed, 06 May 2009 00:00:00 -0400 source: Portland Press Herald topic: 0 region: 0 NY nixes bottled water for state agencies http://www.philly.com/philly/blogs/greenliving/NY_nixes_bottled_water_for_state_agencies.html 209486 Tue, 05 May 2009 00:00:00 -0400 source: Philadelphia Inquirer topic: 0 region: 0 Cast away those soft plastic lures http://www.seacoastonline.com/articles/20090503-SPORTS-905030356 209142 Sun, 03 May 2009 00:00:00 -0400 source: Portsmouth Herald topic: 0 region: 0 Plastic cups could boost auto performance http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn17066-plastic-cups-could-boost-auto-performance.html 209100 Sat, 02 May 2009 00:00:00 -0400 source: New Scientist topic: 0 region: 0 Bisphenol A Data in NHANES Suggest Longer than Expected Half-Life, Substantial Nonfood Exposure, or Both http://www.ehponline.org/members/2009/0800376/0800376.html 209031 Fri, 01 May 2009 00:00:00 -0400 source: Environmental Health Perspectives topic: 0 region: 0 Bisphenol A, Chapter 2: New Data Shed Light on Exposure, Potential Bioaccumulation http://www.ehponline.org/docs/2009/117-5/ss.html#bisp 209026 Fri, 01 May 2009 00:00:00 -0400 source: Environmental Health Perspectives topic: 0 region: 0 Kure Beach condos ordered to rip out sandbags -- again http://www.starnewsonline.com/article/20090429/ARTICLES/904299928/1015/NEWS01?Title=Kure-Beach-condos-ordered-to-rip-out-sandbags-again 208784 Thu, 30 Apr 2009 00:00:00 -0400 source: Wilmington Star News topic: 0 region: 0 Despite Health Risks, Packaged Food Industry Continues to Use BPA http://www.greenbiz.com/news/2009/04/29/food-industry-continues-use-bpa 208722 Wed, 29 Apr 2009 00:00:00 -0400 source: Greenbiz topic: 0 region: 0 Plastic Water Bottles May Pose Health Hazard http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2009/04/28/water-bottles-health.html 208652 Wed, 29 Apr 2009 00:00:00 -0400 source: Discovery Channel topic: 0 region: 0 For Tough Recyclables, a Self-Mending Plastic http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/28/science/28obheal.html?_r=1&cp=9&q=nature&t=nyt 208455 Tue, 28 Apr 2009 00:00:00 -0400 source: NY Times topic: 0 region: 0 Study: Soft plastic lures harm trout, salmon http://waldo.villagesoup.com/Sports/story.cfm?storyID=156212 208443 Tue, 28 Apr 2009 00:00:00 -0400 source: Waldo County Village Soup topic: 0 region: 0 What to do with all those plastic sad sacks http://www.miamiherald.com/news/environment/story/1019852.html 208340 Mon, 27 Apr 2009 00:00:00 -0400 source: Miami Herald topic: 0 region: 0 'BagMonster' helps spread green word in Wilmington http://www.delawareonline.com/article/20090423/NEWS08/904230406/1006/NEWS 207817 Thu, 23 Apr 2009 00:00:00 -0400 source: DE News Journal topic: 0 region: 0 Makers of plastic bags to use 40% recycled content by 2015 http://www.usatoday.com/money/industries/environment/2009-04-20-plastic-bags-recyclable_N.htm 207452 Tue, 21 Apr 2009 00:00:00 -0400 source: USA Today topic: 0 region: 0 Phthalates as a public health concern http://www.environmentalhealthnews.org/ehs/blog/phthalates-are-a-public-health-concern 207278 Mon, 20 Apr 2009 00:00:00 -0400 source: Environmental Health News topic: 0 region: 0 How Green Is My Bottle? http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2009/04/19/opinion/20090419bottle.html 207124 Sun, 19 Apr 2009 00:00:00 -0400 source: NY Times topic: 0 region: 0 Water-bottle deposits required in more states http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/environment/2009-04-16-waterbottledeposits_N.htm 206951 Fri, 17 Apr 2009 00:00:00 -0400 source: USA Today topic: 0 region: 0 Should water bottlers like Niagara be allowed to tap the Floridan Aquifer? http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/opinion/orl-edpbacktalk171041709apr17,0,6241001.story 206908 Fri, 17 Apr 2009 00:00:00 -0400 source: Orlando Sentinel topic: 0 region: 0 Kick The Sick Habit: Bay Versus Bag http://www.motherjones.com/blue-marble/2009/04/kick-sick-habit-bay-versus-bag 206776 Thu, 16 Apr 2009 00:00:00 -0400 source: Mother Jones topic: 0 region: 0 The Cost of Carryout: Two D.C. and Maryland legislators say a 5-cent tax on carryout bags is a necessary price for keeping local waterways clean http://www.qsrmagazine.com/articles/exclusives/0409/bagtax-1.phtml 206863 Thu, 16 Apr 2009 00:00:00 -0400 source: QSR Magazine topic: 0 region: 0 Bags to benches at Giant http://ydr.inyork.com/ydr/green/ci_12146529 206705 Wed, 15 Apr 2009 00:00:00 -0400 source: York Daily Record topic: 0 region: 0 Bottled Water Sales Flatten During Recession http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=103110000 206633 Wed, 15 Apr 2009 00:00:00 -0400 source: National Public Radio topic: 0 region: 0 Conn. considers banning BPA in bottles, containers http://www.theday.com/re.aspx?re=73d6a219-8b5c-4d0e-8482-c1260e5dd3f3 206594 Wed, 15 Apr 2009 00:00:00 -0400 source: New London Day topic: 0 region: 0 Health Canada makes it official: BPA is health hazard http://www.canada.com/Health/Health%20Canada%20makes%20official%20health%20hazard/932205/story.html 206507 Tue, 14 Apr 2009 00:00:00 -0400 source: National Post topic: 0 region: 0 Consortium rejects FDA claim of BPA's safety http://www.jsonline.com/watchdog/watchdogreports/42858807.html 206266 Sun, 12 Apr 2009 00:00:00 -0400 source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel topic: 0 region: 0 Growing controversy swirls around research article key to FDA's decision on bisphenol A safety. http://www.ourstolenfuture.org/Commentary/JPM/2009/2009-0412on-fda-and-tyl.html 206245 Sun, 12 Apr 2009 00:00:00 -0400 source: Our Stolen Future topic: 0 region: 0 Plastic bag tax nixed in Maine http://www.bangordailynews.com/detail/103418.html?content_source=&ategory_id=&earch_filter=&vent_mode=&vent_ts_from=&ist_type=&rder_by=&rder_sort=&ontent_class=&ub_type=stories&own_id=&age= 205991 Thu, 09 Apr 2009 00:00:00 -0400 source: Bangor Daily News topic: 0 region: 0 Plastic Found in One-Third of Leatherback Turtles http://www.enn.com/top_stories/article/39634 205981 Thu, 09 Apr 2009 00:00:00 -0400 source: ENN topic: 0 region: 0 SC town wants better identity than 'Mount Plastic' http://www.thestate.com/statewire/story/744116.html 205854 Thu, 09 Apr 2009 00:00:00 -0400 source: SC The State topic: 0 region: 0 Recycling really floats his boat: Eco-adventurer David de Rothschild's bold plan to bring attention to ocean garbage: set sail in a 60-foot catamaran made of 12,000 plastic bottles http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/LAC.20090403.LPLASTIKI03ART1630//TPStory/Environment 204995 Fri, 03 Apr 2009 00:00:00 -0400 source: Toronto Globe and Mail topic: 0 region: 0 Sears to Sell Eco-Friendly Men's Suits Made of Recycled Plastic Bottles http://www.greenbiz.com/news/2009/04/02/sears-sell-eco-friendly-mens-suits 204953 Fri, 03 Apr 2009 00:00:00 -0400 source: Greenbiz topic: 0 region: 0 You Can Wrap That Red Herring in a Plastic (or Paper) Bag http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/01/AR2009040103938.html 204875 Thu, 02 Apr 2009 00:00:00 -0400 source: Washington Post topic: 0 region: 0 Plan to ban bottled water hits stormy sea of debate http://thechronicleherald.ca/Metro/1114313.html 204517 Wed, 01 Apr 2009 00:00:00 -0400 source: Halifax Chronicle Herald topic: 0 region: 0 Back2Tap urge N.J. schools to eliminate plastic water bottles http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2009/03/back2tap_urge_nj_schools_to_el.html 204493 Wed, 01 Apr 2009 00:00:00 -0400 source: Star Ledger topic: 0 region: 0 Help Mass Audubon by saying "no" to paper or plastic at Shaw's http://www.wickedlocal.com/saugus/news/x1465810122/Help-Mass-Audubon-by-saying-no-to-paper-or-plastic-at-Shaw-s 204456 Wed, 01 Apr 2009 00:00:00 -0400 source: Wicked Local topic: 0 region: 0 Updated bottle deposit law breaks "9-year logjam" http://www.newsday.com/business/ny-stbott316090005mar31,0,5126613.story 204285 Tue, 31 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0400 source: LI Newsday topic: 0 region: 0 Legislature looks at bottled water for possible new tax http://www.jacksonville.com/news/metro/2009-03-29/story/lawmakers_governor_look_at_bottled_water_as_possible_new_tax 204164 Mon, 30 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0400 source: Florida Times-Union topic: 0 region: 0 Bill to ban Bisphenol A in baby bottles advances http://www.examiner.com/a-1930520~Bill_to_ban_Bisphenol_A_in_baby_bottles_advances.html 203986 Sun, 29 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0400 source: Examiner topic: 0 region: 0 Students to town: Kick the plastic bottle habit http://thechronicleherald.ca/NovaScotia/1113647.html 203767 Sat, 28 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0400 source: Halifax Chronicle Herald topic: 0 region: 0 Scientists: Bottled, tap water quality similar, but public supplies need more tests http://www.lohud.com/article/20090327/NEWS03/903270368/1025/NEWS09 203743 Fri, 27 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0400 source: The Journal News topic: 0 region: 0 The bottle bill grows up; Water bottles added to the mix as of April 1 ù or are they? http://www.acorn-online.com/joomla15/index.php?option=com_content&iew=article&d=23427:the-bottle-bill-grows-up-water-bottles-added-to-the-mix-as-of-april-1--or-are-they&atid=147:local-news&itemid=567 203501 Tue, 24 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0400 source: Hersam Acorn topic: 0 region: 0 Florida Debates Water Tax On Bottlers http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=102154551 203293 Sat, 21 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0400 source: National Public Radio topic: 0 region: 0 U.S. lawmakers move to ban BPA from food, beverage containers http://www.jsonline.com/watchdog/watchdogreports/41215752.html 202309 Sat, 14 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0400 source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel topic: 0 region: 0 Bills seek ban on BPA in all food containers http://www.philly.com/inquirer/world_us/41249802.html 202296 Sat, 14 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0400 source: Philadelphia Inquirer topic: 0 region: 0 Plastic health hazard | Pthalates found in plastics mimic the female hormone estrogen http://www.torontosun.com/life/greenplanet/2009/03/14/8744906-sun.html 202276 Sat, 14 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0400 source: Toronto Sun topic: 0 region: 0 Suffolk's Ban on BPA Hailed in Some Quarters http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/15/nyregion/long-island/15cupsli.html 202171 Fri, 13 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0400 source: NY Times topic: 0 region: 0 Maker acknowledges BPA worries http://www.jsonline.com/watchdog/watchdogreports/41186522.html 202152 Fri, 13 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0400 source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel topic: 0 region: 0 Estrogenic toxin found in widely used plastic http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/LAC.20090312.BOTTLES12/TPStory/Environment 201909 Thu, 12 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0400 source: Toronto Globe and Mail topic: 0 region: 0 Plastic-Bottle Boat Ready to Sail http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2009/03/090309-de-rothschild-plastic-boat-missions.html 201449 Tue, 10 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0400 source: National Geographic topic: 0 region: 0 The Energy Use of Bottled Water http://www.environmentreport.org/story.php?story_id=4384 201419 Tue, 10 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0400 source: The Environment Report topic: 0 region: 0 The Energy Use of Bottled Water http://www.glrc.org/story.php?story_id=4384 201229 Mon, 09 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0400 source: Great Lakes Radio Consortium topic: 0 region: 0 From Bottles and Nickels, More Millions? http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/08/nyregion/long-island/08bottleli.html?_r=1&cp=2&q=environment&t=nyt 201059 Sun, 08 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0500 source: NY Times topic: 0 region: 0 Oceanographer Charles MooreTalks About The Pacific Garbage Patch http://e360.yale.edu/content/digest.msp?id=1772 200989 Sat, 07 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0500 source: Yale Environment 360 topic: 0 region: 0 Keeping the birds out of the Barney bag http://www.gloucestertimes.com/punews/local_story_065230418.html 200961 Sat, 07 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0500 source: Gloucester Time topic: 0 region: 0 No BPA For Baby Bottles In U.S. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/03/05/AR2009030503285.html 200837 Fri, 06 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0500 source: Washington Post topic: 0 region: 0 Water bottlers warm to sales tax, oppose governor's plan http://www.tampabay.com/news/politics/legislature/article981553.ece 200806 Fri, 06 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0500 source: St. Petersburg Times topic: 0 region: 0 BPA levels safe in soft drinks: Health Canada http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/LAC.20090306.BPA06/TPStory/?query=Martin%20Mittelstaedt 200800 Fri, 06 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0500 source: Toronto Globe and Mail topic: 0 region: 0 Tests find Bisphenol A in majority of soft drinks http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/LAC.20090305.BPA05/TPStory 200643 Thu, 05 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0500 source: Toronto Globe and Mail topic: 0 region: 0 BPA baby bottles get the boot in one New York State county http://www.sciam.com/blog/60-second-science/post.cfm?id=bpa-baby-bottles-get-the-boot-in-on-2009-03-04 200678 Thu, 05 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0500 source: Scientific American topic: 0 region: 0 Why not tap bottled water as tax source? http://www.palmbeachpost.com/localnews/content/local_news/epaper/2009/03/03/a1b_bino_0304.html 200456 Wed, 04 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0500 source: Palm Beach Post topic: 0 region: 0 Suffolk vote to ban BPA baby bottles first in nation http://www.newsday.com/services/newspaper/printedition/wednesday/health/ny-poban0412513812mar04,0,3333946.story 200360 Wed, 04 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0500 source: LI Newsday topic: 0 region: 0 Lake County throws in the towel in battle with water bottler http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/orl-loc-niagara-water-bottling-030409,0,5082111.story 200350 Wed, 04 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0500 source: Orlando Sentinel topic: 0 region: 0 Bottlers upset at 15-year audit proposal http://www.bangordailynews.com/detail/100697.html 200184 Tue, 03 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0500 source: Bangor Daily News topic: 0 region: 0 The benevolent bag tax: Proposed bills will help the environment http://silverchips.mbhs.edu/story/8982 200082 Mon, 02 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0500 source: Silver Chips - Montgomery Blair HS topic: 0 region: 0 Florida seeks per-gallon water fee from bottlers http://www.tampabay.com/news/politics/state/article980319.ece 199969 Mon, 02 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0500 source: St. Petersburg Times topic: 0 region: 0 Bisphenol A: Where to Now? http://www.ehponline.org/docs/2009/117-3/editorial.html 199961 Mon, 02 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0500 source: Environmental Health Perspectives topic: 0 region: 0 Bills call for ban on plastic additive http://www.nhregister.com/articles/2009/03/02/news/a3-neplastics.txt 199940 Mon, 02 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0500 source: New Haven Register topic: 0 region: 0 Senate Follows House, Approves Bottle Deposit Bill http://www.courant.com/news/politics/hc-budget0227.artfeb27,0,3243627.story 199708 Fri, 27 Feb 2009 00:00:00 -0500 source: Hartford Courant topic: 0 region: 0 House Vote Adds Water To Connecticut's Bottle Law http://www.courant.com/news/politics/hc-2budget0226.artfeb26,0,5338470.story 199434 Thu, 26 Feb 2009 00:00:00 -0500 source: Hartford Courant topic: 0 region: 0 Natureworks Finds Bioplastic Can be Sorted Out of Recycling Streams http://www.greenbiz.com/news/2009/02/24/sort-bioplastic 199057 Tue, 24 Feb 2009 00:00:00 -0500 source: Greenbiz topic: 0 region: 0 State eyes water bottle fee http://www.nhregister.com/articles/2009/02/23/news/a1_mon_waterbottle.txt 198904 Mon, 23 Feb 2009 00:00:00 -0500 source: New Haven Register topic: 0 region: 0 Predicting Residential Exposure to Phthalate Plasticizer Emitted from Vinyl Flooring: A Mechanistic Analysis http://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/es801354f 198498 Thu, 19 Feb 2009 00:00:00 -0500 source: Environmental Science and Technology topic: 0 region: 0 A nickel for your plastics? http://www.sunjournal.com/story/304149-3/OurView/A_nickel_for_your_plastics/ 198285 Wed, 18 Feb 2009 00:00:00 -0500 source: Lewiston Sun Journal topic: 0 region: 0 BPA changes hormones that control puberty, ovulation http://www.environmentalhealthnews.org/ehs/newscience/BPA-affects-early-puberty-ovulation-in-rats/ 198233 Wed, 18 Feb 2009 00:00:00 -0500 source: Environmental Health News topic: 0 region: 0 Sandbagging our coast http://www2.journalnow.com/content/2009/feb/16/sandbagging-our-coast/ 198164 Tue, 17 Feb 2009 00:00:00 -0500 source: Winston Salem Journal topic: 0 region: 0 Less garbage could cost Lake http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/lake/orl-lgarbage1509feb15,0,2414622.story 197896 Sun, 15 Feb 2009 00:00:00 -0500 source: Orlando Sentinel topic: 0 region: 0 In D.C., Bags Might Soon Contain a Fee http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/02/11/AR2009021104352.html?hpid=topnews 197421 Thu, 12 Feb 2009 00:00:00 -0500 source: Washington Post topic: 0 region: 0 Greenwashing Water Bottles http://www.enn.com/top_stories/article/39286 197063 Tue, 10 Feb 2009 00:00:00 -0500 source: ENN topic: 0 region: 0 Purging the plastics http://www.philly.com/philly/blogs/greenliving/39219552.html 197044 Tue, 10 Feb 2009 00:00:00 -0500 source: Philadelphia Inquirer topic: 0 region: 0 Some subway cars subpar when submerged as reefs http://www.nj.com/news/ledger/jersey/index.ssf?/base/news-12/123407088830660.xml&coll=1 196925 Mon, 09 Feb 2009 00:00:00 -0500 source: Star Ledger topic: 0 region: 0 UNCW student investigating 'plastic ocean' effect of garbage http://www.starnewsonline.com/article/20090207/ARTICLES/902070295/1118/NEWS01?Title=UNCW_student_investigating__plastic_ocean__effect_of_garbage 196819 Sun, 08 Feb 2009 00:00:00 -0500 source: Wilmington Star News topic: 0 region: 0 Updated bottle bill would protect our parks http://www.newsday.com/news/opinion/ny-opash066025322feb06,0,3528506.story 196454 Fri, 06 Feb 2009 00:00:00 -0500 source: LI Newsday topic: 0 region: 0 Solar Stocks: Wall Street Heavyweight or Punching Bag? http://www.enn.com/top_stories/article/39230 195975 Wed, 04 Feb 2009 00:00:00 -0500 source: ENN topic: 0 region: 0 Damaged sandbags can't be replaced along NC coast http://www.newsobserver.com/1565/story/1391151.html 195884 Tue, 03 Feb 2009 00:00:00 -0500 source: Raleigh News and Observer topic: 0 region: 0 Medications as a Potential Source of Exposure to Phthalates in the U.S. Population http://www.ehponline.org/docs/2008/11766/abstract.html 195526 Sun, 01 Feb 2009 00:00:00 -0500 source: Environmental Health Perspectives topic: 0 region: 0 Like a Guest That Won't Leave, BPA Lingers in the Human Body http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?id=bpa-lingers-in-human-body 194955 Thu, 29 Jan 2009 00:00:00 -0500 source: Scientific American topic: 0 region: 0 Bisphenol A Data in NHANES Suggest Longer Than Expected Half-Life, Substantial Non-Food Exposure, or Both http://www.ehponline.org/docs/2009/0800376/abstract.html 194710 Wed, 28 Jan 2009 00:00:00 -0500 source: Environmental Health Perspectives topic: 0 region: 0 BPA lingers in body, study finds http://www.jsonline.com/watchdog/watchdogreports/38515489.html 194659 Wed, 28 Jan 2009 00:00:00 -0500 source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel topic: 0 region: 0 Plastic Packaging Growth to Outpace Paper http://www.recyclingtoday.com/news/news.asp?ID=14596 194632 Wed, 28 Jan 2009 00:00:00 -0500 source: Recycling Today topic: 0 region: 0 Plasticizer related to lower hormone levels in men http://www.environmentalhealthnews.org/ehs/newscience/phthalates-and-mens-lower-hormone-levels 194474 Tue, 27 Jan 2009 00:00:00 -0500 source: Environmental Health News topic: 0 region: 0 Plastic bags banned in recycling http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2009/01/25/plastic_bags_banned_in_recycling/ 194072 Sun, 25 Jan 2009 00:00:00 -0500 source: Boston Globe topic: 0 region: 0 Easy being green: Wean yourself off plastics http://www.tampabay.com/features/consumer/article970059.ece 193896 Sat, 24 Jan 2009 00:00:00 -0500 source: St. Petersburg Times topic: 0 region: 0 'A false sense of security' - Bisphenol A http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/chi-0124edit2jan24,0,6881232.story 193775 Sat, 24 Jan 2009 00:00:00 -0500 source: Chicago Tribune topic: 0 region: 0 GAO Blasts U.S. Regulatory System as Seriously Outdated http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/01/22/AR2009012201681.html 193505 Thu, 22 Jan 2009 00:00:00 -0500 source: Washington Post topic: 0 region: 0 Legislators Consider Ban on Plastic Shopping Bags http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/01/21/AR2009012103538.html 193482 Thu, 22 Jan 2009 00:00:00 -0500 source: Washington Post topic: 0 region: 0 Alarming Study of Industrial Chemicals, Pollutants in Our Bodies http://www.centerfortheenvironment.com/articles/kencook.htm 193329 Wed, 21 Jan 2009 00:00:00 -0500 source: Center for the Environment topic: 0 region: 0 Common chemical increases risk of boys genital deformity http://www.environmentalhealthnews.org/ehs/newscience/phthalates-increase-hypospadias-risk 193088 Tue, 20 Jan 2009 00:00:00 -0500 source: Environmental Health News topic: 0 region: 0 Gender-bending chemicals in our rivers grow more potent http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-1121283/Gender-bending-chemicals-rivers-grow-potent.html 193038 Mon, 19 Jan 2009 00:00:00 -0500 source: UK Daily Mail topic: 0 region: 0 Study links water pollution with declining male fertility http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2009-01/uoe-slw011609.php 193004 Mon, 19 Jan 2009 00:00:00 -0500 source: EurekAlert topic: 0 region: 0 The Real Story Behind Bisphenol A http://www.fastcompany.com/magazine/132/the-real-story-on-bpa.html 192931 Sun, 18 Jan 2009 00:00:00 -0500 source: Fast Company topic: 0 region: 0 Red Bank Emphasizes Recycling Over Bag Ban http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/18/nyregion/new-jersey/18bagsnj.html?_r=1 192870 Sat, 17 Jan 2009 00:00:00 -0500 source: NY Times topic: 0 region: 0 Wash. bill would ban chemical in baby bottles http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/6420ap_wa_xgr_bisphenol_ban.html 192798 Sat, 17 Jan 2009 00:00:00 -0500 source: Seattle Post Intelligencer topic: 0 region: 0 Lower Hudson Valley counties sack their laws after state enacts one to require plastic bag recycling http://www.lohud.com/article/20090117/NEWS03/901170373/1025/NEWS09 192779 Sat, 17 Jan 2009 00:00:00 -0500 source: The Journal News topic: 0 region: 0 What is the true cost of plastics and chemicals in our lives? http://www.examiner.com/x-2291-Boston-Dogs-Examiner~y2009m1d14-What-is-the-true-cost-of-plastics-and-chemicals-in-our-lives 192501 Thu, 15 Jan 2009 00:00:00 -0500 source: Examiner topic: 0 region: 0 State May Seize Nickel Deposits On Unreturned Bottles, Cans http://www.courant.com/news/politics/hc-budget0115.artjan15,0,2784880.story 192455 Thu, 15 Jan 2009 00:00:00 -0500 source: Hartford Courant topic: 0 region: 0 Study Links Prenatal Exposure to Chemicals With Higher BMI in Toddlers http://www.newswise.com/articles/view/548084/ 192388 Thu, 15 Jan 2009 00:00:00 -0500 source: Newswise topic: 0 region: 0 Pollutants remain in Americans' blood despite bans http://pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10.1021/es803694d 192328 Wed, 14 Jan 2009 00:00:00 -0500 source: Environmental Science and Technology topic: 0 region: 0 State Finds Way To Uncap Cash In Bottle Law http://www.courant.com/news/local/hc-bottles0114.artjan14,0,2230635.story 192263 Wed, 14 Jan 2009 00:00:00 -0500 source: Hartford Courant topic: 0 region: 0 Plastic rap: Here are 10 ways to reduce plastics in your home http://www.myrtlebeachonline.com/597/story/741547.html 192070 Tue, 13 Jan 2009 00:00:00 -0500 source: Myrtle Beach Sun News topic: 0 region: 0 Study predicts BPA in babies 11 times higher than adults. http://www.environmentalhealthnews.org/ehs/newscience/BPA-11-times-higher-in-babies/ 191952 Mon, 12 Jan 2009 00:00:00 -0500 source: Environmental Health News topic: 0 region: 0 Blumenthal: Sabotaged blue bags shouldn't be residents' problem http://thechronicleherald.ca/Metro/9010227.html 191923 Mon, 12 Jan 2009 00:00:00 -0500 source: Halifax Chronicle Herald topic: 0 region: 0 UAB research revives cancer concerns about some plastic additives http://www.al.com/news/birminghamnews/metro.ssf?/base/news/1231665325115490.xml&coll=2 191807 Sun, 11 Jan 2009 00:00:00 -0500 source: Birmingham News topic: 0 region: 0 NYS Plastic Bag Reduction - New York State's Plastic Bag Reduction, Reuse and Recycling Act http://www.dec.ny.gov/chemical/50034.html 191262 Thu, 08 Jan 2009 00:00:00 -0500 source: NY Department of Environmental Conservation topic: 0 region: 0 Plastics and beaches: A degrading relationship http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=ArticleURL&udi=B6V6N-4TK7XGG-1&user=10&coverDate=01%2F31%2F2009&rdoc=13&fmt=high&orig=browse&srch=doc-info(%23toc%235819%232009%23999419998%23820056%23FLA%23display%23Volume)&cdi=5819&sort=d&docanchor=&ct=24&acct=C 191254 Thu, 08 Jan 2009 00:00:00 -0500 source: Science Direct topic: 0 region: 0 Oral Exposure to Bisphenol A Increases Dimethylbenzanthracene-Induced Mammary Cancer in Rats http://www.ehponline.org/docs/2009/11751/abstract.html 191070 Wed, 07 Jan 2009 00:00:00 -0500 source: Environmental Health Perspectives topic: 0 region: 0 More concerns about phthalates: Effects may be cumulative http://blogs.consumerreports.org/safety/2009/01/more-concerns-a.html 190888 Tue, 06 Jan 2009 00:00:00 -0500 source: Consumer Reports topic: 0 region: 0 NY Mandates Plastic Bag Recycling http://www.glrc.org/story.php3?story_id=4297 190738 Mon, 05 Jan 2009 00:00:00 -0500 source: Great Lakes Radio Consortium topic: 0 region: 0 Phthalates Impair Germ Cell Development in the Human Fetal Testis in Vitro without Change in Testosterone Production http://www.ehponline.org/docs/2008/11146/abstract.html 190425 Thu, 01 Jan 2009 00:00:00 -0500 source: Environmental Health Perspectives topic: 0 region: 0 Not quite a day at the beach - Sisters shocked by amount of garbage washed up on park's shore http://thechronicleherald.ca/Front/1098436.html 190287 Wed, 31 Dec 2008 00:00:00 -0500 source: Halifax Chronicle Herald topic: 0 region: 0 Bristol-Myers spent $840K lobbying gov't in 3Q - For BPA http://www.boston.com/business/healthcare/articles/2008/12/30/bristol_myers_spent_840k_lobbying_govt_in_3q/ 190266 Wed, 31 Dec 2008 00:00:00 -0500 source: Boston Globe topic: 0 region: 0 A life without plastics? http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/chi-plastic-free-satdec27,0,5147886.story 189814 Sat, 27 Dec 2008 00:00:00 -0500 source: Chicago Tribune topic: 0 region: 0 F.D.A. to Reconsider Plastic Bottle Risk http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/24/dining/24chem.html?_r=1&cp=2&q=toxic&t=nyt 189548 Wed, 24 Dec 2008 00:00:00 -0500 source: NY Times topic: 0 region: 0 Red Bank to vote on bag proposal http://www.app.com/article/20081219/NEWS01/812190381/1004/NEWS01 188940 Fri, 19 Dec 2008 00:00:00 -0500 source: Asbury Park Press topic: 0 region: 0 Say "no" to bagger pushing plastic http://www.timesleader.com/opinion/Say__lsquo_no_rsquo__to_bagger_pushing_plastic_12-17-2008.html 188707 Thu, 18 Dec 2008 00:00:00 -0500 source: Times Leader (PA) topic: 0 region: 0 EPA should pursue cumulative risk assessment of phthalates and other chemicals http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2008-12/naos-esp121808.php 188679 Thu, 18 Dec 2008 00:00:00 -0500 source: EurekAlert topic: 0 region: 0 Groups urge BPA ban in all food packaging http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20081216.wbisphenol16/BNStory/National/home 188374 Tue, 16 Dec 2008 00:00:00 -0500 source: Toronto Globe and Mail topic: 0 region: 0 Condo complex owner sues county after unsuccessful appeal of garbage fees http://web.charleston.net/news/2008/dec/15/battle_lines_drawn65079/ 188209 Mon, 15 Dec 2008 00:00:00 -0500 source: Charleston Post and Courier topic: 0 region: 0 NY Gov. Paterson signs bag recycling bill http://www.newsday.com/news/local/wire/newyork/ny-bc-ny--recyclinglaw1213dec13,0,7263257.story 188002 Sat, 13 Dec 2008 00:00:00 -0500 source: LI Newsday topic: 0 region: 0 Group asks for water bottle ban on campus http://www.collegian.psu.edu/archive/2008/12/11/group_asks_for_water_bottle_ba.aspx?print=1 187560 Thu, 11 Dec 2008 00:00:00 -0500 source: PSU The Collegian topic: 0 region: 0 Expanded bottle bill is a tax increase in disguise http://www.buffalonews.com/149/story/511783.html 186700 Thu, 04 Dec 2008 00:00:00 -0500 source: Buffalo News topic: 0 region: 0 City May Ban Bottled Water From Gov Buildings http://en.epochtimes.com/n2/united-states/city-may-ban-bottled-water-from-gov-buildings-7906.html 186073 Mon, 01 Dec 2008 00:00:00 -0500 source: Epoch Times topic: 0 region: 0 Troubled waters: Why we fell out of love with bottled water (and how the industry plans to win us back) http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-wellbeing/healthy-living/troubled-waters-why-we-fell-out-of-love-with-bottled-water-and-how-the-industry-plans-to-win-us-back-1036589.html 185853 Sat, 29 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -0500 source: The Independent topic: 0 region: 0 Flushable Doggie Bags Make Sense http://www.thedailygreen.com/environmental-news/community-news/flushable-doggy-bags-55112702 185675 Thu, 27 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -0500 source: Daily Green topic: 0 region: 0 Thanksgiving meal for 1,000 generates only 1 bag of waste http://www.ajc.com/services/content/atlanta-holiday-guide/stories/2008/11/27/paideia_zero_waste.html 185669 Thu, 27 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -0500 source: Atlanta Journal Constitution topic: 0 region: 0 Arlington Wants to Ban Plastic Bags in Stores http://www.news8.net/news/stories/1108/571996.html 184986 Sat, 22 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -0500 source: News Channel 8 topic: 0 region: 0 Surfrider Foundation Launches "Rise Above Plastics" http://www.surfrider.org/press_releases.aspx?PR_Id=256 184589 Wed, 19 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -0500 source: Surfrider topic: 0 region: 0 Lawmakers to seek ban on BPA http://www.jsonline.com/watchdog/watchdogreports/34623239.html 184328 Tue, 18 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -0500 source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel topic: 0 region: 0 Red, white and now green - winemakers trying plastic bottles http://www.palmbeachpost.com/localnews/content/business/epaper/2008/11/16/sunbiz_wineplastic_1116.html 184107 Sun, 16 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -0500 source: Palm Beach Post topic: 0 region: 0