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Plastics, the Silent Obesogens

Can plastics make us fat? 8
Posted 2 months ago Despite rampant skepticism, the data continue to pour in -- chemicals in some of the most common plastics and household products, things that surround us every minute of the day, are major culprits in the obesity epidemic.
Bag it!

Plastic bags are the enemy of the ocean 2
Posted 2 months ago
This Saturday, join your friends, neighbors, frenemies and complete strangers in a community-wide effort to get the plastic crap out of the ocean.
It ain't over til it's over

Seattle’s bag-fee supporters still smiling despite setback 5
Posted 3 months ago
Seattle's proposal for a disposable-bag fee was soundly defeated in Tuesday's primary election, but bag-fee supporters feel confident that the war against plastic bags is going well.
Bag it

Seattle voters toss disposable bag fee 8
Posted 3 months ago
Thanks to hefty funding from the plastics lobby, Seattle's 20-cent fee on disposable bags has been, well, bagged.
Cap-sacs, fanny packs, and bindles, oh my

Just say no to disposable bags—here are alternatives 6
Posted 3 months, 1 week ago
While Seattleites squabble over whether to impose a fee on disposable bags, we offer up alternatives to the nasty plasty.
The Plastiki cabin: build and development 0
Posted 3 months, 2 weeks ago
Hop on the ban wagon

Disposable-bag restrictions around the U.S. and the world 4
Posted 3 months, 2 weeks ago
Seattle is considering a fee on disposable bags, but that hardly gives the city green b(r)agging rights. Cities around the U.S. and countries around the world have already imposed bag bans for all sorts of eco-reasons.
sack attack

Controversy heats up over Seattle’s proposed disposable bag fee 3
Posted 3 months, 2 weeks ago
On Aug. 18, Seattle voters will decide whether to implement a 20-cent fee on disposable bags. Here's a quick overview of the proposal and who supports and opposes it.
Don't Drink the Water

‘Tapped’ documentary pulls plug on bottled water craze 3
Posted 3 months, 2 weeks ago
"Tapped," a new documentary about the bottled water industry from director Stephanie Soechtig and the producers of "Who Killed the Electric Car?", is a pretty damning look at how consumers have been tricked into spending too much money on water packaged in plastic and quite often not as clean as what's available from the faucet.
Bag it

Better ways to spend $1 million on plastics 4
Posted 4 months ago
A plastics industry trade group plans to drop $1 million to fight Seattle's 20-cent tax on shopping bags. We suggest some better uses for the money.
All Aboard the Plastiki

David de Rothschild: Saving the world, one adventure at a time 9
Posted 4 months, 2 weeks ago
The Plastiki is the latest project of British environmentalist and polar adventurer David de Rothschild, the 31-year-old scion of the famous banking family. De Rothschild and his crew of five plan a three-month voyage across the Pacific to draw attention to the Eastern Pacific Garbage Patch, a swirling mass of plastic trash twice the size of Texas.
A Can of Worms

California is new front line of BPA fight 1
Posted 4 months, 3 weeks ago
California is at the forefront of the fight to protect young children from exposure to BPA. A bill authored by Democratic state Sen. Fran Pavley would essentially ban BPA in products such as baby bottles, sippy cups, infant formula and baby food jars designed for children ages three and younger.
One Word, Infinite Possibilities

Plastic bags get a new life in Jerusalem 1
Posted 6 months, 2 weeks ago
When Eric Pallant showed a group of teachers how to make a fused-plastic fabric, he never imagined the creations that would result.
Do They Suck?

Umbra on Camelbaks 16
Posted 1 year, 10 months ago
Buzz Kill

Umbra on Jell-O shots 3
Posted 1 year, 11 months ago
Mrs. Sippy

Umbra on plastic and kids 13
Posted 2 years, 7 months ago
One Word

Umbra on oil and plastic 4
Posted 2 years, 8 months ago