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01 Sep 2010 09:35

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U.S.: California’s legislature takes a pass on banning plastic bags

D.C. is OK with the idea of taxing plastic bags, but California’s Senate simply didn’t have the votes to ban them entirely. The bill failed last night. source

16 Jun 2010 10:08

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U.S.: Hippie takeover: D.C.’s plastic bag tax, S.F.’s cell phone radiation law

  • 5ยข amount shoppers have to pay to get a plastic bag at any store in D.C.; yes, it’s annoying, but at least it’s encouraging people to use fabric bags instead source
  • $300 amount cell phone companies could soon pay in San Francisco for not posting information about cell phone radiation levels; this also sounds annoying source