Reduce, Reuse, Recycle (you know you know the song)

I'd like to see something like this happen in the US. It's amazing what simple steps we can take to reduce our impact on the environment. Basically, the story I've linked to describes how plastic grocery bags are now taxed 33 cents per bag in Ireland, and that people have stopped using them, not because of the expensiveness of the tax, but because they realized it was a bad habbit. New York has forced grocery stores that use plastic bags to take them back for recycling.

Thus, in the spirit of SEED's Green Cup (which isn't a bad idea for even those of us that don't live in a dorm to embrace), buy some cloth bags to take with you when you go shopping. I have several from Whole Foods (they are only 50 cents to a dollar each), and if you shop at Whole Foods, they give you 10 cents back for every bag you reuse, even if it is a plastic one from their store. Yeah, I know that's like 1/8 a banana, but still, it's nice. Also, if you can help it, bring those nalgenes to class and lose the bottled water, it comes straight from the source...an industrial plant in Indiana or Texas.

Alright, environmental lecture done for the day. Don't forget to vote this Tuesday!!