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		<title>OMG&#8230; Just Ban Plastic Bags Already. Seriously.</title>
		<link>http://www.projectgreenbag.com/blog/2010/08/omg-just-ban-plastic-bags-already-seriously/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Aug 2010 00:52:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ban Plastic Bags And Do It Now There has been so much hype, people huffing and puffing over this issue. In this post we are going to lay it down and put this to rest &#8211; seriously. There are many things we can&#8217;t do in the US because they are bad&#8230; You can&#8217;t drive drunk [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ban The Plastic Bag: Video By Shft.com</title>
		<link>http://www.projectgreenbag.com/blog/2010/08/ban-the-plastic-bag-video-by-shft-com/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Aug 2010 21:36:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Pacific Garbage Patch has grown to be twice the size of Texas. This is unacceptable. Join SHFT in pushing to ban plastic shopping bags in California. The California State Assembly passed a bill to ban plastic shopping bags on June 2. The bill goes to the senate mid august. Help us become the first [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Recycling Plastics: Not Easy As You May Think [Video]</title>
		<link>http://www.projectgreenbag.com/blog/2010/06/recycling-plastics-not-easy-as-you-may-think/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Jun 2010 06:47:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Do Turtles Really Eat Plastic?</title>
		<link>http://www.projectgreenbag.com/blog/2010/04/do-turtles-really-eat-plastic/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Apr 2010 05:01:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Project GreenBag</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Marcos works on tracking sea turtles and he's noted in the necropsies he's done on juvenile sea turtles that many have lots of plastic in their guts.  Santos says that juveniles will eat anything looking for a meal, while adults are more particular]]></description>
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		<title>Video: Tomorrow Is Right Around The Corner</title>
		<link>http://www.projectgreenbag.com/blog/2010/04/video-tomorrow-is-right-around-the-corner/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Apr 2010 06:35:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Project GreenBag</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Surfrider Foundation is a non-profit grassroots organization dedicated to the protection and enjoyment of our world’s oceans, waves and beaches. Founded in 1984 by a handful of visionary surfers in Malibu, California, the Surfrider Foundation now maintains over 50,000 members and 90 chapters worldwide. Visit: The Surfrider Foundation]]></description>
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		<title>Do Biodegradable Plastics Really Work?</title>
		<link>http://www.projectgreenbag.com/blog/2010/04/do-biodegradable-plastics-really-work/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Apr 2010 05:01:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Just how long does it take for conventional plastics to completely break down? 500 years? 1,000? It's a mystery. "No one has really measured how long it takes," says Ramani Narayan, a professor of chemical and biochemical engineering at Michigan State University. What is known is that conventional petroleum-based plastics never really go away, even when they break down into pieces too small to be seen with the naked eye]]></description>
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		<title>Top 10 Myths About Plastic Bags</title>
		<link>http://www.projectgreenbag.com/blog/2010/03/top-10-myths-about-plastic-bags/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Mar 2010 23:29:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Myth #1: Plastic bag bans are spreading like wildfire across the country. Fact: No. In fact, plastic bags have not been banned anywhere, not even in San Francisco. San Francisco is requiring that consumers use compostable plastic bags instead of 100% recyclable bags. Contrary to popular belief, there is a growing movement to increase access [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;Plastic Bag&#8221; An Inspiring Short Film By Ramin Bahrani</title>
		<link>http://www.projectgreenbag.com/blog/2010/03/plastic-bag-an-inspiring-short-film-by-ramin-bahrani/</link>
		<comments>http://www.projectgreenbag.com/blog/2010/03/plastic-bag-an-inspiring-short-film-by-ramin-bahrani/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Mar 2010 06:45:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A short film traces the epic, existential journey of a plastic bag searching for its lost maker, the woman who took it home from the store &#038; eventually discarded it.]]></description>
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		<title>How to Politely Refuse a Plastic Bag</title>
		<link>http://www.projectgreenbag.com/blog/2010/02/how-to-politely-refuse-a-plastic-bag/</link>
		<comments>http://www.projectgreenbag.com/blog/2010/02/how-to-politely-refuse-a-plastic-bag/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Feb 2010 19:41:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This flyer by the fashion illustrator Julia Durgee offers tongue-in-cheek responses you can employ when a store clerk tries to give you a plastic bag that you don&#8217;t want, and which will contribute to the planet&#8217;s ruin. Source: good.is Photo: juliadurgee.com]]></description>
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		<title>William Goodale Inventor of The Paper Bag Machine?</title>
		<link>http://www.projectgreenbag.com/blog/2010/02/william-goodale-inventor-of-the-paper-bag-machine/</link>
		<comments>http://www.projectgreenbag.com/blog/2010/02/william-goodale-inventor-of-the-paper-bag-machine/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 21 Feb 2010 21:23:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Union Paper-Bag Machine Company, assignee of William Goodale, to whom letters-patent No. 24,734, for an improvement in machines for making paper-bags, were issued July 12, 1859, and subsequently extended, brought this suit to restrain Merrick Murphy and R. W. Murphy from infringing said letters]]></description>
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