Daily Digest

David Lewis on KQED’s California Report: Redwood City salt ponds site “is not a site for housing.” Saltworks plan is “a foolish leap of faith” in Redwood City Patch. Plus, plastic recycling swindle in HuffPost, bag ban ruling ripple effect, and Long Beach bag ban starts today.

The California Report 7/29/2011
Planning for Sea Level Rise

Redwood City Patch 8/1/2011
The Cargill/DMB Project: A Foolish Leap of Faith
Will we be saddled with serious problems if Cargill-DMB succeeds in obtaining approval for the construction of the massive residential and commercial complex they are proposing east of 101 off Seaport Blvd.?
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Huffington Post 7/31/2011
Plastic And The Great Recycling Swindle
Every day, disposable plastics (bottles, bags, packaging, utensils, etc.) are thrown away in huge quantities after one use, but they will last virtually forever. Globally we make 300 million tons of plastic waste each year. Disposable plastics are the largest component of ocean pollution.
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Laguna Beach Independent 7/30/2011
Ruling Revives Call for Banning Plastic Bags
At most local grocery stores, customers who bring in their own bags are still the odd-man-out. But a decision by the California Supreme Court earlier this month that upholds Manhattan Beach’s ban on plastic bags could require shoppers in Laguna to bring their own bag.
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ABC 7 7/31/2011
Long Beach gearing up for plastic bag ban