The Virginian-Pilot has found something else to ban, and it ain’t earmarks.
Plastic bags.
a ban would benefit wildlife and marine life, particularly sea turtles, that eat or become entangled in the plastic.
Shifting from plastic bags would also reduce the energy consumed to produce the bags, conserve space in expensive and overburdened landfills, where plastic takes decades to degrade, if it ever does.
Virginia lawmakers have shown no inclination to follow the lead of North Carolina and others on this issue. But if Virginians as diverse as environmentalists, farmers and advocates for wildlife and beautification speak up, perhaps there’s hope the politicians will eventually listen.
Environmentalists, farmers and beautification folks is a diverse group? Don’t even get me started on that.
But brilliance is found in the “comments” section of this misguided editorial.
“Seven days a week, 365 days a year, my Virginian-Pilot arrives on my porch in a plastic bag.” Donald S. Vtipil, Norfolk, VA
Bravo, Donald!
If the Pilot thinks plastic bags are such a menace, you’d think they’d stop using them.
