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CALPIRG protests plastic bags with giant inflatable turtle

CALPIRG held a press conference Wednesday morning to bring attention to their goal of banning plastic bags in the city of Berkeley, and eventually the whole state.

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Berkeley City Council to consider moving forward with plastic bag ban

Berkeley City Council is set to consider an item at its Tuesday meeting that would “initiate a public process to inform residents and businesses” that the council is seriously considering adopting a ban on single-use plastic bags.

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Berkeley City Council takes step forward in adopting plastic bag ban

With Alameda County poised to adopt a single-use plastic bag ban soon, the Berkeley City Council decided at its meeting Tuesday night to officially inform the public that such a ban may be on its way in the city.

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CALPIRG seeks to garner 60,000 signatures to ban plastic bags

Local politicians and environmental advocates joined the UC Berkeley chapter of CALPIRG on Upper Sproul Plaza Wednesday to speak about the importance of banning the distribution of single-use plastic bags in California.

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Student Groups Come Together to Ban Plastic Bags

Student groups at UCSB including the Associated Students Coastal Fund, Environmental Affairs Board, Isla Vista Surfrider Foundation and CalPirg, have banded together with campus administration and the Plastic Pollution Coalition to make a profound impact on the campus community and the City of Santa Barbara.

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Ask L.A. City Council to ban the bag!

Tuesday, May 15, 2012

By | Chloe Groome

In the next two weeks, the City of Los Angeles could take a huge step toward the biggest plastic bag ban in the country.

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Editorial: Let's shop green -- Proposed single-use bag ban is right for L.A. and City Council must not be swayed by manufacturers concerned with their bottom line

Saturday, May 5, 2012

Great editorial in support of banning bags in LA. Way to go LA Daily News.

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Plastic Bag Bans on the Rise

Monday, January 30, 2012

The Oceans campaign has been at it again gathering petitions to ban plastic bags. With a ban imminent for Davis, they have stepped up to the statewide level.

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Great Pacific Clean-up Project Packet

Download this resource for everything you need to know to organize the oceans campaign on your campus.

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Great Pacific Cleanup Update

Friday, December 30, 2011

Students across the state from San Diego to Davis have been working hard to address the problem of plastic pollution in the Pacific.

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CALPIRG Students in Action

Students from across the state organize a press conference to STOP CUTS to CalGrants in Sacramento with their elected officials.
UC Berkeley Intern Kat Lockwood speaking to students at Cal about the NO on 23 campaign to protect California’s clean air and global warming law with Van Jones.
UCSB interns host the Textbook Rebellion as part of a national tour to fight high prices and successfully get both TV and print media to report on their event.
Actress Amy Smart speaks at the CALPIRG Statewide Organizing Conference about activism and banning plastic grocery bags.
Four TV, two radio, and two print media cover our High Speed Rail Spring Break Tour stop in the central valley.
UC Davis students kick off a TEXT-2-GIVE table for Somalia Famine Relief on the quad – our efforts statewide raised thousands of dollars for famine relief.
UC Davis CALPIRG Interns Justin Hassis and Manny Rin take a photo petition during the CALPIRG Alternative Spring Break Tour- gathering hundreds of petitions calling for a statewide ban on single use polystyrene containers and plastic bags
UCR, USC, and UCLA interns come together for a joint beach clean-up!
Jared Calinisan, UC Mercd AmeriCorps Member and CALPIRG intern, teaching kids at a local elementary school about energy efficiency (UC Merced educated 1,157 kids in one quarter – way to go!)
UC Merced intern caulking a window as part of our Energy Service Corps program’s work to save Californian’s energy and money while also saving the environment!