Forget disposables in Oakland with new "Bring Your Own Bag" campaign
Blog entry by Emilie Raguso.
Last updated at Wed, 10 Mar at 8:10am.

Oakland is pushing "two green actions in one" this month with a reminder to locals to ride BART to shop, and carry your own bags to tote away new goods.

Every second, 400 plastic bags are distributed in California. That's 14 billion bags per year, according to a new campaign to green the city. Californians could save 2,000 barrels of oil each day by using half as many plastic bags.

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Beth Terry's Article on Plastic Bags at the Farmers' Market makes KTVU News!
Blog entry by Oakland Local edi....
Last updated at Tue, 26 Jan at 9:42am.

Oakland Local got our first media mention when KTVU ran a segment about plastic bags being banned at the Farmers' Market, the topic of a terrific story by Read the whole story...

Vote for Oaklander & anti-plastics activist Beth Terry in the Deserves Changes contest before January 25
Blog entry by Oakland Local edi....
Last updated at Mon, 18 Jan at 8:43am.

In honor of their 25th anniversary, Changes Salon and Day Spa, Center for Well Being has organized the Deserves Changes contest (http://deserveschanges.com) in order to support, empower, and provide a platform for one deserving woman in our community.  The winner will receive over $10,000 in prizes designed to support the total

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