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AUGUST 30, 2021
England has announced a planned ban on polystyrene cups and single-use plastic cutlery and plates. But frustrated activists say the government is moving way too slowly
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Campaign to Ban Disposable Face Masks Launched
Green (Living) Review
DECEMBER 16, 2020
It should be noted that the petition is specific in that it is not asking the Government to completely ban their sale, they have an important role in medical situations, and where use is controlled, they can be recycled - although this is not always easy. The UK will consume 19.2
A private car ban could be coming to Berlin
Inhabitant
OCTOBER 7, 2021
A citizen-led initiative to ban private car use in central Berlin is gathering momentum. If the campaign succeeds, the region would be the world's largest car-free zone
EU plastic ban to go into effect July 3
Inhabitant
JUNE 11, 2021
The ban will end sales of plastic bottles, food containers, cotton swabs and more
Boiling lobsters alive to be banned by the Lords?
Green Prophet
JULY 7, 2021
The move could see these animals given new legal protections, and means that restaurants and fishmongers could be banned from boiling crabs alive or sending live lobsters through the post. The post Boiling lobsters alive to be banned by the Lords?
Senate passes ban on shark fin sales in the US
Inhabitant
JUNE 14, 2021
Senate has passed a bill that, if enacted into law, will ban the buying and selling of shark fins and products containing shark fins in the country The U.S.
Climate lies banned from monetization on Google and YouTube
Inhabitant
OCTOBER 11, 2021
Google and YouTube content creators who post climate misinformation will no longer be able to monetize their content. In an announcement, Google said that all content that contradicts well-established scientific facts about climate change will no longer receive advertisement revenue
Calcutta bans bicycles
Green (Living) Review
SEPTEMBER 13, 2013
Calcutta bans bicycles in an apparent attempt to check bombing terror by Michael Smith (Veshengro) Just when you think you have heard and seen it all and then along comes something like that from a city where bicycles vastly outnumber cars. An Indian city, Calcutta (aka Kolkata) to be precise, has banned cyclists from major roads on the grounds that bicycles prove handy for anti-social elements intending to plant bombs. India cycle ban cycles Kolkata Calcutta bicycles
Delhi bans disposable plastics
Green (Living) Review
JANUARY 20, 2017
In December 2016, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) voted to pass a law banning the use of all disposable plastics throughout the national capital region. Other wish there had been more time to get used to the idea of such a ban. India's capital city has taken a strong stand against plastic pollution, but now it needs to convince its residents. India’s capital city, Delhi, has taken a courageous step toward fighting plastic pollution.
Petaluma becomes first US city to ban new gas stations
Inhabitant
AUGUST 18, 2021
A small group of activists is driving the conversation about climate change in new directions with a push against establishing new gas stations. In March, Petaluma, California, became the first town in America to place a moratorium on new gas station construction thanks to the efforts of local activists Jenny Blaker and Woody Hastings
The 14-year battle to ban the chlorpyrifos pesticide
AGreenLiving
SEPTEMBER 7, 2021
Environmental and labor groups have been pushing the EPA to ban the pesticide for over a decade. See original here: The 14-year battle to ban the chlorpyrifos pesticide. Business Green ban-the circular-business costlier-and Eco epa price pushing-the-epa the-price utilities-pay
Hong Kong Bans Shark Fin Soup and Bluefin Tuna
Green Prophet
SEPTEMBER 23, 2013
But now the government has instituted a new ban that could reduce consumption of both. Dubai fishermen have scored devastating catches of Hammerhead and other sharks in order to supply fins to Hong Kong – a processing hub – despite numerous fishing bans and international condemnation of finning. “WWF-Hong Kong congratulates the HKSAR government for issuing a shark fin and bluefin tuna ban for their official dining,” the group announced in a press release.
Fireworks banned due to heat in parts of western US
Inhabitant
JULY 1, 2021
It's too hot and dry for fireworks, say officials worried about wildfires. This year, some fire chiefs are saying no to fireworks
UK to ban elephant captivity in zoos and safaris
Inhabitant
JUNE 25, 2021
The Kept Animals bill, which is expected to pass later this year, seeks to protect captive animals from unnatural treatment
EU parliament calls for ban on caged farming practices
Inhabitant
JUNE 18, 2021
On Thursday, the European Parliament approved a report petitioning the European Commission to end caged farming of animals
Jordan bans plastic bags, joining Kuwait, Qatar and the UAE
Green Prophet
SEPTEMBER 17, 2014
The Jordan Food and Drug Administration (JFDA) announced plans to ban the use of plastic bags starting next year. No word on what constitutes “greener” substitutes, nor how the ban will be enforced. The ban is a positive first step, but one that needs to be partnered with a robust anti-littering campaign and program of municipal recycling; neither currently exists in the litter-strewn kingdom. Qatar, Kuwait and the UAE ban plastics too.
10 Reasons Why Should We Ban Plastic Bags
Greentumble
FEBRUARY 19, 2019
Well, let’s have a look at the most important reasons why single-use plastic bags should be banned right now. Quick Navigation for Reasons Why Plastic Shopping Bags Should Be Banned. Bans in other countries. How can you help to ban plastic bags in your area? 10 Other governments are banning plastic bags, so yours should too… or at least make people pay for them. The country instituted the ban in 2013 to minimize livestock deaths.
France’s new ban on plastic throwaways should be extended globally
Green Prophet
SEPTEMBER 24, 2016
France has passed a new law that bans cups, cutlery, plates, and takeaway containers made from plastic. It’s The part of the nation’s Energy Transition for Green Growth Act, which will also carry out a ban on plastic bags in grocery shops and markets beginning in July. Arash Derambarsh, a municipal councillor for the commune of Courbevoie in Paris, has called for the ban on single-use plastics to be implemented across Europe.
California Bans Plastic Bags! WooHoo!!!
Eco Chic
SEPTEMBER 30, 2014
But seriously, this evening, governor Jerry Brown announced a plastic bag ban for the ENTIRE state —and check your maps, California is HUGE! From the Sierra Nevadas to the Pacific, from NorCal to SoCal, from Hollywood to Hippie enclaves, from desert to redwoods, plastic bans are now a shrinking commodity, less likely to pollute our lakes, streams and the oceans, blow into trees and stay there approximately forever, and less likely to get eaten by marine animals.
Plastic Bag Ban: A Tale of Two Cities
Green Home Blog
AUGUST 15, 2012
Plastic Bag Ban: A Tale of Two Cities. Carolina, a city along the Atlantic coast in a state which, in late June of 2009, passed a bag ban, S.L So sure they have a ban, but darned if bag ban inspectors, working for the state’s Division of Waste Management, didn’t discover that the number of plastic bags littering highways and byways actually increased after the ban was signed into law. The photo above depicts 60,000 plastic bags, the number used in the U.S.
Austrailia Bans Bottled Water
Green Earth Journey
JULY 12, 2009
via Huffington Post SYDNEY — Residents of a rural Australian town hoping to protect the earth and their wallets have voted to ban the sale of bottled water, the first community in the country _ and possibly the world _ to take such a drastic step in the growing backlash against the industry. But the Boston-based nonprofit corporate watchdog has never heard of a community banning the sale of bottled water, she said. "I
Dubai, Abu Dhabi ban high energy incandescent light bulbs
Green Prophet
FEBRUARY 21, 2014
Albeit somewhat late ( the UK first announced its ban of incandescent light bulbs in 2007), the UAE’s ban is a progressive move that is expected to save up to 500 megawatts a year. Cities CFLs Energy Efficiency energy shortages LEDs Middle East UAE light bulb ban After July, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), one of the world’s largest oil producers , will no longer import high energy incandescent light bulbs.
GardenToolbox & The Hosepipe Ban
Green (Living) Review
JUNE 21, 2012
GardenToolbox one of the UK's leading online retailers of gardening tools and equipment has recently divulged their thoughts on the recent hosepipe ban; both implementation and removal. Evesham, Worcestershire, UK : Everyone is aware of the hosepipe ban (which has now been lifted – for the time being). This meant that people could water their plants without fear of breaching the hosepipe ban.
Enforcing Jordan’s Smoking Ban: Is the Kingdom Blowing Smoke?
Green Prophet
FEBRUARY 3, 2014
Five years following its ban on smoking in restaurants and other public spaces, the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan will start enforcing the rules. Law enforcement began in 2009 with shopping malls and Queen Alia International Airport first enacting the ban, followed by fast food restaurants. Smoking is banned in hospitals, schools, cinemas, libraries, museums, government buildings, and on public transportation. Health cancer sheesha smoking ban tobacco
Washington bans wildlife-killing competitions
AGreenLiving
SEPTEMBER 21, 2020
11, 2020, the Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission voted to ban the killing of wildlife in contests. This makes Washington the seventh state to ban such contests with the aim to conserve wildlife. Original post: Washington bans wildlife-killing competitions. On Friday, Sept.
Smoking Ban Fires Up Lebanon Businesses
Green Prophet
SEPTEMBER 3, 2012
Hotel and restaurant owners in Lebanon are all fired up after Law 174 went into effect today, banning all smoking within closed environments throughout the country. And Forbes reported in 2009 that in India, at least one smoking ban resulted in a drop in revenue for businesses in the hospitality industry that previously allowed smoking in their establishments. But non-government organizations citing a similar ban in Turkey claim that the move could actually boost revenues.
British Home Secretary wants to ban encryption
Green (Living) Review
MAY 2, 2017
by Michael Smith (Veshengro) British Home Secretary Amber Rudd wants to ban encryption – well basically – for she demands that the security services and police be given access to the encryption WhatsApp and other secure messaging services. Calls have been made already a while ago to outlaw the use and possession of the Web- and desktop based Telegram messaging service which also end-to-end encrypts messages.
Plastic Bag Bans around the World
Greentumble
APRIL 29, 2018
Countries that have banned plastic bags. The first country to implement a full ban on plastic bags was Belgium in 2007. Since then many countries have begun to follow suit with country wide bans, local / partial bans, and taxes or disincentives on using plastic bags. Below is a list of some countries that currently have a ban, tax, or disincentive on the use of plastic bags [2]. Country wide ban. Local or state ban. How do plastic bags get banned?
England plans single-use plastic ban
AGreenLiving
AUGUST 30, 2021
England has announced a planned ban on polystyrene cups and single-use plastic cutlery and plates. Meanwhile, the EU banned these same items in July. In 2018, England banned plastic microbeads from use in washing products. Continued here: England plans single-use plastic ban. But frustrated activists say the government is moving way too slowly.
Turkish Lipstick Ban Reversed, But Booze Sales Get Corked
Green Prophet
JUNE 2, 2013
Turkey is in the news for its social protests which may also be linked to this: a new Turkish law bans late night alcohol sales and requires boozy products to be smacked with warning labels. Some private businesses endorse the scheme; Turkish Airlines banned alcohol on some of its domestic flights. Speaking of his past accomplishments as Mayor of Istanbul, he told the conference goers, “We banned drinking, we banned smoking.
American Samoa Bans Plastic Bags, California Rejects Similar Ban
Eco Friendly Daily
JULY 1, 2013
It is no surprise that many governments, whether they be national or local, are looking towards banning the use of plastic bags. These are among the many reasons that the island of American Samoa has recently announced that they will be banning the use of plastic bags next year. Governor Togiola Tulafono signed the bill into law and the ban will be beginning February 23, 2011. The ban does exempt some forms of bags given out by stores.
We Go ECO with Ban T-Shirts
Green Earth Journey
AUGUST 19, 2009
I received the fabulous organic t-shirt pictured above on my sexy hubby from Ban T-shirts. Ban T-Shirts has a ton of designs to choose from. Ban T-shirts is a left-wing, liberal website where you can find T-shirts that will let people know where you stand on issues such as war and the environment. For every single shirt that is sold from Ban T-shirts the company plants one tree! Ban T-shirts are made in the U.S. 1 extra entry: Follow Ban T-Shirts on Twitter. *1
San Francisco’s plastic ban sends seismic wave around the world
Green Prophet
JULY 12, 2014
Banning plastics is the best first step to eliminating this poisonous prodrome of modern civilization. Last March, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors voted unanimously to pass a bottle-banning ordinance – quickly signed into law by Mayor Edwin M. The ban goes into effect in October 2014, the first of its kind in America: will it resonate around the world as a model in dealing with municipal waste ? This bottle ban resulted from ten years of grassroots organizing.
Shigeru Ban’s Design Souq pavilion is made entirely of cardboard in Abu Dhabi
Green Prophet
DECEMBER 11, 2013
Legendary Japanese architect Shigeru Ban built Design Souq – a mobile, recyclable pavilion made entirely out of cardboard that is every bit as sturdy as brick or stone. Ban’s favorite material, cardboard has a much smaller embodied carbon footprint than heavier, more permanent materials such as concrete, for example, and it is easily reused. Design Abu Dhabi Art Festival Cardboard Pavilion green building materials green design Japanese design Shigeru Ban
North Carolina Bans Plastic Bottles
Green Earth Journey
SEPTEMBER 30, 2009
From the garbage that is. That is right starting today if you live in North Carolina, you are no longer aloud to throw that empty plastic bottle into your garbage can. The law states that you are required to recycle it. Be it a water bottle, detergent bottle, shampoo bottle, you must remove the lid (which can be tossed into the garbage) and place it into your recycling bin. Dont have one yet, well you better get to it! So exactly how are they going to monitor this?
Russia issues temporary ban on beef from New Zealand
Green (Living) Review
FEBRUARY 3, 2017
The Russian agriculture safety watchdog has imposed a temporary ban on imports of beef and beef products from New Zealand, effective February 6. The watchdog also said that it might ban fish imports from New Zealand due to traces of mercury in some supplies. New Zealand is not one of the Western countries facing a Russian food ban.
A private car ban could be coming to Berlin
AGreenLiving
OCTOBER 7, 2021
A citizen-led initiative to ban private car use in central Berlin is gathering momentum. Related: Morgenfarm proposes vertical farms to replace Berlin’s Autobahn If implemented, the private car ban would exempt people who depend on their cars due to physical impairments. According to the group behind the initiative, banning private cars would help Germany meet its emissions targets much faster than relying on electric cars.
Reasons Why E-Cigarettes are Banned in Many Countries Around the World
Green Prophet
JANUARY 29, 2020
An increasing number of countries are banning the sale of e-cigarettes. To date, over twenty countries have banned the sale of e-cigarettes and most are Middle Eastern, South American, and South-East Asian countries. And India has banned the production, sale, and import of e-cigarettes.
Virginia bans cosmetic testing on animals
AGreenLiving
MARCH 17, 2021
In 2018, California became the first state to pass a law banning animal testing for cosmetics. More: Virginia bans cosmetic testing on animals. Starting January 1, 2022, the state of Virginia will no longer allow animal testing or the sale of cosmetics tested on animals.
Climate lies banned from monetization on Google and YouTube
AGreenLiving
OCTOBER 11, 2021
Recently, YouTube also announced that it will ban several anti- vaccine accounts. Climate lies banned from monetization on Google and YouTube. Google and YouTube content creators who post climate misinformation will no longer be able to monetize their content. In an announcement, Google said that all content that contradicts well-established scientific facts about climate change will no longer receive advertisement revenue.
Turkey Bans 26 Genetically Modified Organisms
Green Prophet
APRIL 29, 2013
Turkey is the latest country to ban 26 GMOs following an incident involving the unauthorized entry of genetically modified rice that was due at Mersin port, according to local press. The Biosecurity Board unanimously passed the ban, though some genetically modified corn and soy will be permitted for animal feed.
Norway becomes first country to ban deforestation
Green (Living) Review
JUNE 12, 2016
Norway has become the first country to stop clear-cutting of trees, a huge step toward curbing global deforestation. At the rate we are going, the world's rain forests could completely vanish in 100 years. In their pledge last week, Norwegian lawmakers also committed to find a way to source essential products such as palm oil, soy, beef and timber so that they leave little to no impact on their ecosystems. It's a pledge Norway made at the U.N.
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