Tuesday, September 18, 2012
Government at Work - on Plastic Bags
Unfortunately, the unintended consequences are typical of so many poorly researched laws and regulations.
I'm reminding you of compact fluorescent bulbs...
Capitol Confidential recently posted about it at Breitbart.com. This is only one of the problems being exposed:
"NCPA further challenges the supporters’ entire reasoning for banning plastic bags: that plastic bags deal woe to the environment. In terms of energy produced, the study notes that plastic bags require 182,361 kcal but recover '2,581.3 through combustion.'
However, paper bags fare far worse, observing that they require 'three times as much energy consumption as plastic bags (626,672.9 kcal), whereas only 6,859.5 kcal can be recovered through consumption.'
The study closes with charging flacks and lawmakers to conduct economic and environmental studies before implementing future measures. Resolving that bag bans are 'harmful to local economies and not environmentally justified,' these results are ones that will likely add more to the mix as similar measures are considered in other jurisdictions throughout America."
