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… were? There are also food caches and bright yellow Church World Service emergency blankets in plastic bags. Considering the weather turned cold and rainy the next day, this all seems to be …

… and his collar button undone. He draws often on a white nicotine inhaler that looks like the plastic mouthpiece of a cheap cigar. He thinks the laws he just helped enforce are something of …

… most tense neighborhoods. In an effort to break up the fights, police fired at least 66 plastic bullets but made only one arrest: a young woman was detained on suspicion of possession …

… what direction do storms generally come? -- Where does your garbage go? -- Who uses the paper/plastic you recycle from your neighborhood? -- Point to where the sun sets on the equinox. How …

… circle. It’s hard-core science fact, as reliable as the chemical formula for producing glue or plastics. If the gravitational constant were infinitesimally different one way or the other, the …

… and culture might be this one that we hear often on our visits to the supermarkets: “Paper or plastic?” These three words sketch out a key dilemma. Just a few years ago, practically all grocery stores routinely stuffed our groceries into paper sacks. Then plastic bags began to replace them. Now they seem to be running neck and neck; most stores … Some customers prefer paper because they stand upright and are biodegradable. Others prefer plastic because of their handles and waterproof character, and point out that while they don’t …

… arrests. Officers tapped those being taken into custody on the shoulder one-by-one and placed plastic zip-ties around their hands. Moments before joining hands with those being taken into …

… pain of the hurting planet, what it must be like to be an ocean coping with over-acidity and plastic trash, overwhelmed plants trying to take in excess carbon dioxide, animals suffering and …

… and lots of sweets, all the things the doctor tells us to avoid. Many times it’s served on plastic plates because no one wants to wash dishes. Then there’s the rest of the paper, plastic, and bottles thrown into the trash or perhaps recycled. You might consider a more …

… and sustainability. 4) You are buying food that comes without packaging, thus eliminating plastics, cellophane wrapping, Styrofoam cartons, and more. And if you bring a cloth bag and forgo the plastic bags merchants offer, so much the better. 5) If you buy organic, you eliminate all the …