Terrain » Uncategorized http://ecologycenter.org/terrain Tips, News & Alerts from the Ecology Center Tue, 22 May 2012 19:36:28 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Plastics Industry Influencing CA State Environmental Education Curriculum http://ecologycenter.org/terrain/uncategorized/plastics-industry-influening-ca-state-environmental-education-curriculum/ http://ecologycenter.org/terrain/uncategorized/plastics-industry-influening-ca-state-environmental-education-curriculum/#comments Wed, 31 Aug 2011 22:06:48 +0000 Californians Against Waste http://ecologycenter.org/terrain/?p=3687 Early in August, Rolling Stone Magazine reported that single-use plastic bag manufacturers and the American Chemistry Council have launched well-funded campaigns to overturn bans on plastic bags and “cast doubt on legitimate scientific studies” by anti-bag activists. As a result, California’s Environmental Education Curriculum, a program launched by California’s Environmental Protection Agency to raise awareness and activism regarding climate change in K-12 public schools, contains what Californians Against Waste deems false and misleading information. Click here to read more.

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