Friday, September 21, 2018

Straw Ban Straw Man - Reason.com

Straw Ban Straw Man - Reason.com:
"When Seattle outlawed single-use plastic straws in September 2017, the decision drew snickers from spectators as the latest, silliest example of nanny state excess—and one that could happen only in the famously progressive city.
But by the time the ban went into effect in July 2018, straw bans had taken the world by storm.
Image result for straw ban fake scienceVancouver, British Columbia, banned straws in May.
...In April, British Prime Minister Theresa May announced plans to ban the little suckers kingdomwide. 
The European Union followed her lead a month later.
...A-list celebs like musicians Calvin Harris and Demi Lovato have publicly sworn them off.
Why this particular item, and why now? 
Eight million metric tons of plastic makes its way into the ocean every year, straw haters say.
They don't mention that the United States is responsible for only about 1 percent of this waste, and that straws are a far tinier fraction still. 
Perhaps you've heard the old saw that Americans use 500 million straws a day.
But way back in January, Reason broke the story that the source of this tidbit was a 2011 phone survey of three straw manufacturers, conducted by a 9-year-old..."
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