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Many people are taking action to reduce usage of disposable plastic, or to document or begin to rectify the damage already done by our overuse and careless disposal of plastics.  Beth Terry of   My Plastic Free Life , Captain Charles Moore, discoverer of the Great Pacific Garbage Patch , and the people at 5 Gyres  come to mind.  Numerous others have joined the ranks.  They have a lot to share with us. Annie Leonard, best known for "The Story of Stuff," recently began doing podcasts.  In her first, " Take THAT, Plastic Bags ," she interviews two people.  They are Andy Keller, the founder of Chico Bags, and Rose Timmer, the activist who spearheaded the multi-year efforts leading to the Brownsille, Texas, ban on plastic bags.  Annie also shares her own thoughts on plastic and activism.  It's a fascinating and inspiring listen. Listen to it here . Do you know of someone taking action on plastic issues in a creative, inspiring, or unusual way?  Please share with us. ...

"The question is not 'can you make a difference?' You already do make a difference.  It's just a matter of what kind of difference you want to make, during your life on this planet." -- Julia Butterfly Hill Some coop members are using less plastic these days.  Seven of them were interviewed about what they're doing, how, and why.  Thank you to Anna Amadei, David Barouh, Michael Braudy, Laura Sheinkopf, Moraima Suarez, Majo Tinoco, and Gabriel Willow for generously sharing their experiences and thoughts. The common feature of what these members are doing in the produce and bulk aisles is simple:  they make another choice instead of taking a new plastic bag from the roll.  Either they use no bag or a cloth bag, or re-use an old plastic bag.  Beyond this shared choice, they have individually found other ways to reduce plastic use. Some of what inspired these people to reduce their plastic use:  for Majo, "increasing awareness of the Great P...