San Franciso trying to ban plastic bags to curb Global Warming

So this strikes me as off the wall, yet a necessary step to bring awareness of the consumer Nazi ways of the American public. The plastic we so frivolously use is created from oil...therefore all the plastic products you buy, is really contributing to global warming and contributing to foreign dependence on oil at the same time...a two-fer! . Many of the products that we use today and take for granted are made through processes that utilize petrochemicals, and a main in ingredient in these chemicals is oil, hence the prefix petro. So San Francisco is trying to force grocery stores to completely eliminate the use of plastic bags and force people to use either paper bags made from recycled material or cloth hand bags.

Some stores around the country already impose a charge of 5 cents per bag for using plastic bags, and villages across Alaska already ban them as well. Other countries around the world including Taiwan, Ireland, and South Africa already have similar discouragement of plastic bag use, but San Francisco would be the first city in the nation to impose such laws. The city also said that eliminating the plastic bags would also help curb litter and help stop choking wildlife. The new law would also impose fines for grocery stores that refuse to comply. I believe this is a great first step for a city trying to make a difference. The fact is, people end up just throwing these bags away instead of recycling them. Most people have a complete disregard for their waste, and its time people take into consideration ways of reducing their waste by re-using and recycling more. I give a two thumbs up for this new legislation...just my two cents.