This week was a big one here at PBATD. We launched our new and vastly improved site. In the process of adding some new merchandise to the store. We're working with a few illustrator friends of our and have three new bag designs in the work. So keep an eye out, if our original bag isn't your taste we will most likely have something that is very soon!

As of the 20th of January our country has a new president. I have no intention of going on a political rant in this post, my focus is more on what this means for the environment. First and foremost, any new enviromental policies or initiatives will be a huge step forward from anything that has happened under the last president.

In lieu of the recent activity among the Big 3 automakers to fly private jets to washington to beg for money, it has got me thinking of all of the hubbub over the past years about environmentally friendly automobiles and why we should be buying them and making them. I was going to make a post about the word hubbub actually being in the dictionary (which is strikingly fascinating), well at least the online dictionary, but i couldn't make a connection that would relate to the environment, so i just used the word in this post and now i will go back to my point.

I've always thought that the best way to get people to protect the environment is to come up with ideas that are convenient and mutually beneficial. I believe it is very idealistic to believe that everyone is going to increase their environmental awareness just out of the kindness of their heart. So when an idea comes along like GreenPrint, it peaks my interest.

While doing a bit of unrelated research today I inadvertently discovered our sites arch nemesis! Behold - Save the Plastic Bag.com, a classic case of becoming so caught up in the details and losing the big picture. To be as fair and unbiased as I can be, their site does make quite a few valid points against the use of paper bags instead of plastic.