It has been announced that the idea of banning plastic bags in the city of Calgary, Alberta, Canada was full of shit, literally. Pet owners claimed that banning plastic bags would make pick up shit after their dogs more difficult resulting in more fines. In a dog loving city like Calgary, that could be an unnecessary burden on the maintenance of parks.
This is the kind of news that should be an embarrassment for Calgary – the cleanest city in Canada? Mayor Dave Bronconnier was recently in a report that found it’s way onto CNN to announce that most city owned buildings and the city run LRT (light rail transit) system was now fully powered by windmills. However, at the same time Calgary citizens were upset when they learned that they would have to pay extra taxes to fun the new curb side recycling program.
Calgary should be embarrassed for their false claims of setting environmental standards. The truth is that people here could care less about the environment and they have proved it time and time again by making petty excuses for non-participation. The only thing moving Calgary into the future is a few governing officials who are reduced to trickery to establish the much needed reform in this backwards town.
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