Here is a funny story that goes around the web...

The customer is buying one piece of jewelry. I’m all about the environment so I try to avoid giving out bags for small purchases.
Me: “Would you like a bag, or do you want to put it in your purse?”
Customer: “My purse is fine.”
Me: “Yay! You just saved a polar bear!”
Customer: *eyes go wide* “Plastic bags… are made out of… polar bears?!”

The question is not who is the dumbest one (even though the answer on this one might not be as obvious as the writer would like it to be) but who's the most dangerous. For most green organizations, the ends justifies the means, and if it implies that junk science has to be promoted, so be it. But the risk is an enormous backlash and a complete lack of credibility going forward. This poor scientific rigour also explains the explosion of conspiracy theories springing on all kinds of topics. How can you trust someone when you realise that his arguments have been fallacious?

I have nothing against reducing plastic in landfills, but I find the way it is being pushed down our throats quite revolting. And now that the polar bear population is increasing contradicting Al Gore's beloved theory, is it ok to take that plastic bag?