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    Which Way, L.A.?

    Should Business Provide the Messages Taught in Public Schools?

    Los Angeles County and San Francisco are among the California municipalities that have banned plastic bags on the grounds that they're bad for the environment. But an environmental curriculum used in some California public schools contains positive messages about plastic bags.

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    By Warren Olney • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    Los Angeles County and San Francisco are among the California municipalities that have banned plastic bags on the grounds that they're bad for the environment. But an environmental curriculum used in some California public schools contains positive messages about plastic bags. They were inserted into a textbook at the request of the American Chemistry Council, which lobbied successfully against a statewide ban.

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      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

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      Christian Bordal

      Managing Producer, Greater LA

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      Karen Radziner

      Managing Producer, To the Point & Which Way LA?

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      Katie Cooper

      Producer, 'One year Later'

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      Susanne Rust

      Investigative reporter specializing in environmental issues, Los Angeles Times

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      Gerald Lieberman

      State Education and Environment Roundtable

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      Bryan Ehlers

      California Environmental Protection Agency

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    Corporate Marketing and Public Schools
    1. 0:00Should Business Provide the Messages Taught in Public Schools?You’re reading this
    2. 26:52Has Obama Taken a Combative New Turn?
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