California Proposes Ban on Styrofoam

Wow, I thought I was the only person who didn't understand why we didn't ban styrofoam in the mid-'90s when we found out how horrible for the environment it is.

I guess I was the second-to-only-person, because Alan Lowenthal, a Democratic state senator in California, is proposing a statewide ban on the substance. Go, Alan!

The law would fully enforce the ban in 2016, giving restaurants, coffee shops, and packing peanut makers plenty of time to find and budget for greener food and drink containers.

[AP via Gawker]