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Take urgent action to protect the Bay!

http://petitions.moveon.org/sign/rhode-island-plastic

At the beginning of the year, Rhode Island lawmakers took up consideration of a bill to ban plastic shopping bags statewide. This should be a no-brainer: banning plastic bags would be a huge victory for Narragansett Bay and its wildlife by eliminating a major source of marine trash.

That's why we can’t believe top state lawmakers haven’t yet scheduled this for a vote.

Send a message showing Rhode Island’s top leaders, as well as your own state rep and senator, where you stand.

http://petitions.moveon.org/sign/rhode-island-plastic



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