You see it happening all over the place, plastic bag bans at super markets and plastic straw bans at bars and restaurants. While it can be an inconvenience for some, many say that it is worth it to help save the environment. But what if it is actually just a waste of money and harmful to the environment in other ways? We wanted to offer you another viewpoint on this discussion and speak to John Tierney, contributing editor to City Journal, for what he describes as a plastic panic.

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