{"id":613,"date":"2008-11-17T18:54:50","date_gmt":"2008-11-17T18:54:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogschapman.wpenginepowered.com\/huell-howser-archives\/2008\/09\/07\/plastic-bags-131-californias-green\/"},"modified":"2026-08-10T21:36:45","modified_gmt":"2026-08-10T21:36:45","slug":"plastic-bags-131-californias-green","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.chapman.edu\/huell-howser-archives\/2008\/11\/17\/plastic-bags-131-californias-green\/","title":{"rendered":"Plastic Bags &#8211; California&#039;s Green (131)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left;\">In this special California&#8217;s Green, Huell makes two stops to see what Californian&#8217;s can do to help make a difference.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">First, Huell goes to Manhattan Beach to see what they are doing now that they have officially banned plastic bags. 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