Environment California estimate that plastic bags kill up to one million sea creatures every year, and the British Antarctic Survey have found them floating far north of the Arctic Circle, and as far south as the Falkland Islands.

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"She walked quite a distance in a very, very threatening environment, " California Highway Patrol Sgt.

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Referenced in the same report are several other stories of small businesses whose owners have decided to leave California for a more supportive business environment, such as a southern California manufacturer, Fallbrook Technologies, which recently announced that the company is moving to Texas, the land of no income tax.

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Rosenfeld, American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy and California Institute for Energy and Environment and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.

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Barbara Boxer, D-California, chairwoman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, indicated in recent media reports that she would likely introduce the bill in late September.

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This year's World Environment Day, which will be hosted by San Francisco in California, US, will focus on ways to make cities more environmentally friendly and resource-efficient.

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"What we are finding is that when people know that he way that they're exercising here is actually producing electricity and helping the environment, it is one additional motivation for the workout, " says California Fitness President Steve Clinefelter.

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"You can't just try to change someone's behavior necessarily without trying to change their environment, " said Dr. Michael Goran, director of the University of Southern California's Childhood Obesity Research Center.

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High (and seemingly unending) personal and corporate tax rates are a major reason California gets a failing grade, but it also has to do with an overly-burdensome regulatory environment, which includes policies on health and safety, environmental, employment and labor.

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