I posted recently about the city of Austin wanting to force home sellers to bring homes to meet certain energy efficiency standards prior to being allowed to sell.  I also posted that I am against this.

What I do like to see is private industry taking steps rather than having governments meddling in our lives.  Whole Foods eliminated plastic bags in Austin last December.  They are asking people to use reusable green or paper bags, which they still stock.  Well, paper doesn't hold up in the rain, but it does break down in landfills. 

I just heard this morning that Whole Foods now has eliminated plastic bags in all of their stores and I applaud them for taking this step.