Latest from Emerald City, my enviro-blog at LAtimes.com

>> TerraCycle turns juice pouches into pencil cases. Sign up for The Energy Bar Wrapper Brigade to get 2 cents per used granola bar wrapper and the peace of mind that those trashy things’ll get upcycled into backpacks, purses, and other more permanent products.

>> Bon voyage party for plastic bottle raft Sunday. Junk — a raft made with 15,000 plastic bottles — is ready to set sail! Last week, Anna Cummins wrote about the Junk voyage’s effort to call attention to the frightening plastic pollution in the oceans — and now you’re invited to the bon voyage party:

>> The third way to bike activism: Get creative (Part 3) Alex Thompson writes about how you can combine imagination with bike culture. “I think that documenting bike culture and bike activism is an area where more creative effort is needed. It’s also an area in which one can have tremendous impact.”

And a linky post:

>> A.M. Greenlist: Ungreen energy schemes

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