I helped save the Earth today and was ecologically sensitve when I went to lunch at Beef O,Gradys.

I ate part of a cow. The cow had to be slaughtered for its meat so my hamburger has now contributed to less methane emitted from cow manure.

I refused a glass with my beer. No glass saves using electricity and water to clean it.

I feel this little part will help make the world cleaner and safer.

Since the topic of this thread is straws, I assume you drank the beer with a straw.

I let him try one of the wooden twigs which I hollowed out . I'm trying to promote these as the best and most natural alternative to manufactured glass and steel straws as they both consume a lot of energy in their manufacture .

My hollowed out wooden twigs are made from those which are found on the ground so no harm to nature . The paper towel I use to carry them around is of course both reusable and biodegradable .

FoxNews did a story on straws tonight, and yes, its dumb, they aren't going away and we aren't going to use metal ones.

Well, if FOX News said it, for sure it's the gospel truth.:icon_wink:

AND CNN, MSNBC, only tell you how THEY see it and how THEY feel about it. As Fox does too.

Hard news and old fashioned reporting of the facts in journalism is dead C.

:shocked::shocked::shocked:

The best news network today is OAN, channel 347 on Direct TV

The best news is NO news.

I'll say.

My point is that the three major news networks are just political talking heads, giving their opinion, mostly on politics, occasionally breaking for hard news, usually national disasters which are soon interpreted by whether or not this would have happened because; (you got it)

I remember clearly when who, what, when,where and why was the criteria of good reporting and not the opinion of the owner of the company that broadcast. I understand about business competition, ratings and clickbait, but the stress engendered by broadcasting incendiary wording is changing the country in a bad way. Everyone is ready to BITE. Oh I long for JUST THE FACTS!

Good suggestion about the straws.

Which one?:pray:

Sunglow: Quoting dubious facts.

NBC News on Sunday backed off a dubious claim*that Americans use 1.6 straws a day on average, after critics noted*it was based on research from a nine-year-old boy whose methodology never has undergone any significant scrutiny.

This Kid Single-Handedly Ignited the Plastic Straw Ban Movement

Do you have a (different) link showing something about "research from a 9 year old kid"...much less anything about "methodology?"

Because the link you provided, certainly doesn't say anything about..."research or methodology." :oops:

My bamboo straws are on the way. They come with a brush cleaner and a cloth storage sac. I'd be happy to share them with all the people who are scared of the germs they might encounter on glasses without straws.