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> Eco-Cycle is unable to provide any data to back up this number, telling Reason that it was relying on the research of one Milo Cress. Cress—whose Be Straw Fre
by seibelj 4y ago
> Eco-Cycle is unable to provide any data to back up this number, telling Reason that it was relying on the research of one Milo Cress. Cress—whose Be Straw Free Campaign is hosted on Eco-Cycle's website—tells Reason that he arrived at the 500 million straws a day figure from phone surveys he conducted of straw manufacturers in 2011, when he was just 9 years old.
> Cress, who is now 16, says that the National Restaurant Association has endorsed his estimates in private correspondence. This may well be true, but the only references to the 500 million figure on the association's website again point back to the work done by Cress.
https://reason.com/2018/01/25/california-bill-would-criminalize-restau/ https://reason.com/2018/01/25/california-bill-would-criminal...
- wolverine876 4y agoThe publication Reason isn't usually considered the most credible source. I'll just leave the claims as 'unfounded', which is fine.
- seibelj 4y agoAh yes, when the news disagrees with your worldview attack the source. The article is well-researched with plenty of links, but your response is expected.
- wolverine876 4y agoYou can say that, but Reason is still not generally seen as credible. If we ignore credibility, we can say and on the Interet we can find support for anything.
- seibelj 4y agoWho says it’s not credible? Why is it any less credible than NYT or WSJ, which each has its own ideological slant?
- wolverine876 4y agoGood question. What makes sources credible?