I'm about to find out, because we're both racing in this year's Earth Run!

Actually, it's almost certain that he's gonna shame me. The man is FIT (and at 73 no-less).

But you can lessen my shame by helping me raise money for the David Suzuki Foundation. I have to keep in David's good books (he's the boss, after all!)

http://www.active.com/donate/earthrun/elijah

The current poll has "ban plastic bags" leading by a wide margin. Come on people! Plastic bags have their uses, and the battle to ban them distracts us from the big issues.

As Grist's "Ask Umbra" reminds us, a plastic bag has almost no impact on the environment compared to our habitual drive in the car to the grocery store.