That's because with them it's really all about emotions and about vigorous and self-righteous virtue-signaling as an end in and of itself . . . and cause and effect consequences be damned. It's essentially the overarching leftist way.
The state’s ban had an unintended consequence: a threefold increase in plastic consumption for grocery bags. The increased consumption of reusable
polypropylene bags (which aren't always
reused) contributing to a 500% increase
in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Libs are unable to under-
stand the consequences of
their disastrous policies!