SURPRISE! The American Chemistry Council—a lobbying group for the plastic industry—just gave another $5,000 to the anti-bag-fee campaign, bringing the group's total contribution to $1.4 million.

What's the ACC getting for its big big bucks? In the last two weeks, according to campaign finance reports, the group has spent $40,000 on direct mail, more than $7,000 on yard signs (many of which have been placed illegally in city medians), $15,000 on phone calls to voters, $11,000 on online and radio ads, and nearly $9,000 on unspecified "get-out-the-vote" (GOTV) efforts.

Who else is giving to the anti-green-bag campaign? In addition to the ACC's $1.4 million, the campaign has received $34,000 from a California consulting firm that produced the infamous "Harry and Louise" ads opposing health care reform in 1993; $20,000 from Dallas-based 7-11, Inc.; $464 from the Washington Food Industry, a grocery-store lobby group; and a lone $25 local contribution from a guy who lives in Northwest Seattle.