This news came out last week and instantly captured my attention. Tesco, the largest supermarket chain in Britain, will begin to label its products with each item's carbon footprint, or the "energy required for its manufacture, packaging and transport to the supermarket shelves." How will they gather and determine this information? How will this spur competition among their suppliers? Geek that I am, I sit riveted, popcorn in hand, watching the show. Via The Green Filter.
Hair of the dog that bit ya: Think Progress reports, via Greenwire, another consequence of that newly melted Arctic ice:
For energy companies, this catastrophe means a “new era of oil and natural gas exploration in the region.As soon as I recover from utter speechlessness, perhaps I'll have more to say on this topic.
For the "Ewww, nature" photo files: Python eats pregnant sheep.
Anyone have anything interesting I've missed?
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On the subject of sheep...
Of Gay Sheep, Modern Science And the Perils of Bad Publicity
By JOHN SCHWARTZ
Published: January 25, 2007
http://select.nytimes.com/search/restricted/article?res=F30F14F83D5B0C768EDDA80894DF404482
Quote: "The news coverage, which has been heaviest in England and Australia, focused on smirk and titillation -- and, of course, puns. Headlines included ''Ewe Turn for Gay Rams on Hormones'' and ''He's Just Not That Into Ewe.'' "
Unfortunately, you need a New York Times online account to access the article now... I could email it to you if you're interested. ;)
Isn't that the study that took place in my neck of the woods -- at OSU, I think? I'd love to see it, so if you could shoot it to me I'd be grateful.
coming your way...
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