By Chris Milton •
October 27, 2009
The devastation Man’s appetite for seafood is wreaking on the ocean environment has been thrown into sharp relief by a “red fish list” published by Greenpeace.
These are the fish which are most in peril from destructive, illegal or simple over fishing. It lists 19 fish, two shellfish and one crustacean.
Cod we all know about and hopefully everybody avoids. However the list also includes other common white fish, including hoki and pollock.
Then there are other common seafood: salmon, quahog, swordfish, red snapper, halibut and most types of tuna.
The list goes on and on and is truly astounding: you can read it all at the Greenpeace Red Fish List page.
By Richard Elen •
February 2, 2009
According to a survey published by the EIA, British supermarkets are not doing nearly enough to phase out HFC refrigerants – leakage of which is a significant cause of global warming. The Chilling Facts report names – and shames.
By Meredith Melnick •
March 21, 2008
I just read an article about a new in-house organics label from a retail giant here in Canada, Shoppers Drug Mart. Despite the name “drug mart,” Shoppers carries an impressively large inventory of edible items. And while I have always appreciated their supply of organic shampoo, deodorant and toothpaste, I haven’t given the food aisle a second glance.
Most of their offerings are of the Doritos n’ gummi worms variety. You know, food that isn’t labeled with real words. It made me think of the changing landscape of discount organics and what it means for consumers.
By Mark Seall •
February 21, 2008
It’s often hard to be green. I have recently written elsewhere about the phenomena of Greenwashing, pointing to recent research showing that consumers rarely get what they sign up for out of green products. Wary of this, Swiss supermarket chains are launching new initiatives to provide better consumer guarantees for lowering the environmental impact of their purchases, making it just a little easier to be a good green citizen.
Switzerland’s two major supermarket rivals, Migros and Coop have launched different schemes – although potentially confusing for customers, this is at least an indication that competition for greenness is heating up.
The devastation Man’s appetite for seafood is wreaking on the ocean environment has been thrown into sharp relief by a “red fish list” published by Greenpeace.
