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Across the pond...

So Tesco supermarkets in the UK are going to label foods with their "carbon footprints." Or at least try. Which is more than you can say about any US food companies. What cracks me up most about this article from The Guardian is the tagline "We all know about food miles..." Ha. If only that appplied in this country. But then I wouldn't have a thesis to write.

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