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John Pearce

The good oil on food miles: it's a bit of a myth - 0 views

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    TWO brands of olive oil, one from Australia, the other shipped 16,000 kilometres from Italy, sit on a supermarket shelf. Most eco-friendly shoppers would reach for the Australian oil. But despite burning less fossil fuel to get here, it may not be better for the planet. Contrary to popular belief, ''food miles'', or the distance food has travelled before we buy it, is a poor indicator of our food's total greenhouse gas emissions, or ''carbon footprint''. Advertisement: Story continues below More important is the way our food is farmed and produced, and how far we drive to buy it. CSIRO studies are expected to show how emissions from farming and food production eclipse those from food freight.
Vicki Perrett

LifeCycles Project Society - 0 views

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    "Food Miles"
Vicki Perrett

FCRN - Food Climate Research Network - 0 views

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    The FCRN's aim is to increase our understanding of how the food system contributes to greenhouse gas emissions and what we can do to reduce them
Vicki Perrett

Sustainable Table - 0 views

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    Hungry for info > What you can do
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