- Quinoa has emerged as a desirable new food in the West, with the consequence that its value has shot up and people in the Andes can no longer afford to eat it – but is this a good or a bad thing?
- Speaking of food, the Marine Conservation Society has removed mackerel from its sustainable fish eating list, which will be a blow to campaigners who have been recommending it as a sustainable alternative to favourites like cod.
- Being an ideas person, one of my favourite sites on the web is Kickstarter. This week’s punt is on the Green Ninja Show, a short web-based programme for teaching environmental stewardship in schools.
- Here’s another opinion on the If campaign, from Oxfam’s Duncan Green.
