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...price run-up, Americans still spend less to feed themselves than any other people on the planet--probably less than any monetized society in history. Just 9.9¢ of each dollar we spend is for food, down from 23.4¢ in 1929. By comparison, 16% of household expenditures in Britain go to food; Brazilians spend 23%, Thais...
...begin work on an accessible, affordable and environmental bag that would encourage people to reduce their use of plastic bags. A noble goal indeed, but one typically more contemplated than actually carried out by most shoppers. That all changed, however, when the bag was first introduced in Great Britain in April -Keira Knightley, Alicia Silverstone and singer Lily Allen were photographed carrying it, fashion magazines jumped on the trend, it was part of the Oscar swag, and before the bags hit the country's Sainsbury grocery shops, supposed to be its primary retailer, a fanatic fashion following had taken root...
...loss of Lambs is a body blow to a sport fighting hard to regain full fitness. Britain has provided six of the world's current top 16 male players - compared with only one of the world's top 50 tennis players - but the game's popularity has stumbled in recent years...
...intense, indoor workout short enough to squeeze into a lunch break, squash stole a march on gyms and fitness centers in Britain during the '70s and '80s. Its premise: Players confined to a 667-square foot court hit a tiny rubber ball against a wall with rackets smaller than those used in tennis. In the capital, the game "was thriving," says Charez Golvala, a corporate lawyer and Lambs member. But the growth of alternative pursuits from the late '80s onward - along with a lack of TV coverage that prevented the game's profile from taking off - meant many players nationwide...
...footprint and waste involved in sourcing organic produce from all over the globe: "Air freighting is an extremely relevant... concern, with regard to climate change, because organic farming is known to have a lower carbon footprint than non-organic farming," said Robin Maynard, spokesman for the U.K. Soil Association, Britain's biggest monitor of organic farming. "Wasteage also applies to all major retailers. There are horrifying figures on what the U.K. throws away...