The New Yorker thinks everyone should be more self-aware of the carbon footprint that goes with the food products chosen by consumers — even at the expense of helping third world countries, whose products are cheaper to produce and essential to their citizens’ survival.
In an ironic example of the cannibalism of Liberal ideas, we have warnings against green beans from Kenya:
?Have a quick rifle through your cupboards and fridge and jot down a note of the countries of origin for each food product,? Mark Lynas wrote in his popular handbook ?Carbon Counter,? published last year by HarperCollins. ?The further the distance it has travelled, the bigger the carbon penalty. Each glass of orange juice, for example, contains the equivalent of two glasses of petrol once the transport costs are included. Worse still are highly perishable fresh foods that have been flown in from far away?green beans from Kenya or lettuce from the U.S. They may be worth several times their weight in jet fuel once the transport costs are factored in.?
