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silly_imp

McDonald's Shocker!

Dec 14, 2007 09:43

I'm currently reading The End of the Line by Charles Clover, environment editor at The Daily Telegraph in the UK. The book looks at fisheries industries worldwide, and how fish get from the ocean to our plates. It's an eye-opener, even for me.

While the book is mostly damning of the fisheries' industry, Clover is also careful to critically evaluate ( Read more... )

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Let me help baronscartop December 14 2007, 16:54:32 UTC

Just because a horrible company does one thing right is not sufficient reason to support them.

Would you buy Fair Trade chocolate from Wal-Mart?

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Re: Let me help silly_imp December 14 2007, 17:34:42 UTC

Speaking of Walmart... same dilemma. They pledged last year, I think, to source all of the fish for their USA market, and possibly North American, from MSC-certified fisheries. I don't believe that any other retailer has made this commitment and MSC-certified products are not as easy to come by as we might think/hope/expect. Basically, Walmart may be one of the average North American consumer's best options to support sustainable fisheries. But their social, marketing, and business policies leave much to be desired ( ... )