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  Perigee Syzygy
• 27 Nov 11
  

  Dave Cobb
• 06 Nov 11
  

  curtis phillips

  "There is growing evidence to suggest that some air-freighted food is greener than food produced in the UK. Robin McKie and Caroline Davies report on how the concept of food miles became oversimplified - and is damaging the planet in the process"

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• 13 Jun 11
  

  Riven Homewood

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• 09 Jun 11
  

  Andy Dorn

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• 21 Mar 11
  

  Gemma Archer

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• 17 Mar 11
  

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• 18 Feb 11
  

  Sarah Batt

  Good article explaining the complicated nature of food miles and ethics

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• 12 Aug 09
  

  Dan O'Leary

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• 17 Feb 09
  

  Charlotte Lemaitre

  Ethical shopping just got more complicated. The idea that only local produce is good is under attack. There is growing evidence to suggest that some air-freighted food is greener than food produced in the UK. Robin McKie and Caroline Davies report on how the concept of food miles became oversimplified - and is damaging the planet in the process

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• 15 Oct 08
  

  Kathleen Noreisch

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• 18 Apr 08
  

  Krispijn Beek

  Ethical shopping just got more complicated. The idea that only local produce is good is under attack. The concept of food miles is oversimplified and damaging the planet in the process

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• 28 Mar 08
  

  Katie Day

  Ethical shopping just got more complicated. The idea that only local produce is good is under attack. There is growing evidence to suggest that some air-freighted food is greener than food produced in the UK.

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• 25 Mar 08
  

  Shunt 82

  Ethical shopping just got more complicated. The idea that only local produce is good is under attack. There is growing evidence to suggest that some air-freighted food is greener than food produced in the UK.

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  impacttuk

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• 24 Mar 08
  

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  Steve Leckie

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• 23 Mar 08
  

  Alex Howard

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  Richard Allaway

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  Rob Lyons

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