With rising fuel and food prices, buying local or regional food is an attractive option because of the shorter distances these goods travel. And, often times, produce sold at your nearby farmers' market was grown without oil- and natural gas-derived inputs, like pesticides and fertilizers.

But how do you gauge the "oil content" of your grocery-bought liter of orange juice?

If you live in the UK and shop at supermarket giant Tesco, just check the label. The grocery chain is beginning to label some of its brand-name products – from organic juice and potatoes to light bulbs and detergent – with their carbon footprints. The label reflects how much carbon is emitted over the life of the product, from production to distribution to disposal.

The labeling initiative is a response to consumers' demand that Tesco make an effort to challenge climate change. Tesco aims to become carbon neutral by reducing the cost of energy-efficient light bulbs, relying less on air freight, and installing more wind turbines on top of its stores.

Perhaps it's time we get on our stores' case here in the States, before we eat up our planet.

Source: The Cumberland News

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