They myth of food miles

Here's a lively discussion on Metafilter about an article that says that eating local foods (the so-called locavore movement) is "bad for the planet," which is, of course, a load of horseshit. This comment hits the nail on the head:

Use common sense. Common sense tells you that buying local is better. So buy local. Common sense and 20th century sensibility tells you that if you live in Saskatchewan you are not going to want to live on dried apples and beef jerky 6 months of the year, so you'll import food. Common sense says turn out the lights. Common sense says drive a more energy efficient car.

Not really on-topic, but I'm always mystified and amazed when people get mad when it's suggested that it's better to turn the lights off, or recycle, or whatever. Recycling, especially. Recycling really offends some people. It's like it's hurting them when people recycle. If only it really was.