The mislabeling and renaming of fish is a problem. It means that consumers are often paying more than they should for their seafood. Plus, it impedes the consumer's ability to make environmentally or health conscious choices.
I also really like the twin problems of renaming and mislabeling because they are unconventional sources of signs of overfishing. Fish species are given new names because their original name is unappetizing--a reminder that no one thought those fish would be eaten. Read more on renaming in my latest piece Tried the Slimehead? Delicious at The Tyee.
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But its topical! We have the bizarre and deeply stupid ruling from the EU re the "right to vanish".
Iran has decided to rename Danish pastries "Mohammedan" pastry - a new twist in the crisis which has triggered protest by Muslims throughout the world against cartoons of Mohammed first published in Denmark.(
In today's NYTimes:
Brad DeLong has renamed his blog, formerly "J. Bradford DeLong's Grasping Reality with Both Hands," to "J. Bradford DeLong's Grasping Reality with All Eight Tentacles".
i would like them works. good