>> The polar bear ate my homework. Thanks to climate change-related food scarcity, more bears are attacking humans, homes and hunting camps. “You can almost hear Sarah Palin cocking her rifle. As climate change causes sea ice to shrink, the number of “problem” polar bears appears to be increasing.”

>> Global warming ruined my imported beer. “Climatologist Martin Mozny of the Czech Hydrometeorological Institute and colleagues say that the quality of Saaz hops – the delicate variety used to make pilsner lager – has been decreasing in recent years. They say the culprit is climate change in the form of increased air temperature.”

>> The Climate Change Tasting Menu made me an eco-activist (via kottke). Nicola at Edible Geography wonders: “Perhaps the experience of actually tasting that impact [of climate change] could provide the impetus to change our food culture for the better?”:

As a sort of amuse-bouche, the Climate Change Tasting Menu could offer local foods and drink that actually taste worse because of climate change – such as traditional Eastern European pilsners. The starter would feature new products that have only recently been cultivated locally, thanks to climate change – Devon olive oil perhaps, accompanied by a nice glass of Kent rosé. The main course might be controversial: test-tube grown imitation meats and vegetables that recreate the flavour and mouthfeel of species that are already lost or threatened with extinction by climate change. Finally, dessert would take the form of a fruit lottery, as harvests become erratic in response to climate change-induced extreme weather events.

>> green LA girl became a Vital Spy! Vital Juice’s latest newsletter has details on how I like to spend weekends in Santa Monica.

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