Alastair Bland published an excellent article on tuna farming in the Reader a couple weeks ago. He makes the point that the bluefin tuna farming that takes place in Ensenada is very costly both in environmental respects and price. Unlike other foods that use a lot of environmental resources (in this case, sardines as food), bluefin tuna seems to do a good job at reflecting these costs in the price that people pay for it. The toro (best part of the bluefin) sells wholesale for $30 to $40 per pound and retails for $9 to $14 per ounce in restaurants. Imagine if commodity beef acknowledged all its environmental costs and sold for anywhere near that! That would be a quick way to help society adjust its eating habits.

And on the lighter side, the Miramar landfill swallows a whale, literally. In the article, there's a link to the funniest video you will ever see of what can go wrong when you try to blow up a whale.