Gimme some sugar: how green are your sweeteners?

July 29, 2009 · Posted by Dave Burdick in G.I.Y. 

I know the financial footprint of my sweet tooth — and so do dentists in the various places I’ve lived recently — but I haven’t bothered to think about the carbon footprint of my sweet tooth. Happily, someone else has:

In this week’s special sweeteners edition of Essentials, the Camera’s Cindy Sutter reported on the environmental impact of sweeteners, from honey to high fructose corn syrup.

See also the Camera’s reports on how natural your sweeteners are (or aren’t) — and an update on Colorado’s benighted bee population, post-Colony Collapse Disorder!

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