As Florida Keys residents confront rising sea levels, what lessons?—reliability high.
Feature about impact of sea level rise on Florida Keys' ecology, economy and society. "Across the Keys in a best-case scenario, the study suggested, the sea would rise seven inches by 2100, which could wipe $11 billion from property values. In the worst-case scenario, the sea would rise 55 inches by 2100, with 5,950 acres lost on Big Pine alone. Property values over all the islands could take a hit of more than $35.1 billion." Read more at The Christian Science Monitor. [Sea level rise in inevitable. This article discusses its current impacts in one exposed region.]

Your Taco's Footprint: 19 Ingredients that Logged 64,000 Miles.—reliability medium.
"The tacoshed project found some surprising results, and some less surprising. The taco, chosen for being "the absolute most economical option possible," contained some truly local ingredients, including the salt and the cheese. Other ingredients had longer legs, including avocados from Chile and rice from Thailand." Story at GreenBiz blog. Check out the project at their website, and HaraBara's blog. [This was a cheap, fresh taco from a Juan's Taco Truck in the Mission District of San Francisco. The study just tallied the miles. It's not an analysis of environmental impact. "Tell him about the Twinkie taco."]

Green jobs debate.—reliability high.
The Economist's on-line debate for 9-20 March has the proposition: "This house believes that creating green jobs is a sensible aspiration for governments." Some will agree and some will disagree. Arguments will be made. What will be the final vote? See The Economist. [Voting started strongly against the motion, but is now running 58% in favor.]