The Marine Stewardship Council seems to be making some real progress... lodging in the mind of the consumer and raising awareness of the importance of sustaining the world's fish stocks.

As awareness of the issues grow the main challenge would seem to be "can I trust the blue label, is it really proof of sustainable practices?" In fisheries, more than in many other industries, this seems to be the big difficulty. They need to be more explicit in their communications about how this is achieved.

Despite this, I hope you'll be looking for the blue label yourself!

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BP has spent millions of dollars over recent years advertising its 'green' credentials, and it's easy to be cynical. So it's good to see that the company has done the right thing, closing down the Prudhoe Bay pipeline after a leak of only 4 to 5 barrels. (Not surprisingly all the news coverage is of rising oil prices.)

A company spokesman said: "We don't know how long the field will be down but we will not resume operation of the field until we and government regulators are satisfied that they can be operated safely and pose no threat to the environment".

Of course, there are still criticisms that can be leveled at BP: earlier spills are under investigation, questions are being asked about why the pipeline has been allowed to deteriorate to such a level. All valid concerns.

But hopefully public opinion (and prospection!) are starting to make environmental protection a higher priority, in actions and not just words.

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