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How to eat sardines

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If you need to find the best way regarding to the environment (CO2 equivalent emissions) on how to prepare sardines, you just need to read: Environmental Life Cycle Assessment of a Canned Sardine Product from Portugal  Cheila Almeida, Sofia Vaz and Friederike Ziegler  This study aims to assess the environmental impacts of canned sardines in olive oil, by considering fishing, processing, and packaging, using life cycle assessment (LCA) methodology. The case study concerns a product of a canning factory based in Portugal and packed in aluminum cans. It is the first LCA of a processed seafood product made with the traditional canning method. The production of both cans and olive oil are the most important process in the considered impact categories. The production of olives contributes to the high environmental load of olive oil, related to cultivation and harvesting phases. The production of aluminum cans is the most significant process for all impact categories, except oz...

Viva México

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In Yucatán, Mexico there are... Cenotes: holes in the ground with fresh water from the sky. To go in, swim or dive in caves. Maya ruins in the middle of the forest, surrounded by nature. An warm sea, blue water and white sand in the middle of coconut trees. Many tourists but also much life, under and above water. No pasa nada, que todo te vaya bien ! É de dia e de noite,  e há um esqueleto (ou morte) que foge espavorido da minha vontade de viver. Frida Kahlo  in Viva México, Alexandra Lucas Coelho