Wal-Mart brings lousy practices to South Africa. Govt approves deal anyway. No one surprised. http://t.co/QkE6Q4u

What is nature worth? Billions, says the UK govt. But beware economists bearing price labels. http://bit.ly/iVnsHS

The British government has just released a report on the value of ‘ecosystemic services’ in the UK. Nature, it seems, is worth billions. Live close to green space, and the health benefits to you are worth nearly $500. The total benefits to the British public of living near wetlands or the coast – over $2 billion. The services provided by pollinators: $700 million.

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Russia’s wheat export ban: bad for the rest of the world, but good for Russia. http://t.co/krWYFQB

Even if he’s vile, Mugabe’s land reforms weren’t all bad. What did we think’d happen by giving land to the landless? http://bit.ly/a36rbT

#Food prices to x2 in next 20 years mainly cos of climate change – http://t.co/QcSe7wy.But small farmers cool the Earth http://bit.ly/k2U3Ry

RIP Gil Scott Heron http://gu.com/p/2pddf

RT @civileater: Park Wilde takes a hard look at a poverty study about @cocacola by @oxfam funded by #cocacola http://is.gd/lkuGsD

The series of posts that used to be prefaced with “FYI” is now up on my Twitter stream (apologies to the one respondent who didn’t think I should tweet, but I’ll make it up to you, Phil, promise). In following the thread around the revolts in Spain, though, I came across Not Yet Dead NYC, a feminist reading group in New York City. No idea who runs it, but they’ve a great report from the joyful streets in Spain, and also a fine caution about the prospects and possibilities of the Spanish Revolution…

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