Consumers concerned about food miles might want to consider the impact of driving to the supermarket and back to do their shopping, a report on food miles suggests. A report entitled “The Validity of Food Miles as an Indicator of Sustainable Development,” compiled for the Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs in the United Kingdom, shows that although trucks have the greatest negative impact on the environment in terms of air quality, carbon dioxide emissions, and noise, the social cost is not as great as that of cars, which cause more congestion and accidents. Larger vehicles have made trucking […]