Slough cuts climate change emissions

The town of Slough cuts climate change emissions. Should TV's The Office be concerned?: Scientific American Blog

OK, this angle on this article isn't terribly serious, but I'm amazed that Slough (the Scranton of the UK, or perhaps the Schaumburg) has emissions targets for itself, even if they are making them less ambitious. Does Scranton? Does Schaumburg? Will non-major towns in the US keep up?

English summer pudding

A few days ago I bought both red and white currants at a farmer's market and I did what anyone would do - I started looking for recipes for English summer pudding. And I found one on an English food blog called Becks & Posh. It's very simple, cook a bunch of mixed berries for just a few minutes with a bit of sugar then put into a bowl you've lined with white bread. Refrigerate for a few hours while weighted. Good stuff, especially with cream drizzled over it.