• Jersey Shore wildlife, and those who rely on it to make living struggle to survive environmental changes in Barnegat Bay. [NJ.com]
• Phoenixville’s landmark Vale-Rio Diner is for sale on eBay. [Inquirer]
• Olive oil prices are up 20 percent from last year, due in part to the Greek debt crisis. [Independent]
• The Gulf oil spill could benefit the Long Island Sound’s oyster industry. [Globe]
• Though legislators in 20 cities and states have proposed soda taxes, none have enacted them. [Time]
• Swiss distillers have called for a Protected Geographic Name for absinthe, which would prevent liquor produced anywhere else from calling itself the same thing. [NYP]
• Moonshine is back on the rise and is getting popular enough that a major maker of copper stills says he can’t keep up with demand. [BBC]
• Baltic sea divers recently uncovered what is thought to be the world’s oldest drinkable Champagne, dating back to the 1780s. [NYP]
• Though the economy seems to be improving, Americans are still cautious about spending money dining out. [WSJ]
• Thousands of wasps were recently dispatched to fight a plague of mealyworms that threatens to destroy Thailand’s cassava crop. [NYT]
