By Boisset's assessment, the carbon footprint associated with a plastic wine bottle is roughly half that of a glass one, never mind the fact that plastic is also cheaper.
And Alan Greenspan's decision this week to raise interest rates by just a quarter of a point, never mind that it was the first increase for two and ahalf years, will do little to disturb their equanimity: the change had been widely expected and when it came the markets applauded politely (see article).
With this limitation in mind, some websites have chosen a half-way house: inviting surfers to leave their telephone numbers so that sales staff can call them later.