[Today: PepsiCo announces heroic plan to save us from global warming]

PURCHASE, N.Y. (March 18, 2010) /PRNewswire/ — One year after PepsiCo (NYSE:PEP) and the Carbon Trust launched an innovative partnership that began with certifying the carbon footprint of Tropicana Pure Premium® orange juice, Tropicana is announcing a groundbreaking pilot program that could drastically reduce its lifecycle carbon footprint and have a dramatic impact on the broader agricultural landscape for orange growers and producers of other agricultural products.

[Last week]: PepsiCo raises prices on Tropicana orange juice due to Florida citrus freeze

NEW YORK — Pepsico Inc. is raising prices on its popular Tropicana orange juice because of the deep freeze that hurt much of Florida’s citrus crop.

The company said Wednesday it is shrinking its most popular size by about 8 percent — while maintaining its price — and raising the price on another size starting in May.

The 64-ounce container of orange juice drop to 59 ounces. The suggested retail price remains at $3.59.