Author Topic: Organic Farming is Worse for Climate Change  (Read 490 times)

Ben

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Organic Farming is Worse for Climate Change
« on: October 23, 2019, 09:42:27 AM »
MIT Technology Review article on why commercial organic farming is worse for "climate change" than traditional commercial farming.

I'm all for fewer chemicals in my food, but you can't deny the efficiencies of modern farming and chemicals for feeding billions of people.

https://www.technologyreview.com/s/614605/sorryorganic-farming-is-actually-worse-for-climate-change/
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Re: Organic Farming is Worse for Climate Change
« Reply #1 on: October 23, 2019, 09:50:14 AM »
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Re: Organic Farming is Worse for Climate Change
« Reply #2 on: October 23, 2019, 02:33:08 PM »
That was a good read, but in retrospect, it was an odd story the way it was done.
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