HuckleB
HuckleB's JournalR-word | Spread the Word to End the Word
This is a great advocacy page on the matter!
http://www.r-word.org/
The Ecological Case Against Organic Farming
http://www.nytimes.com/roomfordebate/2012/09/10/is-organic-food-worth-the-expense/the-ecological-case-against-organic-farmingMeanwhile, GMO products are increasing output.
Thus, that article ignores the reality that organic cannot catch up.
http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0111629
And then there's the reality of organic pesticides:
http://geneticliteracyproject.org/2015/03/16/beyond-the-romance-of-organics-6-ignored-sustainable-farming-practices-that-organic-proponents-should-embrace/
Al Gore: ‘Denial Industry’ Should be Penalized
http://www.esbtrib.com/2015/03/18/7807/al-gore-denial-industry-should-be-penalized/"Former U.S. Vice President Al Gore has recommended that the deniers of climate change must be penalized during his talk at the main convention in Texas. The ecological advocate, moreover, suggests that officials who neglect climate change science must be penalized too.
Gore addresses at Austin, Texas’ South by Southwest (SXSW) group of conventions and event, figuring out that shareholders are now straightening money to another power companies, as against to those that entrust in the still-leading but increasingly traditional fossil fuel / carbon producing business. Such market development, Gore said, need to be stepping up by a value to what isn’t preferred.
The “denial industry” persists to disregard the truth, says Gore. Particularly, in addition to “99 percent of the scientists”, he also said that Mother Nature is now reflecting.
Climate Reality Project, a nonprofit established in 2006 that centered on climate change education. His proposition focused on the previous weather activities that may have been set off by human reasons or carelessness.
..."
------------------------------------------------
Indeed.
Making One’s Own Reality – Food Babe Edition ... by Steven Novella, MD
http://www.sciencebasedmedicine.org/making-ones-own-reality-food-babe-edition/The default mode of human activity is to construct our own internal model of reality based upon our desires, biases, flawed perceptions, memories, and reasoning, and received narratives from the culture in which we live. That model of reality is then reinforced by confirmation bias and jealously defended.
But we also have the capacity to transcend this pathway of least resistance. Philosophy is the discipline of thinking carefully and systematically about ideas to see if they at least are internally consistent. Science is the discipline of systematically and carefully comparing our internal models of reality against objective reality, and then changing those models to suit the evidence.
...
The culture war continues. The Food Babe and others are attempting to distort the process of science in order to promote their alternative world view. Part of the strategy is to dismiss and discredit scientists who know enough to level devastating criticism at their particular brand of nonsense.
...
However, we need to engage all the more because of popular nonsense like that peddled by self-proclaimed but entirely incompetent “experts.”
--------------------------------------
A very good read on a topic of increasing importance. It's worth digging in to the whole thing, and it's not that long.
Citations needed.
BTW, did you know that organic farmers use pesticides?
Did you know that all seed development technologies are patented?
You might want to explore the issue a bit more before you continue to repeat bad anti-GMO BS.
Did you know that GMOs have reduced pesticide use?
No, really.
http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0111629
As for "corporate disseminated ignorance," I can only assume that you refer to the propaganda pushed by companies using "organic" as a marketing tool.
-------------
PS:
A PRINCIPLED CASE AGAINST MANDATORY GMO LABELS
http://fafdl.org/blog/2014/08/16/a-principled-case-against-mandatory-gmo-labels/
WHY YOU SHOULD OPPOSE MANDATORY GMO LABELING
http://www.itsmomsense.com/oppose-mandatory-gmo-labeling/
Why labeling of GMOs is actually bad for people and the environment
http://blogs.berkeley.edu/2012/06/06/why-labeling-of-gmos-is-actually-bad-for-people-and-the-environment/
Why GMO Food Labels Are a Bad Idea
http://www.realclearscience.com/2012/10/09/why_gmo_food_labels_are_a_bad_idea_249411.html
And the Mercury Decides: Say No to GMO Labeling, Even If It Feels Terrible
http://www.portlandmercury.com/BlogtownPDX/archives/2014/10/20/and-the-mercury-decides-say-no-to-gmo-labeling-even-if-it-feels-terrible
Why Mandatory Labeling for GMOs is a Very Bad Idea
http://www.davehitt.com/blog2/why-mandatory-labeling-for-gmos-is-a-very-bad-idea/
Whole Foods' Anti-GMO Swindle
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2014/09/15/whole-foods-anti-gmo-swindle.html
The Costs of GMO Labeling
http://thefoodiefarmer.blogspot.com/2014/04/the-costs-of-gmo-labeling.html
BAD IDEAS: GMO LABELS
http://www.thefarmersdaughterusa.com/2013/09/bad-ideas-gmo-labels.html
A Lonely Quest for Facts on Genetically Modified Crops
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/01/05/us/on-hawaii-a-lonely-quest-for-facts-about-gmos.html?_r=0
GMO Foods: Why We Shouldn't Label (Or Worry About) Genetically Modified Products
http://mic.com/articles/5226/gmo-foods-why-we-shouldn-t-label-or-worry-about-genetically-modified-products
GMO Opponents Are the Climate Skeptics of the Left
http://www.slate.com/articles/health_and_science/science/2012/09/are_gmo_foods_safe_opponents_are_skewing_the_science_to_scare_people_.html
Labels for GMO Foods Are a Bad Idea
http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/labels-for-gmo-foods-are-a-bad-idea/
Antivaccine versus anti-GMO: Different goals, same methods
http://www.sciencebasedmedicine.org/antivaccine-versus-anti-gmo-different-goals-same-methods/
Whole Food Blues: Why Organic Agriculture May Not Be So Sustainable
http://science.time.com/2012/04/26/whole-food-blues-why-organic-agriculture-may-not-be-so-sustainable/Six Reasons Organic is NOT The Most Environmentally Friendly Way To Farm
http://appliedmythology.blogspot.com/2013/04/six-reasons-organic-is-not-most.htmlIf I Were a Food Activist By Nurse Loves Farmer
http://www.nurselovesfarmer.com/2014/11/food-activist/"...
If I were a food activist, I could share statistics and studies without providing accurate sources (or any at all!).
If I were a food activist, I could demand honesty and transparency and not give the same in return.
If I were a food activist, I could not care about a farmer’s right to choose how they farm and petition to take away their choices.
If I were a food activist, I could act like an expert but have no actual experience or knowledge in agriculture, nutrition or biotechnology.
..."
Why Organic Can't Fulfill Our Food Supply Ideals
http://www.science20.com/agricultural_realism/why_organic_cant_fulfill_our_food_supply_ideals-154020"Almost any farmer or consumer could agree on the following ideals for our agricultural system:
"Farming in ways that are best for us, best for the environment, and best for providing an adequate food supply."
I believe that these are the goals and ideals of organic customers and organic farmers, and I share them. If organic could deliver on these “triple best” goals, I would be among its strongest supporters, but I don't believe that it can. The organic rules are based on the assumption that “natural” is always best. That assumption originated in a pre-scientific era, and it does not hold up to what we have learned over the last century. The "natural" definition is great for marketing purposes, but often not the optimal criterion to guide farming practices.
...
Unfortunately, some of those who market organic products, and some who advocate for organic, continue to make unsupportable claims that organic is best for us and for the environment. Many consumers accept these claims and believe that they are doing the right thing by paying the premium prices for organic items. If we really had a food supply that was only safe and responsible for those able and willing to pay higher prices, that would represent a huge failing of public policy. Fortunately, that is not the case.
..."
------------------------------------------
This is a piece that must be read fully, and therefore it is a challenge. It does not make itself easily digestible in bumper sticker responses. Yes, I could be kinder in my description of what happens, far too often, at DU.
However, it is time for DU to get back to its roots, where evidence matters more than hyperbole.
I must try to beseech my fellow DUers on that road.
Take care.
Profile Information
Member since: 2002Number of posts: 35,773
