Comments on: The Attack on Organic http://julieclawson.com/2009/05/19/the-attack-on-organic/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 05:52:33 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Matt Stone http://julieclawson.com/2009/05/19/the-attack-on-organic/comment-page-1/#comment-4909 Matt Stone Fri, 29 May 2009 09:33:45 +0000 http://julieclawson.com/?p=1024#comment-4909 oh dear, its painful isnt it. oh dear, its painful isnt it.

]]> By: Ecological Sustainability in the Dominion of Canada « Empire Remixed http://julieclawson.com/2009/05/19/the-attack-on-organic/comment-page-1/#comment-4878 Ecological Sustainability in the Dominion of Canada « Empire Remixed Mon, 25 May 2009 03:01:57 +0000 http://julieclawson.com/?p=1024#comment-4878 [...] still interested in reading, I leave you with a link to Julie Clawson’s excellent post on Organic Food, which includes a hilarious clip from the Daily [...] [...] still interested in reading, I leave you with a link to Julie Clawson’s excellent post on Organic Food, which includes a hilarious clip from the Daily [...]

]]> By: Christine Sine http://julieclawson.com/2009/05/19/the-attack-on-organic/comment-page-1/#comment-4867 Christine Sine Wed, 20 May 2009 23:23:28 +0000 http://julieclawson.com/?p=1024#comment-4867 Julie, This is amazing. Thanks for posting it. It took me a long time to figure out that he was actually serious about this. And as you say the horrible thing is that people believe things like this. Have you seen "The Future of Food"? It is an amazing video that deals with these issues - very educational. Julie,
This is amazing. Thanks for posting it. It took me a long time to figure out that he was actually serious about this. And as you say the horrible thing is that people believe things like this. Have you seen “The Future of Food”? It is an amazing video that deals with these issues – very educational.

]]> By: Don http://julieclawson.com/2009/05/19/the-attack-on-organic/comment-page-1/#comment-4865 Don Wed, 20 May 2009 12:59:51 +0000 http://julieclawson.com/?p=1024#comment-4865 Industrial ag has no future because it's unsustainable. For one thing, it won't be too long before petroleum and other fossil fuels will be too expensive to turn into fertilizer and pesticides, let alone to power the huge combines and tractors that the industrial producers need. It's only a matter of time before they're history. The drug pushers who are committed to keeping our suburban lawns and landscapes chemically dependent are using the same Orwellian language in their advertisements and on their Web sites--as if their poisoning of our neighborhoods were actually benefiting the environment. Industrial ag has no future because it’s unsustainable. For one thing, it won’t be too long before petroleum and other fossil fuels will be too expensive to turn into fertilizer and pesticides, let alone to power the huge combines and tractors that the industrial producers need. It’s only a matter of time before they’re history.

The drug pushers who are committed to keeping our suburban lawns and landscapes chemically dependent are using the same Orwellian language in their advertisements and on their Web sites–as if their poisoning of our neighborhoods were actually benefiting the environment.

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