(fwd) provocative sci.agriculture post

Robert Stevahn (rstevahn@hpbs669.boi.hp.com)
Thu, 16 Mar 1995 10:22:20 -0700

Thought you might enjoy this post I noticed in sci.agriculture. My
response should show up soon, but it would be nice to see some other
responses (for those of you with Usenet access) countering the point of
view of the Hudson Institute.

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> Subject: New Book: Saving the Planet with...
> Date: 16 Mar 1995 10:05:51 -0500
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> There is a new book out by the Hudson Institute called Saving the Planet
> with Pesticides and Plastic: The Environmental Triumph of High-Yield
> Agriculture. It will make you think, and It will make a die-hard
> environmentalist and nature lover think twice about condemning modern,
> chemically based agriculture. It basically states that if we commited to
> organic agriculture, we'd lose millions of square miles of wildlife
> habitat to the plow in order to feed the increasing population. Check it
> out. Call 1-800-Hudson-0 or 1-800-876-8011 to order. Keep thinking.
>
> Think Globally, Act Locally (the key word is think)
>
> 

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Robert Stevahn        |   Ours is not to feed the world. Let's learn
rstevahn@boi.hp.com   |   to feed ourselves, then teach the world.
Boise Food Connection |   Population: Birth Control xor Death Control.