Environment and the Garden
keep lining their pockets with money, they could care less. They can buy bottled water just like the next guy. At least until there is no more clean water and then they may have to rethink their water polluting ways.
One problem with getting rid of chemical companies is the loss of jobs for those who work for them. But let's say that these companies begin manufacturing organic products instead, those people would still have jobs and even more jobs would be created in order to plant, grow, and harvest the plants that make those organic chemicals. Don't you think that in today's environmentally aware population that some of us would buy their organic products?? Sure we would! Not only would organic products make our people healthier, but the soil would be healthier as well. And that to me is a double bonus!
Sure, chemicals are needed to make many of our medicines, plastics, pesticides, fertilizers, metals, etc. But this is because we are a spoiled nation that has a high level of lacking self-sufficiency skills. We all want to live comfortable lives with TV's, radios, computers, etc. because we really don't know any better. It's who we are, it's how we live, and it's also how many of us will die.
I will get off my soapbox now. I'm sure many of you will disagree with me and I'm open for criticism. But please, if you criticize, please have some solutions, not just insults.
For more articles at the Anniston Star regarding the Monsanto trials please visit http://www.annistonstar.com/cgi/archive....
Organic Gardening magazine has always had arguments with Monsanto and in past issues have had some really good statements regarding Monsanto's tendency to skirt the truth. If you would like more info on Organic Gardening, go to http://www.organicgardening.com
The following site will surprise you as well. Just see what California has going on. http://www.ewg.org/california/ This touches home to me because I lived in Fresno, CA, for 11 years. Of course, the whole nation is affected but some parts are worse than others.
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