"rick etter" <etterr@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> "ta" <ta33@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> > rick etter wrote:
> > > And that means also not cruelty-free. Just what I've been saying...
> > >
> > > "...some organic pesticides have mammalian toxicities that are far
> > > higher than many synthetic pesticides..."
> > > http://www.cgfi.org/materials/key_pubs/Natures_Toxic_Tools.pdf
> >
> > Wow, I can't *believe* CFGI, which is funded by the right-wing think
tank
> > Hudson Institute, could possibly be promoting information that
sup****ts
> > their big agribusiness clients like Monsanto, ConAgra, and Archer
Daniels
> > Midland, who have everything to lose by the success of organic
farming.
> >
> > But to be fair, I can't answer the specific charges as I'm not an
expert,
> so
> > I'm expanding the thread to get a wider range of input.
> ====================
> OK let's expand it. Here's one from Clemson. Sup****ted by big business
to
> you, I'm sure...
>
> "...Some organic pesticides are as toxic, or even more toxic, than many
> synthetic chemical pesticides...."
> http://hgic.clemson.edu/factsheets/HGIC2756.htm
>
>
> another...
> "...Rotenone is more acutely toxic than many synthetic pesticides.
Chronic
> exposure to rotenone has been tentatively linked to Parkinson's disease
in
> humans. It is fairly toxic to mammals and birds. It is very toxic to
> fish..."
> http://www.ontarioprofessionals.com/organic.htm
>
>
>
>
> I see you have nothing to add to the discussion though. Figures. Come
on,
> show some sup****t for claims of organic being cruelty/pesticide free
> farming.
Who claimed that organic farming was "pesticide free" or "cruelty
free"? Sounds like a big giant straw man to me.
> >
> > p.s.
> >
> > "The Hudson Institute's IRS Form 990 for the financial year ending on
> > September 30, 2001 showed total income of $7,818,439, most of which
came
> in
> > large grants. Other known funders include:
> >
> > Ag Processing Inc
> > American Cyanamid
> > Archer Daniels Midland
> > Cargill
> > Ciba-Geigy
> > ConAgra Foods
> > DowElanco
> > DuPont
> > Exxon Mobil
> > HJ Heinz
> > Lilly Endowment
> > McDonalds
> > Monsanto
> > National Agricultural Chemical Association
> > Novartis
> > Proctor & Gamble
> > Sunkist Growers
> > United Agri Products"
> >
> > http://tinyurl.com/2uj4k
> >
> >
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