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| Author(s): | Moore, Patrick |
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| Author Affiliation: | Chairman and Chief Scientist, Greenspirit Strategies Limited, Vancouver, Canada |
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| Title: | How pesticides are saving the Earth?: An essay from a co-founder of Greenpeace [Part 1] |
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| Article Series: | Integrated Pest Management: Part 1 |
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| Section: | Grounds & sports turf
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| Source: | Parks & Rec Business. Vol. 4, No. 12, July 2006, p. 16. |
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| Publishing Information: | Medina, OH: Northstar Pub. |
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| # of Pages: | 1 |
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| Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Agricultural sciences; Pesticide safety; Pesticides; Chemical control
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| Abstract/Contents: | Discusses the role of science and technology in the agricultural industry. States that "continued research in genetic science, fertilizers and pesticides has enabled us to dramatically increase both the quantity and quality of food production without increasing the area of land required. The result is greater wilderness protection and a more bio-diverse world." Suggests that "activist groups with an anti-pesticide agenda continue to disseminate mis-information designed to scare and confuse the public." States that "those who turn to organic food are not avoiding most of the pesticides humans injest, because most of these pesticides are naturally occurring-and like their synthetic cousins, they pose negligible risk to human health." Discusses the risks in eliminating pesticides which include environmental damage and increased prices for fruits and vegetables, stating that "without the use of pesticides, crop yields would drop by 30% to 50%...and retail food prices would jump by at least 27%." |
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| Language: | English |
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| References: | 0 |
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| See Also: | see also related article, "The debate continues" Parks & Rec Business, 5(2) September 2006, p. 6 R=119162 R=119162
See also Part 2, "Pesticide rebuttal: No, pesticides are not saving the Earth; Instead, they are poisoning us [Part 2]", Parks & Rec Business, 5(2) September 2006, p. 31-32 R=119170 R=119170 |
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| Note: | "This editorial, written by Dr. Patrick Moore, was first published in the editorial's section of the National Post on Thursday, April 20, 2006." |
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| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete):
Moore, P. 2006. How pesticides are saving the Earth?: An essay from a co-founder of Greenpeace [Part 1]. Parks & Rec Business. 4(12):p. 16. |
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