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[mulky]

Why Organic Sux...

The last 50 years, however, have seen enormous increases in the use of synthetic fertilizers using ammonia from the Haber-Bosch process. Vaclav Smil of the University of Manitoba, one of the world's foremost experts on energy, estimates that 40 percent of the human population owes its existence [pdf] to synthetic fertilizers.

Comments

[lauramander]

I would argue that the world would be a better place if that 40% was not here.

[mulky]

Depends on which side of the 40 you are on...

[joeker]

maybe I'm missing something.... why would a synthetic fertilizer be used in organic gardening in the first place? or is that covered in the non-linked to pdf? ;)

[mulky]

I guess the point is if everything has to be grown Organic then we would loose 40% of the worlds Pop.

[joeker]

OHHH. yeah - then I agree with laura, let's let the other 40% go.... right after we start an organic food co-op =)