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From: harolds1@ihlpa.ATT.COM (Schessler)
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Subject: pesticides
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Date: Wed, 19-Aug-87 10:44:24 EDT
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Posted: Wed Aug 19 10:44:24 1987
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> >	    In the 25 years  since  "Silent  Spring"  first  warned
> >       about  chlordane,  and  a warehouseful of other poisons,	not
> >       much  has  changed  politically.	  The  industry	 is   still
> >       winning,	 the  public  still  losing, and the government	not
> >       caring much either way.
> >
>        Unfortunately the alternative to the use of pesticides is
>        world famine. One thing that would help the cause of 
>        environmentalists gain credibility and even respect in the
>        public view would be a constructive alternative that would still
>        allow us to feed our growing population. Schemes which involve
>        teaching a populace with a welfare-class mentality how to 
>        raise soy beans in window boxes full of human feces are the
>        realm of science fiction. Realistic alternatives to pesticide
>        use can't involve a radical restructuring of our society or 
>        economy if they are to have any hope of being accepted.

I wonder where you get such ideas that chemical Ag. saves the world from hunger!!
That is chemical company propaganda! 


However I'll grant you there is a difference
between "ignorant" farming and REGENERATIVE farming. Ever heard of Integrated
Pest Management (IPM)? Current mainstream practices use the strongest
chemicals whether needed or not.


I object to the hostility in your words towards "environmentalists"!
I thank God for these people and groups. No one else cares whether or not you and
your children, .... and the rest of nature will be healthy and alive!!



Harold Schessler