The More We Can Grow On Already

Myths About The Dire Effects Of Genetically Modified Foods On Health And The Environment Abound, But They Have Not Held Up To Scientific Scrutiny. And, Although Many Concerns Have Been Expressed About The Potential For Unexpected Consequences, The Unexpected Effects That Have Been Observed So Far Have Been Benign.

New Molecular Methods That Add Or Modify Genes Can Protect Plants From Diseases And Pests And Improve Crops In Ways That Are Both More Environmentally Benign And Beyond The Capability Of Older Methods.

We Are Sliding Back Into A Dark Era, And There Seems Little We Can Do About It. I Am Profoundly Depressed At Just How Difficult It Has Become Merely To Get A Realistic Conversation Started On Issues Such As Climate Change Or Genetically Modified Organisms.

We Wouldn't Think Of Going To Our Doctor And Saying 'treat Me The Way Doctors Treated People In The 19th Century', And Yet That's What We're Demanding In Food Production.

In Many Places In The Developed World, We Eat Or Waste Probably Twice As Many Food Calories As We Really Need. We're Wasteful Of Food. We Ship All Over The World. We're Now Realizing That Generating The Energy To Ship The Food Around The World Is Also Ruining Our Climate.