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It's Your Oregon: Lisa Frack
Lisa says that if she could change one thing in the world to protect the environment, it would be to “seriously reduce consumption of unnecessary consumer goods since so much of our pollution and waste is generated by their production – starting with myself!”
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Buying Organic Helps Stop Global Warming
The top five reasons that buying organic helps stop global warming
- The energy needed for organic farming is about 30 percent less than the energy needed for high-input conventional farming.
- Organic farming produces 48 to 60 percent less carbon dioxide than conventional agriculture.
- Organically
farmed soil holds more carbon. It is about twice as efficient in
temperate climates at sequestering carbon, keeping it from contributing
to global warming as carbon dioxide.
- Organic farming produces
less nitrous oxide (another greenhouse gas) due to less nitrogen
fertilizer use, less mobile nitrogen concentrations, and good soil
structure.
- Organically farmed soil holds more water. It requires less irrigation, which conserves water and energy.
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