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It's Your Oregon: Max Holfert
Max Holfert graduated from PSU with a degree in Natural Science. He has worked as a commercial fisherman, in the construction industry, and as a drafter at a local design firm. He currently owns and manages Building Forward LLC, a small green remodeling/building company in Portland. He is starting the MBA+ program at PSU to learn how to more effectively promote sustainable business models.
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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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