Re:Climate change: IPCC report is 'code red for humanity'
by jwagenet on Monday August 09, 2021 @04:24PM
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The problem with Organic food is the same with carbon emissions; the cost of is generally too high compared to the perceived individual benefits of the organic/low-emissions alternative.
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Re:Climate change: IPCC report is 'code red for humanity'
by Mikeb85 on Monday August 09, 2021 @08:31PM
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Dunno, as someone who cares deeply about food (and really enjoys it) organic, if nothing else, tastes better (usually). Especially if it's local, small-production organic. Plus has organic pesticides (or no pesticides) so it's probably healthier.
Re:Climate change: IPCC report is 'code red for humanity'
by jwagenet on Tuesday August 10, 2021 @04:39PM
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In my experiece organic doesn't taste better for most things because the varietals are the same. Alternative varietals of fruits and veggies tend to be organic, and of course those often taste better or have more complex flavor, but its not because they are organic.
Re:Climate change: IPCC report is 'code red for humanity'
by gruez on Monday August 09, 2021 @05:15PM
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It's actually better with organic food, because you can benefit yourself by not ingesting pesticides/hormones/whatever, whereas with carbon emissions the most you'll achieve is save the earth from 0.00000001 degrees of warming.
Re:Climate change: IPCC report is 'code red for humanity'
by jwagenet on Tuesday August 10, 2021 @04:41PM
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My point is not that your personal benefit isn't potentially good with organic, but like reducing carbon emissions, there is a deferred, nebulous benefit to consuming organic which is hard to value against the immediate increased cost.