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Re:Father of Green Revolution, Norman Borlaug, Dies by dougp on Sunday September 13, 2009 @10:34AM (#820133)
He uses tons of chemical fertilizer not pesticides big difference.
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Re:Father of Green Revolution, Norman Borlaug, Dies by pmorici on Sunday September 13, 2009 @01:49PM (#820309)
Isn't nitrate run off from chemical fertilizer a big polution problem for rivers and lakes?
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Re:Father of Green Revolution, Norman Borlaug, Dies by glymor on Sunday September 13, 2009 @02:40PM (#820375)
It's called aquatic hypoxia: http://arstechnica.com/science/news/2008/08/the-growing-prob...
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