Yearly Archives: 1998

Sierra Club Speaks Out, Supports GMOs, High-Yield Crops

Sierra Club Exec Endorses High-Yield Agriculture and Biotech Corp Carl Pope credits Hudson Institute Fellow Dennis Avery’s agricultural and environmental research. WASHINGTON — Carl Pope, executive director of the Sierra Club, has endorsed high-yield agriculture, including bio-engineered crops, because high … Continue reading

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Confinement Hog Farming Good for Water Quality?

Download PDF Evidence from America’s most intensive hog producing region indicate that large hog operations do not hurt water quality.

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Pfiesteria Hysteria

Dave Juday Last summer, pfiesteria, a mysterious toxic algae bloom, killed about 3,000 fish in two tributaries of the Chesapeake Bay and apparently made about 30 people ill. Like the Cuyahoga River’s catching fire in the 1970′s, this local event … Continue reading

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