After studying 150 organic and non-organic food products, lead author Ken Green, professor of environmental management at the Manchester Business School, reported, "There is certainly insufficient evidence available to state that organic agriculture overall would have less of an environmental impact than conventional agriculture (Uschan, par. 7)." ... Land use is also an environmental issue. Part of a product's environmental impact is the amount of space required to produce it, croplands and pastures now occupy 40 percent of Earth's land surface (Palmer, par.11). ... Instead it could...

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After watching the movie "Harvest OF Fear,"" I have learned a great deal about Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs). There are many pros and cons to the use of GMOs. I was surprised to learn about the pros and especially about how the GMO plants can help starving people in the developing countries ...

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Genetically engineered crops have actually increased chemical pollution which hurt the environment. ... More environmental damage are happening now "the extent of irreversible environmental damage grows greater with every new acre of genetically engineered cropland" (Center for Food Safety 2). ...

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