tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6234783319349274920.post411015517533782347..comments2024-03-28T18:03:15.049-04:00Comments on FOLIO OLIO: FRIDAY #2693Ralph Henryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05079364726250352589noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6234783319349274920.post-22460271456707906652016-05-07T03:50:46.419-04:002016-05-07T03:50:46.419-04:00Thought you might be interested in the mural pictu...Thought you might be interested in the mural pictured about half way down in this article. The setting and the story increase the impact of the mural. <br /><br />Keep up the good work. <br />-Paul<br /><br />http://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2016/04/21/474847921/the-arctic-suicides-its-not-the-dark-that-kills-youAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6234783319349274920.post-75637107265835584192016-05-06T08:26:55.034-04:002016-05-06T08:26:55.034-04:00Your (and Bill Nye's) support for GMOs seems t...Your (and Bill Nye's) support for GMOs seems to consider only the health and safety of consumption. But there are huge ecological concerns. For example, a common GM trait is resistance to particular types of herbicides, such as glyphosate, so stronger herbicides can be used to control weeds without affecting crops. Herbicide exposure is toxic ("inert" ingredients in Roundup cause birth defects) even if the food crop itself isn't. Other GM plants produce their own insecticides, such as Bt toxin, to prevent pest damage and require less pesticide application. The effect of these GM traits on the local ecosystem is not well known but evidence of adverse impact is already being documented. Another ecological concern is the potential for GM traits to “escape” into other species by hybridization. This has been clearly documented in a dozen of the world's most important food crops. This is the major reason behind the EU resisting the planting of even a single GMO crop: once done, it can never be undone. We should exert the precautionary principle here simply because we would only discover errors after considerable and irreversible environmental damage.<br /><br />- Your trusted advisor<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com