[mlizzy]

What could be wrong with the pope interjecting that we should take care of our earth? Look at the mess the dems left after the inauguration of our leader. And look how nicely the same grounds were taken care of by the tea party folks. Of course, we should be going green. Recycle, compost heaps, dump the chemicals and bring on a more organic way of raising crops is good as well ... (my brother-in-law runs an organic farm ... the food is absolutely incredible and the land isn't hampered by chemicals).

pope = good great man!

[Jeff Chandler]

Recycle

Some recycling is economical and some is not. To endorse "recycling" as a general concept is senseless.

compost heaps, dump the chemicals and bring on a more organic way of raising crops is good as well

Of course, chemicals must be used responsibly, but to disparage their use is to ignore economic reality. Periodic starvation has been the norm since the beginning of humanity, yet modern agricultural techniques have completely eliminated starvation for hundreds of millions of people worldwide. Feel-good wishful thinking has not.

[Steve Van Doorn]

yeah but the news is reporting we need to change our lives for the environment.. bla bla The pope didn't say that.
I posted what he said... which is more in the line of what you said.

[tiki]

A lot of people would starve if there was no chemical use and a lot more people would be getting food borne disease. Those were real concerns before the advent of commercial fertilizer and fungicides. Some of our most potent chemicals against disease are hydrogen peroxide and chlorine bleach.

The availability and safety of our food supply has helped to boost our life spans by many years.