In-sec-ti-cide: noun; “a substance for killing insects.” Used by farmers to protect crops and also by households to keep yards bug free… Soon to be taken out of hand.
Bi-o-cide: noun; “the destruction of life.” Birds losing their song. Innocent animals dying. Others almost going extinct. How is it that our means of killing “pests”, has started killing us? Rachel Carson wrote “The Obligation to Endure”, a chapter in her book Silent Spring to emphasize how important it is for the public to be educated on the chemicals that are harming our planet. Although pesticides do not need to be completely taken out of the picture, there are so many options that promote the growth of the earth rather than destroy it. Options like organic and natural foods boost our relationship with the environment the more we know about them, as does educating ourselves with how agriculture works.
When farmers grow foods, bugs like to harbor into the plants, making it inedible for people. Farmers use chemicals and insecticides to get rid of these bugs, and according to Carson, 500 chemicals are produced each year; any of which could be put in …show more content…
Environmental activists like Al Gore who ran for president, a large number of environmental protection agencies were put in place, and measures were taken on the farm. “Cover crops” were introduced to naturally add nutrients to the soil and prevent single crop farming and crops began to be rotated to keep unwanted pests and substances from building up in the soil. As Al Gore argued in his writing “The Climate Emergency”, some things that are done to help farming, do not help the ecosystem like “cover crops” and rotation. Some technology, such as the irrigation systems of Russia draining a vast body of inland water, are hurting more than helping. If Russia would have known what it would have done to it’s fourth largest body of water, they may not have started using the
Bi-o-cide: noun; “the destruction of life.” Birds losing their song. Innocent animals dying. Others almost going extinct. How is it that our means of killing “pests”, has started killing us? Rachel Carson wrote “The Obligation to Endure”, a chapter in her book Silent Spring to emphasize how important it is for the public to be educated on the chemicals that are harming our planet. Although pesticides do not need to be completely taken out of the picture, there are so many options that promote the growth of the earth rather than destroy it. Options like organic and natural foods boost our relationship with the environment the more we know about them, as does educating ourselves with how agriculture works.
When farmers grow foods, bugs like to harbor into the plants, making it inedible for people. Farmers use chemicals and insecticides to get rid of these bugs, and according to Carson, 500 chemicals are produced each year; any of which could be put in …show more content…
Environmental activists like Al Gore who ran for president, a large number of environmental protection agencies were put in place, and measures were taken on the farm. “Cover crops” were introduced to naturally add nutrients to the soil and prevent single crop farming and crops began to be rotated to keep unwanted pests and substances from building up in the soil. As Al Gore argued in his writing “The Climate Emergency”, some things that are done to help farming, do not help the ecosystem like “cover crops” and rotation. Some technology, such as the irrigation systems of Russia draining a vast body of inland water, are hurting more than helping. If Russia would have known what it would have done to it’s fourth largest body of water, they may not have started using the