Comments on: Green Acres http://blogs.edf.org/healthyfarms/2007/06/27/green-acres/ A daily update on the debates shaping the 2007 Farm Bill Mon, 21 Jan 2008 22:49:51 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5.2 hourly 1 By: Sign the Petition to Help Grow Organics - deadline July 15th! « Blue-Green Marble’s blog http://blogs.edf.org/healthyfarms/2007/06/27/green-acres/comment-page-1/#comment-12 Sign the Petition to Help Grow Organics - deadline July 15th! « Blue-Green Marble’s blog Sat, 30 Jun 2007 01:27:32 +0000 http://blogs.edf.org/healthyfarms/2007/06/27/green-acres/#comment-12 [...] buzz about the Farm Bill Environmental Defense’s blog updates on the Farm Bill debates Websites [...] [...] buzz about the Farm Bill Environmental Defense’s blog updates on the Farm Bill debates Websites [...]

]]> By: Leif Utne http://blogs.edf.org/healthyfarms/2007/06/27/green-acres/comment-page-1/#comment-11 Leif Utne Wed, 27 Jun 2007 22:24:44 +0000 http://blogs.edf.org/healthyfarms/2007/06/27/green-acres/#comment-11 Scott: Why aren't we hearing anything about climate change in the Farm Bill? This short video, Soil: The Secret Solution to Global Warming (http://www.quantumshift.tv/v/1181028043/), explains the Rodale Institute's finding that sustainably-farmed soil absorbs 30% more carbon from the atmosphere. If we switched to organic farming on a wide scale, we could cut our CO2 emissions by 10%. With so much public attention focused on global warming, and relatively little on the Farm Bill, this seems like a powerful way to rally more public interest, and give Congress one more reason to support sustainable ag. Scott: Why aren't we hearing anything about climate change in the Farm Bill?

This short video, Soil: The Secret Solution to Global Warming (http://www.quantumshift.tv/v/1181028043/), explains the Rodale Institute's finding that sustainably-farmed soil absorbs 30% more carbon from the atmosphere. If we switched to organic farming on a wide scale, we could cut our CO2 emissions by 10%.

With so much public attention focused on global warming, and relatively little on the Farm Bill, this seems like a powerful way to rally more public interest, and give Congress one more reason to support sustainable ag.

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