Posts by Sacha
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Found on Facebook
rofflenui
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She has already been sourcing the illustrations
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like it or not we can't let go of that particular tiger's tail
True. Probably not such a good idea to yank it though, right?
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Dairy poster-children the Crafars trample a Taranaki pa site this time.
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We have to deal in reasonable probabilities
Fine with that. However, given the scale of the consequences of most GE decisions and the lack of 'case law' (ie: real world evidence or equivalents for the impact of novel technology), don't you think perhaps a criminal standard of certainty is more appropriate than a civil one? It's pretty much the same principle as making pretty damn sure someone is guilty before you sentence them to life in prison.
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Agricultural technology has, however, allowed the development of civilisation and generally avoided mass starvation.
Yep. Sanitation engineering has been handy too.
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the corporate sector could drive (or be part of) a solution towards sustainability
That I agree with, if the incentives are aligned - and what's standing in the way is the boldness sadly lacking in any of our political leaders, despite their claims.
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What 3410 said - and the Greens need to be clearer about this. The precautionary principle means it's up to the promoters of GE to prove their case, not its opponents. Politically, it would be nice if that were true.
if this was achieved without a GM method, but with similar benefits, would you then support it? Then we're down to considering the actual risk of one method over another.
As far as I know the insurance industry still refuses to insure GE. What does that tell you about their assessment of the risks in a technology that once released into the wild can not be put back in the bottle? I'm open to the argument that some methods might have less risk - but let's see those figures shall we, not just triumphal labcoat wearers and opportunistic politicians?
If we all ate a bit less meat and if every farm in the world (no matter how huge) embraced some of the ideals of poly-organic farming (or whatever you want to call it) then we wouldn't need GE solutions.
This country's intensive dairying is already causing us real problems. In the ECan debacle, we have seen that the stakes are high enough for the national political representatives of commercial farming to abrogate local body democracy to defend unsustainable practices.
Something that might shave 10-15% of emissions in 17 years time is little more than window-dressing at this stage, and in the meantime Kyoto and a weakened ETS ensures the rest of us are subsidising famers and agribusiness to ignore their problem.
Technology might seem an easy and appealing answer, but it's not going to solve unsustainable living, commercial greed or political conniving.
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I'm just pleased to hear she can read
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For people complaining about the state of play you're crazy, Herbert had one chance for a result in this game and that was slow it to a dirge
Success!