Farmers aren’t destroying the environment, contrary to what the Left claims.
The Left Is Wrong About Farmers Destroying the Environment
Farming destroys the natural world, nay the planet itself!
We hear and read this assertion everywhere in leftist and establishment media sources.
Like nearly everything that originates in such places, we have good reason — many good reasons — not to believe it.
The assertion that agriculture drives so-called “climate change” has appeared in so many sources that it would take decades to catalog them.
For instance, the World Wildlife Fund, which has described itself as “the world’s leading conservation organization,” posits a direct connection between farming and climate change.
“Many farming practice — such as burning fields and using gasoline-powered machinery — are significant contributors to the buildup of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere,” according to the WWF.
Likewise, “clearing land for agricultural production is a major contributor to climate change, as the carbon stored in intact forests is released when they are cut or burned.”
Some food company executives agree.
According to The Guardian, a 2022 climate-focused task force consisting of CEOs recommended dramatic action in the agricultural sector.
“We are at a critical tipping point where something must be done,” said taskforce chair and Mars CEO Grant Reid.
Sunny George Verghese, chief executive of the Singapore-based food supplier Olam, echoed Reid’s urgency.
“We cannot continue to produce and consume food and feed and fiber in the way we are doing today unless we don’t mind destroying the planet,” Verghese said.
There you have it. Modern agriculture destroys the planet.
But does it really? Does farming pose a threat by driving climate change? Does human activity in general?
We have many good reasons for suspecting that climate alarmists doth protest too much. They have exaggerated our true situation.
Six Reasons to Question the Connection Between Farming and Climate Change
- We have a long historical perspective.
- We need not look far for credible voices who cast doubt on climate change.
- We have a strong explanation for why climate change appeals to some minds.
- We have better ways to think about the relationship between farming and the environment.
- We know what happens when governments commandeer farmland.
- Even if climate change poses a problem, which we are far from admitting, and even if agriculture contributes to the problem, which we have reason to doubt, we still cannot justify draconian solutions based on apocalyptic fears, for we have plausible projections of diminished farmland usage by mid-century.
Ordinary people, educated or otherwise, have many good ways to evaluate sources and evidence.
When we do this, we find that the purported connection between farming and apocalyptic climate change cannot withstand scrutiny.
We further suspect that belief in climate change merely gratifies elite globalists’ pride. It makes them feel good about their place in the world.
But only something demonic would attack our food source and tell us it is for our own good.
Nothing is more demonic than pride.
They tell us that human activity, including agricultural activity, destroys the planet.
We have compelling reasons both to reject their assertion and to question their motives.
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What are some of the reasons given in the article to question the connection between farming and climate change
The Left Is Wrong About Farmers Destroying the Environment
Farming destroys the natural world, nay the planet itself! We hear and read this assertion everywhere in leftist and establishment media sources. Like nearly everything that originates in such places, we have good reason — many good reasons — not to believe it.
The assertion that agriculture drives so-called “climate change” has appeared in so many sources that it would take decades to catalog them. For instance, the World Wildlife Fund, which has described itself as “the world’s leading conservation organization,” posits a direct connection between farming and climate change. “Many farming practices — such as burning fields and using gasoline-powered machinery — are significant contributors to the buildup of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere,” according to the WWF. Likewise, “clearing land for agricultural production is a major contributor to climate change, as the carbon stored in intact forests is released when they are cut or burned.”
Some food company executives agree. According to The Guardian, a 2022 climate-focused task force consisting of CEOs recommended dramatic action in the agricultural sector. “We are at a critical tipping point where something must be done,” said taskforce chair and Mars CEO Grant Reid. Sunny George Verghese, chief executive of the Singapore-based food supplier Olam, echoed Reid’s urgency. “We cannot continue to produce and consume food and feed and fiber in the way we are doing today unless we don’t mind destroying the planet,” Verghese said.
There you have it. Modern agriculture destroys the planet. But does it really? Does farming pose a threat by driving climate change? Does human activity in general? We have many good reasons for suspecting that climate alarmists doth protest too much. They have exaggerated our true situation.
Here are six reasons to question the connection between farming and climate change:
1. We have a long historical perspective.
2. We need not look far for credible voices who cast doubt on climate change.
3. We have a strong explanation for why climate change appeals to some minds.
4. We have better ways to think about the relationship between farming and the environment.
5. We know what happens when governments commandeer farmland.
6. Even if climate change poses a problem, which we are far from admitting, and even if agriculture contributes to the problem, which we have reason to doubt, we still cannot justify draconian solutions based on apocalyptic fears, for we have plausible projections of diminished farmland usage by mid-century.
Ordinary people, educated or otherwise, have many good ways to evaluate sources and evidence. When we do this, we find that the purported connection between farming and apocalyptic climate change cannot withstand scrutiny. We further suspect that belief in climate change merely gratifies elite globalists’ pride. It makes them feel good about their place in the world. But only something demonic would attack our food source and tell us it is for our own good. Nothing is more demonic than pride.
They tell us that human activity, including agricultural activity, destroys the planet. We have compelling reasons both to reject their assertion and to question their motives.
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