In terms of environmental and climate change effects, organic farming is less polluting than
conventional farming when measured per unit of land but not when measured per unit of output.
Not exact matches
Sustainability There are very mixed opinions in the mainstream on whether organic
farming is sustainable
when comparing it with
conventional farming practices.
One thing that drives me crazy is
when we call industrial food, or industrial
farming,
conventional.
In general, the study concludes that while organic
farming is more environmentally friendly per unit of land than
conventional approaches, it is not better for the environment
when assessed in terms of units of output.
To cover the total loss of power
when the wind drops or blows too hard, every wind
farm needs a
conventional back - up power station (commonly gas - fired) with capacity of twice the design capacity of the wind
farm to even out the sudden fluctuations in the electricity grid.
Wind
farms have the life of a parasite because they freeload themselves onto existing grids paid by
conventional efficient energy, need subsidies and drain electricity from the grid
when it is too cold.