Sentences with phrase «conventional farms when»

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.