Welcome to City-Data.com Forum!
U.S. CitiesCity-Data Forum Index
Go Back   City-Data Forum > General Forums > Politics and Other Controversies
 [Register]
Please register to participate in our discussions with 2 million other members - it's free and quick! Some forums can only be seen by registered members. After you create your account, you'll be able to customize options and access all our 15,000 new posts/day with fewer ads.
View detailed profile (Advanced) or search
site with Google Custom Search

Search Forums  (Advanced)
Reply Start New Thread
 
Old 11-10-2010, 06:09 AM
 
Location: deafened by howls of 'racism!!!'
52,708 posts, read 34,525,339 times
Reputation: 29284

Advertisements

Quote:
Originally Posted by ergohead View Post
Roundup is a weed-killer; what biological alternative do you propose to replace it?
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message

 
Old 11-10-2010, 06:14 AM
 
19,226 posts, read 15,314,292 times
Reputation: 2337
Quote:
Originally Posted by uggabugga View Post
Roundup is a weed-killer; what biological alternative do you propose to replace it?
Some "weeds" are considered "pests".

We got a semantics problem here?
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 11-10-2010, 06:20 AM
 
Location: Texas
14,076 posts, read 20,521,713 times
Reputation: 7807
Quote:
Originally Posted by momonkey View Post
You're missing the whole point. If anti-corporate loons in the US can make life difficult for US industries, they'll take their business to China or India where they can hire people for pennies on the dollar compared to US workers, never have to negotiate with a union, pollute all they like and still sell their products here in the US. The only real difference will be much higher profits and Americans will lose their jobs.
They're already doing that without mobs of anti-corporate goons running loose, so what's your point?
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 11-10-2010, 06:21 AM
 
Location: Texas
14,076 posts, read 20,521,713 times
Reputation: 7807
Quote:
Originally Posted by ergohead View Post
There are more effective means of pest control than chemical.

But, biological controls provide little profit to chemical companies.

I'd be interested in seeing some of that and determining whether or not farmers could use such means without affecting their own profitability.
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 11-10-2010, 07:14 AM
 
19,226 posts, read 15,314,292 times
Reputation: 2337
Quote:
Originally Posted by stillkit View Post
I'd be interested in seeing some of that and determining whether or not farmers could use such means without affecting their own profitability.
Biological Control of Weeds, Inc.
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 11-10-2010, 07:19 AM
 
Location: deafened by howls of 'racism!!!'
52,708 posts, read 34,525,339 times
Reputation: 29284
Quote:
Originally Posted by ergohead View Post
where is your study proving that 'There are more effective means of pest control than chemical' in this instance regarding weed control?

please include cost analysis.


Quote:
Some "weeds" are considered "pests".
did anyone claim otherwise?
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 11-10-2010, 07:22 AM
 
19,226 posts, read 15,314,292 times
Reputation: 2337
Quote:
Originally Posted by uggabugga View Post
where is your study proving that 'There are more effective means of pest control than chemical' in this instance regarding weed control?

please include cost analysis.




did anyone claim otherwise?

I'm thinking of naming one of my products Uggabugga.

Are you copyrighted?
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 11-10-2010, 07:24 AM
 
Location: deafened by howls of 'racism!!!'
52,708 posts, read 34,525,339 times
Reputation: 29284
Quote:
Originally Posted by ergohead View Post
I'm thinking of naming one of my products Uggabugga.

Are you copyrighted?
feel free. that fella in your link is selling weevils for $1.05 each. you could get rich!

now answer the questions.
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 11-10-2010, 07:27 AM
 
19,226 posts, read 15,314,292 times
Reputation: 2337
Quote:
Originally Posted by uggabugga View Post
feel free. that fella in your link is selling weevils for $1.05 each. you could get rich!

now answer the questions.
Like I said before, the research is underfunded, for the reason I stated.
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 11-10-2010, 07:37 AM
 
Location: Out in the Badlands
10,420 posts, read 10,822,779 times
Reputation: 7801
http://www.ethicalinvesting.com/mons...rminator.shtml Terminator seeds.. there is a brilliant idea for obscene profits and a world without food!

Last edited by Pretzelogik; 11-10-2010 at 08:05 AM..
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
Please register to post and access all features of our very popular forum. It is free and quick. Over $68,000 in prizes has already been given out to active posters on our forum. Additional giveaways are planned.

Detailed information about all U.S. cities, counties, and zip codes on our site: City-data.com.


Reply
Please update this thread with any new information or opinions. This open thread is still read by thousands of people, so we encourage all additional points of view.

Quick Reply
Message:


Over $104,000 in prizes was already given out to active posters on our forum and additional giveaways are planned!

Go Back   City-Data Forum > General Forums > Politics and Other Controversies
Similar Threads

All times are GMT -6. The time now is 02:44 PM.

© 2005-2024, Advameg, Inc. · Please obey Forum Rules · Terms of Use and Privacy Policy · Bug Bounty

City-Data.com - Contact Us - Archive 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37 - Top