All Posts Tagged With: "population growth"
The True State of the Planet
Mr. Carolan is Executive Editor of National Review. Those who have studied logic or critical thinking are probably familiar with the informal fallacy of the “false dilemma,” a kind of pseudo-argument in which a speaker pushes you into agreeing with him, or accepting an unwanted alternative. For example: if we don’t raise taxes to save [...]
1Jan1996 | Matthew Carolan | 0 comments | ContinuedSaving the Planet with Pesticides and Plastic: The Environmental Triumph of High Yield Farming
Dr. Pasour is Professor of Agricultural and Resource Economics at North Carolina State University. The media is all too eager to spread the message of “doom and gloom” environmentalists. Pesticides and chemical fertilizers pose an imminent and growing threat both to human health and to wildlife. Population growth is spiraling upward out of control and [...]
1Jan1996 | E.C. Pasour Jr. | 3 comments | Continued-
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