Democrats forcing caterers to jump through eco-friendly hoops for convention

I guess you think it beyond the realm of possibility that the would look at the bill and say, "It's really expense to go green, let's not impose this on the rest of the nation?"

"Why are conventional foods brown while organic is green?"

Hmmm...how about the distribution of chemicals into the atmosphere. This is a better question for Rod Dreher than me since I'm not a crunchy con.

Anyone else think they've kind of forced themselves into this? If it produced a huge carbon offset they'd just have to listen to the large chorus of people calling them hypocrites.

We are taking steps to fight the production of meth on our own soil through limiting access to precursor ingredients, supporting educational efforts and providing necessary resources to law enforcement.

we were talking about expense, not effectiveness.

actually, it's not "the reason", but you've made a fairly reasoned, factual statement. sure, insects can be a problem. however, large-scale farms aren't environmentally good anyway, because they grow huge amounts of vegetables to be transported all around the country. this requires extra packaging, gas for transportation, and large scale machinery to plant, maintain, and harvest. sometimes this is unavoidable when certain fruits and vegetables only grow in particular climates. still, growing up on a small farm, my family effectively utilized natural pest controllers.

yeah, it is easy to farm a tiny garden, and city dwellers can do a lot to cut their food costs and eat healthier (instead of whine about the cost of organics). i also suggest buying from local farmers, as it cuts down on gas burned for transporting the produce and the costs associated with it.