|
|
Indlæser... | 26 | 1 | 697,547 | 
(3.88) | Ingen | In the early nineteenth century, as the American population grew rapidly, demands on crop output increased. Seeing an opportunity to play upon fears from market demand, chemical companies declared war on the vile, profitsucking, output-wreaking, arch-nemesis of the average American farmer - bugs. With precision, pesticide manufacturers delivered a 'shock and awe' media campaign, that can only be compared to the current blitzkrieg from today's pharmaceutical companies. Bugs were the threat to the American dream - and there was a cure available to every farmer in spray, granule, dust, or systemic form that could be applied to your crops. Will Allen's The War on Bugs reveals how advertisers, editors, scientists, large scale farmers, government agencies, and even Dr. Seuss, colluded to convince farmers to use deadly chemicals, hormones, and genetically modified organisms (GMOs) in an effort to pad their wallets and control the American farm enterprise. Utilizing dozens of original advertisements and promotions to illustrate the story, Allen details how consumers and activists have struggled against toxic food. The War on Bugs shouts that the time to stop poisoning our food, water, air, and ourselves is now!… (mere) |
▾LibraryThing Anbefalinger ▾Vil du synes om den?
Indlæser...
 Bliv medlem af LibraryThing for at finde ud af, om du vil kunne lide denne bog. ▾Samtaler (Om links) Der er ingen diskussionstråde på Snak om denne bog. ▾Medlemmernes anmeldelser
▾Offentliggjorte anmeldelser ▾Series and work relationships
|
|
| Kanonisk titel |
|
| Originaltitel |
|
| Alternative titler |
|
| Oprindelig udgivelsesdato |
|
| Personer/Figurer |
|
| Vigtige steder |
|
| Vigtige begivenheder |
|
| Beslægtede film |
|
| Priser og hædersbevisninger |
|
| Indskrift |
Oplysninger fra den engelske Almen Viden Redigér teksten, så den bliver dansk. There is not a single instance in history in which the introduction of a major technological innovation has had only benign consequences for the natural world, or even for the social world. New technologies allowed corporations and nations to exploit and expropriate nature for short-term gain, before damages finally escalated to such a level that they became necessary to regulate. The actual gain from these new technologies has always been illusory and instead resulted in long-term pollution, depletion, or destabilization of some portion of the biosphere.
- Daniel Imhoff, August 2000  | |
|
| Tilegnelse |
Oplysninger fra den engelske Almen Viden Redigér teksten, så den bliver dansk. For my wife, Kate Duesterberg; my son, Coupe, and his wife, Shelby; my daughter, Zuri, and her husband, Mike; my late sons Cameron and Jeff; my grandsons Cole, Taylor, and Jordan and my granddaughter Zurael; and Jess, Jan and Noah. | |
|
| Første ord |
Oplysninger fra den engelske Almen Viden Redigér teksten, så den bliver dansk. My interest in how farmers became comfortable with using dangerous chemicals began more than thirty years ago, as many of us converted our farms from chemical to organic production. | |
|
| Citater |
|
| Sidste ord |
Oplysninger fra den engelske Almen Viden Redigér teksten, så den bliver dansk. | |
|
| Oplysning om flertydighed |
|
| Forlagets redaktører |
|
| Bagsidecitater |
Oplysninger fra den engelske Almen Viden Redigér teksten, så den bliver dansk. | |
|
| Originalsprog |
|
| Canonical DDC/MDS |
|
▾Referencer Henvisninger til dette værk andre steder.  Wikipedia på engelsk (1)
▾Bogbeskrivelser In the early nineteenth century, as the American population grew rapidly, demands on crop output increased. Seeing an opportunity to play upon fears from market demand, chemical companies declared war on the vile, profitsucking, output-wreaking, arch-nemesis of the average American farmer - bugs. With precision, pesticide manufacturers delivered a 'shock and awe' media campaign, that can only be compared to the current blitzkrieg from today's pharmaceutical companies. Bugs were the threat to the American dream - and there was a cure available to every farmer in spray, granule, dust, or systemic form that could be applied to your crops. Will Allen's The War on Bugs reveals how advertisers, editors, scientists, large scale farmers, government agencies, and even Dr. Seuss, colluded to convince farmers to use deadly chemicals, hormones, and genetically modified organisms (GMOs) in an effort to pad their wallets and control the American farm enterprise. Utilizing dozens of original advertisements and promotions to illustrate the story, Allen details how consumers and activists have struggled against toxic food. The War on Bugs shouts that the time to stop poisoning our food, water, air, and ourselves is now! ▾Biblioteksbeskrivelser af bogens indhold No library descriptions found. ▾LibraryThingmedlemmers beskrivelse af bogens indhold |
 Google Books — Indlæser...
|
)
1