Buying organic to save planet? Not so fast

The common perception today is that organic farming benefits the fight against climate change, but substantial evidence indicates that organic methods consume more energy and have a bigger carbon footprint than conventional farming methods. By Willie Morrison*   Hurricanes and typhoons have gotten nearly twice as powerful over the past 30 years (Emanuel, 2005). Also, "The flow of ice from glaciers in Greenland has more than doubled over the past decade," according to Krabill et