Choices: The Magazine of Food, Farm and Resource Issues articles

Recent articles from Choices: The Magazine of Food, Farm and Resource Issues

Environmental justice. (So They Say).(Brief Article)
June 22, 2002... Baden and Coursey say: "Regardless of the region in question, environmental justice is a complex issue that demands extensive and thorough research. The conclusions of this report echo those of its predecessor: we should proceed with caution in applying labels of "fair" and "unfair" to the...

Environmental policy and technological change. (So They Say).(Brief Article)
June 22, 2002... Jaffe, Newell, and Stavins say that: "Virtually all research on the relationship between technological change and environmental policy has been linked with one or two underlying realities: first, the environmental impact of social and economic activity is greatly affected by the rate and...

Generic advertising works. (So They Say).(Brief Article)
June 22, 2002... A group of authors working in important dairy states say: "The overall impact of the generic advertising programs on total milk or cheese purchases is what is most important to milk producers and marketers. Positive and significant purchase effects from generic advertising suggest these...

Government regs in bio-tech? (So They Say).(Brief Article)
June 22, 2002... Jackson and Villinski suggest more policies and programs when they say: "Our federal Government's role in managing changes in agricultural biotechnology should be at least as great as it is for traditional agriculture, probably greater in the early stages of transition to a GM world. While...

The power of science and technology. (So They Say).(Brief Article)
June 22, 2002... In a December 2001 lecture at Yale University, David Ehrenfeld said, "...[M]ore than two hundred years of potent scientific discoveries and technological breakthroughs...have taught us to believe that science and technology...constitute the highest power we need to consult in our daily lives....