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by fact_factory 7y ago
The sun heats the object and causes it to emit vapor, it emits more vapor on the side facing the sun, these emissions have a measurable affect on the orbit. See the section on 2l/Borisov https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki&#x
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by fact_factory 7y ago
>The regulation itself is about 60 pages, and references numerous other regulations itself. It most certainly adds up to hundreds of pages of regulation. Not that that changes anything, usage of the word in this way still precludes the p
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by fact_factory 7y ago
>The USDA has its own unique, long winded definition, so does the EU, and so do many other countries, and private organisations. It’s not “hundreds of pages” as you originally claimed, and the interpretation does not vary substantially a
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by fact_factory 7y ago
>Depending on who you ask, each certifying body will have their own unique definition that amounts to hundreds of pages of regulations. “Organic” is equally as meaningless and nonsensical as “chemical free”. That’s not accurate in the Un
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by fact_factory 7y ago
>How is only allowing "natural" pesticides not appealing to the naturalistic fallacy? If you really care about improving ecosystems, you should be using the best knowledge and techniques available. Because “what is best” is not
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by fact_factory 7y ago
It’s driven more by a holistic understanding of the ecosystem as a whole than by any sort of naturalistic fallacy, at least on the producer side. Modern pesticides are creating resistant weeds, such that now farmers who rely on chemistry to
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by fact_factory 7y ago
>achieve that by using nonsynthetic fertilizers, herbicides and pesticides in large quantities Citation needed. In fact, the organic program requires farmers to manage the weeds and insects using methods besides pesticides, and only allo
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by fact_factory 7y ago
>No idea if USDA permits unlimited use... They do not, in fact it is a last resort. [0] https://www.ecfr.gov/cgi-bin/text-idx?SID=94361624bc8858349d...
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by fact_factory 7y ago
In practice, organic farms are required to use pesticides as a last resort, whereas conventional farms use as much pesticide as they feel is necessary routinely. Furthermore, pesticides that are approved for organic use are non-selective, m
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by fact_factory 7y ago
>What makes organic farming different, then? It's not the use of pesticides, it's the origin of the pesticides used. This is not exactly truthful, at least in the United States. Organic farmers are required to manage competitor