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No N, No GMO, No Food

Some environmentalists were aghast at the COP26 meeting when mega-billionaire and serial do-gooder Bill Gates described nitrogen fertilizer as “magical” and opined that, “to grow crops, you want tons of nitrogen.” They called nitrogen fertilizer a major cause of greenhouse gas emissions and while disputing Gates’ claim for its contribution to production, concurrently noted that the largest agricultural producers use it the most. They instead recommend crop rotation and using more manure, though also having less farm animals. They said nitrogen use will increase 50 to 138 percent between now and 2050, with Africa contributing the largest increases – so stop the climate malpractice.  In truth, nitroge...

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