Pesticides

I am a big fan of organic produce. Not only does it not contain all those harmful pesticides, but they just taste better in general. They are so much more juicier and flavorful. They also have seeds! It freaks me out when fruits come "seedless". We want those seeds; give them back!

What truly bothers me about the use of large amounts of pesticides is what happens to them after they keep the pests away. Not only are they contained on the outside of our beloved produce, but they can also be absorbed. Not to mention the run off. After the plants are watered or it rains, the pesticide residue sinks deeper into the soil or runs off into our local creeks and ponds. This is obviously not good for the local wildlife and brush. Now we have increased the amount of local pollution and destruction of local habitats. This is the same water that eventually makes it into our local drinking supply. But it's ok they tell us because we have a sanitation station to "clean" our drinking water (and add other things to it, like fluoride). Is no one else bothered by the fact that we (humans) destroy everything around us and then says it's ok because we clean up enough of it that it is not considered detrimental to our own health? Do we forget that we play in those waters? That our kids play in those waters? Our pets play in those waters? Or even in the soil that was also polluted in the process?

Why do we keep finding solutions to the problems we create by fixing the bi-products? Why are we not creating a solution out of the original problem? I know why - money. It ALWAYS comes down to money. It costs money to change the way we already do things. It especially costs a large amount of money to large corporations who just so happen to have way to much power that they don't have to change anything when they are obviously in the wrong. Power and money. So, therefore, we spend even more money (typically taxpayers I'm sure) to fix the additional problems that were created by corporations and people who don't give a shit. They have too much power and money to have to do anything about anything. Unless, of course, it brings them more money and power. Unfortunately, we can't say that helps our Earth, water, or food supply. So when the world starts to go even more into the shits and water overcomes the price of petroleum per gallon or barrel, we can thank those powerful corporations who decided that the world was less important than their power and money. Yay for us.

And I'm sure they will go straight into "the blame game" and take no ounce of credit for a single problem that occurred. Instead of making a bigger problem than we already have, why don't you try getting together with all your rich and powerful corporate friends and do something about it. And by that I mean come up with a reasonable solution that will decrease the problem in a short amount of time without causing the world more problems. And this doesn't mean you can count on the lowly taxpayers to pay for all the problems you've created. You are all multimillionaires, this is called a tax deduction - do something about it.