Buying Organic Helps Stop Global Warming

The top five reasons that buying organic helps stop global warming 

1. The energy needed for organic farming is about 30 percent less than the energy needed for high-input conventional farming.
2. Organic farming produces 48 to 60 percent less carbon dioxide than conventional agriculture.
3. Organically farmed soil holds more carbon. It is about twice as efficient in temperate climates at sequestering carbon, keeping it from contributing to global warming as carbon dioxide.
4. Organic farming produces less nitrous oxide (another greenhouse gas) due to less nitrogen fertilizer use, less mobile nitrogen concentrations, and good soil structure.
5. Organically farmed soil holds more water. It requires less irrigation, which conserves water and energy.