Thinking Organic--Think again. *Shock Warning Ahead

Nothing surprises me anymore, but still , unfuckingreal

My Dad worked for the first "wetting agent" in the USA (Aqua Gro, AquaTrols)- non ionic surfactants, or like mild soaps- ... he left in 1976...there are dozens of them now. The FDA only allows their use on golf courses and in greenhouses, not agriculture.

Why not agriculture? They are chains of ethers and esthers made from oil based compounds that break down in 6-8 weeks and so are sort of organic...but early tests showed they are absorbed into the plant and when fed to dogs the chemicals formed a hydration lattice in the blood causing more clotting.

So, now we have petrochemical waste being sprayed on crops? Ironic. Years ago CA redid their EPA labeling and got really tough, even on soaps. My Dads new wetting agent company lost two years of CA golf course business just getting the labels compliant. What astounding hypocrisy. Strict on what goes on the grass, but not the food. Crazy.

Thanks OP.

This is a disgrace to normal humans.

This deserves a big riot

Unfracking believable, no seriously..it natural news,

money makes the world go round till it is destroyed, raped and plundered....

These people deserve death and much more, there is no excuse for these crimes against humanity, hope they are ready to suffer for eternity in hell

Well so much for California it might as well just get it all over with and fall into the ocean...

"recycled fracking water" -- I'm going back to my chores now and hope I can get my head to recognize that phrase . . .

I always wondered why some foods have the smell of fucking petroleum. This makes me angry beyond belief.

How can they declare these crops organic at all?

Also published in LA Times.

Just following the pioneering work of other industries.

That is why fluoride is in the drinking water, a profitable way to get rid of poison industrial waste.

Sounds like Monsanto propaganda.

"Fresh water reportedly costs $1,500 per square foot, while recycled oil water costs a mere $33 per square foot, according to Phys.org"

Really? $1,500 per square foot? Get the fuck outta here.

Obviously, it's not just organic growers who are recycling the fracking water for irrigation purposes. I would assume this practice applies to non-organic growers in California as well. So this news is for EVERYONE, not just people who eat organic produce from California.

Buy water from oil companies, what could possibly go wrong....

We do need to see a list of who is using this toxic water and what crops are poisoned. Acre feet of water, one foot of water is over one acre area. Not one sq. ft of water.

I saw that also and was wondering if they had a major typo.

Fresh water typically costs around $1.50 $3.00 per 1000 gallons throughout most of the United States.

Factor in California's water shortage and the communist tax added to support illegal immigration and other liberal causes and it might be as high as $6.00 per 1000 gallons, but not $1500 per square foot unless the 3rd dimension on that square foot is 10,000 feet deep.

This is an absolute insult to humanity. The people involved are evil.

Yeah, this is a head scratcher.

$33 per sq foot is still too much.

The word organic on food in grocery stores or markets is a marketing term. DO NOT TRUST IT!

If you want true organic products GROW YOUR OWN!

I think you're right.

One acre-foot is 1.23 MILLION gallons.

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I really cant wait for the day commifonia falls in the ocean forever

I was gonna say the same thing, you beat me to it.