Hi: My new e mail address is [log in to unmask] Can you replace the juno one with this one? Tks. Madelyn -- "Thomas E. Billings" <[log in to unmask]> wrote: [Presented to the list because it may intereste some readers. Don't assume that I agree or disagree with the article.] Although it is not a scientific article, the following editorial that appeared in yesterday's "San Francisco Chronicle" newspaper may be of interest to list members: An organic foods dilemma They're mass-produced by agribiz but better than eating poisons Ann Cooper, Kate Adamick San Francisco Chronicle (major local newspaper) Sunday, August 6, 2006, pg. E3 Full-text freely available at: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2006/08/06/ING9HKAN4G1.DTL&hw=organic+foods+dilemma&sn=001&sc=1000 PS a related note: in a recent interview, Michael Pollan, author of the book "The Omnivore's Dilemma", criticized organics as being 'drenched in diesel fuel', which highlights the fact that organic production is concentrated in California, leading some consumers to choose shipped-organic over locally grown foods. Tom Billings