Monsanto ( now under Bayer?) has much to answer for... those who knowingly sponsor do also... ie stock holders... BUT traditional Farmers Aren't the main cause of such woes...
THEY TYPICALLY ARE THE TRUE ENVIRONMENTALLY CONCERNED.... THEY LIVE IT.

CORPORATE FARMS have done much to cause depletion, profit over Smart Farming Practices... plus the small farmer may feel they should cut corners to stay afloat.

Subsidize the Family/Small Farmers.... BUY LOCAL... Scale back ridiculous regulations that
are engineered to let Corporate 'farms' out compete the small time operators.

BTW: The US gov should share Bison Breeding Stock with Ranchers ... it would create
larger herds....BETTER MEAT... plus the tillage & turds from such herds
BUILDS TOP SOIL. - same with Beef Cattle - (cow farts are not a threat)

Natural Raised BEEF IS CURATIVE/HEALTHY ... maybe that's why BIG MONEY is against?

liquid industry ? do you mean forever chems ... where everyone is being plasticized ?

to your point about ww1 & ww2.... it's my understanding that many of the warfare
chemicals ARE JUST AS LETHAL today... like mustard gas ?

politics stream was 'sensitive' to the "FAKING VIEWS" - it was DISALLOWED.

maybe the WEAK network did it ???

There are many ghost towns for many reasons...
BUT ... Petroleum is the EASY TARGET. Along with Coal.

YET.... Rich Western countries process both much MORE CLEANLY than ( a correction)
the rest of the world... So why have everthing DIRTILY MADE abroad, to then
be DIRTILY SHIPPED afterwards.... LOSE - LOSE.

I AGREE NOT EVERYONE HANDLES PETROL SPILLS WELL.... just see OBAMA / BP mess

Makes more sense to manufacture locally in CLEANER CONDITIONS and with the
local social pressure to improve systems. - Yeah Capitalism !