Chemical companies and industrial farms get huge subsidies from our tax dollars. Over 99 percent of government research and development funding goes to biotech and chemical farming. There is no level playing field for organic farmers. If organics were supported like industrial farming, the price would go down and we would avoid the costs associated with industrial farming. GMOs are potentially more dangerous than farm chemicals.
Pesticide pollution is long lasting, but attempts can be made to clean it up or contain it.
GMOs, once they are released into the environment, cannot be recalled. Genes can't be traced or stopped. The only way to avoid genetic pollution is to stop the release of GMOs. That's why Greenpeace calls for a ban on GMOs in our farms and food. Go to the Chef's Statement on GMO food.