Pop Quiz: Organic Cotton Jeans
by Andrew Posner, Providence, Rhode Island 
on 03.18.08
Answer: A. " It takes 2/3 of a pound of pesticides to make one pair of jeans, and 1/3 of a pound to make a single T-shirt. Conventional cotton accounts for 10% of global pesticide use. "
Source: DelForte.com: http://www.delforte.com/sustainablestyle
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