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Re:Is Vertical Farming Really the Future of Agriculture? by flukus on Friday July 06, 2018 @12:34AM (#17468853)
The problem is that's only amortizing on side of the equation. If you were to pick up that leg of lamb and a dozen other things on the way home from work then the additional CO2 cost from the lamb itself is negligible.

It's like saying cars produce less emissions than bikes by including the manufacturing costs of the bike but not the car.

Re:Is Vertical Farming Really the Future of Agriculture? by mdorazio on Friday July 06, 2018 @10:45AM (#17471792)
Sure, it also depends what kind of car you're driving, how much traffic there is, how far you are from the grocery store, etc. etc. The original parent point I was trying to clarify is that transportation impact on the environment for most food products is low on the list of things we should be worrying about.