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Re:Europe's Biggest Vertical Farm Will Be Powered by Wind an... by ajmurmann on Monday December 14, 2020 @09:10AM (#25417681)
I wish we could properly account for this negative externality. To me the ideal state for every inch of land is it being a wildlife refuge. To that end I'd love to see a tax that gets charged for using land for anything else. I think it would drive a lot of improvements like vertical farming
Re:Europe's Biggest Vertical Farm Will Be Powered by Wind an... by bryanlarsen on Monday December 14, 2020 @09:56AM (#25418243)
As a counter example, raising grass-fed cattle on native prairie in Montana is much more "natural" than a wildlife refuge. The natural state of that land was maintained by massive wandering herds of bison. The massive bison herds and their apex predators generally don't exist any more, so a wildlife refuge can be far less "natural" than grazing land.
Re:Europe's Biggest Vertical Farm Will Be Powered by Wind an... by lhopki01 on Monday December 14, 2020 @11:15AM (#25419231)
Wouldn't it be wonderful though if we could reintroduce them?