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Re:Supreme Court to Hear Arguments in Landmark Roundup Weedk... by bluGill on Monday April 27, 2026 @01:35PM (#47924661)
Increased fuel means a lot more CO2. That is a very significant factor you cannot ignore.
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Re:Supreme Court to Hear Arguments in Landmark Roundup Weedk... by nozzlegear on Monday April 27, 2026 @02:32PM (#47925401)
Perhaps if herbicides weren't viable, more work would've gone into developing the mechanical alternatives and we'd have had solar-powered machines removing weeds from fields.
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Re:Supreme Court to Hear Arguments in Landmark Roundup Weedk... by bluGill on Monday April 27, 2026 @06:57PM (#47928438)
Soil resistance is worse than air resistance, but similar concept. It needs a lot of energy to overcome.
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Re:Supreme Court to Hear Arguments in Landmark Roundup Weedk... by yxhuvud on Monday April 27, 2026 @04:38PM (#47927005)
More CO2 compared to what tractors use today, yes. But that is not a lot compared to the rest of the human civilization spend on transportation.

So no, it is not a very significant factor.

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