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Lots of indoor farms are shutting down as their businesses struggle. So why are more being built? (apnews.com)

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago (2 children)

It's the transport emissions dude. These can be built in cities.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

The transport emissions are negligible compared to the imbued energy of an entire building, let alone the operating energy.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Fine, but grid power is (and will increasingly be) powered by renewables, whereas transport will rely on fossil fuels for much longer

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

As mandates loom for ICE vehicle production to end, and trucks are becoming EV. Now you're just stretching, even that part of the argument falls down.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 years ago

Bulk transport is pretty energy efficient. Transport makes the smallest part of food emissions.