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Increased fuel means a lot more CO2. That is a very significant factor you cannot ignore.
by bluGill 6mo ago
Increased fuel means a lot more CO2. That is a very significant factor you cannot ignore.
- nozzlegear 6mo agoPerhaps 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.
- bluGill 6mo agoSoil resistance is worse than air resistance, but similar concept. It needs a lot of energy to overcome.
- yxhuvud 6mo agoMore 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.