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<FONT FACE="Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:11pt'>Agreed – false dilemma. We all know with our eyes closed and hands tied behind our backs that it’s so much more involved than this. But, keeping my eyes closed, if I’m using renewable power and the food is (obviously) local, points in that camp’s favor. If the store’s food is also local and also using renewables—and the economics of hiring people—oh, nice points to that camp. But, we know that most stores are gonna bring foods in from all points on the globe. The factories and greenhouses and hydroponic facilities and trucks and boats use a good chunk of electricity and energy. Buzz—sorry you lose points. <BR>
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We also know that there’s no realistic hope of growing enough food in the urban environment to sustain the typical household (emphasis on urban and typical), let alone a significant population, at least not for the foreseeable future....so their effort (like my deck tomatoes and peppers and herbs) is more hobby than paradigm shift. So it’s a false dilemma.<BR>
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On 6/10/12 9:04 PM, "Gennaro Brooks-Church - Eco Brooklyn" <<a href="info@ecobrooklyn.com">info@ecobrooklyn.com</a>> wrote:<BR>
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</SPAN></FONT><BLOCKQUOTE><FONT FACE="Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:11pt'>" False dilemma. "<BR>
Thats it? You're just going to leave us hanging?<BR>
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Gennaro Brooks-Church<BR>
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On Sun, Jun 10, 2012 at 8:56 PM, David Bergman <<a href="bergman@cyberg.com">bergman@cyberg.com</a>> wrote:<BR>
</SPAN></FONT><BLOCKQUOTE><FONT FACE="Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:11pt'>False dilemma.<BR>
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At 09:21 AM 6/10/2012, you wrote:<BR>
</SPAN></FONT><BLOCKQUOTE><FONT FACE="Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:11pt'><a href="http://www.urbansustainable.org">http://www.urbansustainable.org</a> <<a href="http://www.urbansustainable.org/">http://www.urbansustainable.org/</a>> is encouraging city dwellers to grow food indoors using electricity.<BR>
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I asked one of the staff if it's more sustainable to grow food locally using electricity than buying food at a store, he said yes!<BR>
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Not convinced? Are you?<BR>
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~sanjay<BR>
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