How Sustainable is High-tech Health Care?
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[High-tech Problems]
Can we make modern health care carbon-neutral and maintain the levels of care, pain relief, and longevity that we have come to take for granted?
The surgeon, a painting by David Teniers, 1670s.
The environmental footprint of the health care sector
Health care is one of the most important econ...
Vertical Farming Does Not Save Space
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[High-tech Problems]
Urban agriculture in vertical, indoor “farms” is on the rise. Electric lights allow the crops to be grown in layers above each other year-round. Proponents argue that growers can save a lot of agricultural land in this way. Additional advantages are that less energy is needed to transport food (mo...