High tunnels greenhouses are extensions of the fossil fuel supply line. The plastic covering requires barrels of petroleum and gallons of natural gas both for feed stock and the energy to manufacture. The support structure requires energy for manufacture and energy for mining in the cases of aluminum or steel.
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