So this technique reduces the sunlight the plants receive by about 57% but only reduces biomass growth by about 30%. It's very interesting. I imagine you could enclose the sides with glass or plastic and make a greenhouse from it. That makes me wonder if the reduction in growth wouldn't be offset by the ability to extend the growing season.
That would be literally Earth-saving in some places. I know people who heat their greenhouses with wood! Wood, from forests, which are quickly dwindling, and yet it's cheaper than natural gas, so people use this country's forests to keep warm during winter just because it's cheaper.
From my point of view, that's absolutely insane and this country deserves what it gets.
Which is decreased rainfall, increased summer temperatures, landslides, floods (ironically) and crop damage so bad it puts farmers out of business (they're protesting right now).
Then they wonder "why, God, why?" like a bunch of headless chickens. We deserve everything we get. Sorry, I had to get this off my chest.
