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Green new deal plans to replace 100% of domestic flights with high speed rails by 2029
Posted on 2/7/19 at 11:14 am
Posted on 2/7/19 at 11:14 am
Posted on 2/7/19 at 11:15 am to HailHailtoMichigan!
And folks are crowing about eminent domain along the Mexican border.
Posted on 2/7/19 at 11:15 am to HailHailtoMichigan!
Not much else to say about this.
Posted on 2/7/19 at 11:16 am to HailHailtoMichigan!
It goes without saying this just isn't even remotely feasible. And even if it was, Americans would still choose flights over rail.
We'd be better dumping that money into research for cleaner engines for planes.
We'd be better dumping that money into research for cleaner engines for planes.
Posted on 2/7/19 at 11:17 am to HailHailtoMichigan!
This is very ambitious--very excited that senator Markey is introducing this in the Senate!
Although it's just an outline it's a huge step forward to move the conversation in the right direction. The National Climate Assessment issued late last year gives us a decade to turn things around. With climate change we can expect less food, less water, more extreme weather events, and national crises constantly.
On top of that were seeing the insect population plummet which means less food for other animals which means less animals in general. We are in deep trouble and have to act quickly to save ourselves. There can't really be anymore waiting and frankly it doesn't matter if you think we can transition to all clean energy in a decade--we have to shoot for it because even if it takes longer the 10 year goal will still allow us to do it much faster than setting a 30 year goal. Humans are notorious for letting deadlines lapse and falling a bit short so whatever timeframes we set it will be longer than that. But setting the goal at 10 years let's people know this is it. People need to realize this is for all the marbles. If we can't solve this we might go extinct. We can't live without the earth and its other forms of life. There's no planet B. So we have to do this.
And we can't worry about what other countries are doing. We are America. We have always done what we think is in our best interest regardless of what others are doing. It's just like at a job where your boss says dont worry about Tim or Gary worry about yourself.
As for the economy, there are tremendous costs yes but the alternative as I said is much worse and we dont have time to do this slowly. That time has run out bc so many people haven't taken the threat seriously. It's like if you wait until 50 to start dieting and exercising, moderation isn't enough. You have to go all in to save your life. And in the end there will be an entirely new economy built on this. It's worth it to save ourselves and transition into the economy if the future. If trump supporters think it's okay for people to suffer for a damn wall we can sure as shite do it to save the planet.
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Although it's just an outline it's a huge step forward to move the conversation in the right direction. The National Climate Assessment issued late last year gives us a decade to turn things around. With climate change we can expect less food, less water, more extreme weather events, and national crises constantly.
On top of that were seeing the insect population plummet which means less food for other animals which means less animals in general. We are in deep trouble and have to act quickly to save ourselves. There can't really be anymore waiting and frankly it doesn't matter if you think we can transition to all clean energy in a decade--we have to shoot for it because even if it takes longer the 10 year goal will still allow us to do it much faster than setting a 30 year goal. Humans are notorious for letting deadlines lapse and falling a bit short so whatever timeframes we set it will be longer than that. But setting the goal at 10 years let's people know this is it. People need to realize this is for all the marbles. If we can't solve this we might go extinct. We can't live without the earth and its other forms of life. There's no planet B. So we have to do this.
And we can't worry about what other countries are doing. We are America. We have always done what we think is in our best interest regardless of what others are doing. It's just like at a job where your boss says dont worry about Tim or Gary worry about yourself.
As for the economy, there are tremendous costs yes but the alternative as I said is much worse and we dont have time to do this slowly. That time has run out bc so many people haven't taken the threat seriously. It's like if you wait until 50 to start dieting and exercising, moderation isn't enough. You have to go all in to save your life. And in the end there will be an entirely new economy built on this. It's worth it to save ourselves and transition into the economy if the future. If trump supporters think it's okay for people to suffer for a damn wall we can sure as shite do it to save the planet.
-top ranked comment on Reddit earlier
This post was edited on 2/7/19 at 12:04 pm
Posted on 2/7/19 at 11:18 am to HailHailtoMichigan!
Watch for the airline lobbyists to just sit back and let this happen. Right.
Posted on 2/7/19 at 11:19 am to HailHailtoMichigan!
We cant figure out high speed rail between SFO and LAX. Or BR and NOLA. Two places where something like that would actually work. How in the shite is high speed rail going to work across the country?
Posted on 2/7/19 at 11:19 am to HailHailtoMichigan!
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Green new deal plans to replace 100% of domestic flights with high speed rails by 2029
Posted on 2/7/19 at 11:19 am to HailHailtoMichigan!
When Nancy fricking Pelosi is a voice of reason you should probably check yourself.
Posted on 2/7/19 at 11:19 am to HailHailtoMichigan!
This dumb bitch has apparently just overdosed on Sci-Fi movies and TV
Posted on 2/7/19 at 11:20 am to Lou Pai
Surely you are joking right?
Holy shite you weren’t joking but serious.
Holy shite you weren’t joking but serious.
This post was edited on 2/7/19 at 11:27 am
Posted on 2/7/19 at 11:20 am to HailHailtoMichigan!
Forget the costs of this, this isn't logistically possible to replace 100% of domestic flights.
It's a literal impossibility unless the scale of people traveling is DRAMATICALLY reduced.
It's a literal impossibility unless the scale of people traveling is DRAMATICALLY reduced.
Posted on 2/7/19 at 11:20 am to Lou Pai
where did you copy/paste that from?
Posted on 2/7/19 at 11:21 am to HailHailtoMichigan!
The left has lost their fricking minds. They are gonna get blown out in 2020 at their current trajectory.
Posted on 2/7/19 at 11:21 am to TigerFanatic99
Not just domestic but international as well is what I read. Think about that one for a minute...trains across oceans
Posted on 2/7/19 at 11:21 am to Choctaw
Top-ranked comment on Reddit on this
I have decided to not have kids now
I have decided to not have kids now
Posted on 2/7/19 at 11:22 am to HailHailtoMichigan!
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Green new deal plans to replace 100% of domestic flights with high speed rails by 2029
There has never been a more unfeasible proposal. We aren't even capable of having the railway infrastructure to accomplish something like this in a country this geographically diverse and expansive. I'm struggling to find out how it would even be an environmentally positive situation. Besides, who the hell wants to spend 16 hours on a train from NY to Seattle? Call it "high speed" all you want, but its still 3,000 miles, and it is going to have plenty of stops along the way
May as well have come out and proposed that everything replace all auto traffic with wind-powered hovercraft by the year 2020
This post was edited on 2/7/19 at 11:23 am
Posted on 2/7/19 at 11:24 am to TigerFanatic99
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number of people living and breathing is DRAMATICALLY reduced
FIFY...
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