Re: @ Mook
Author: Fan of bikes, buses & boxcars
Date: 01-22-2015 - 17:41
mook Wrote:
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> Nukes? That's a place where I strongly disagree
> with the greenies.
Best way to make the case for nuclear power is to advocate for repealing the Price-Anderson Act which limits the liability of nuclear power operators if an accident occurs.
> And since this is (or used to be; sorry about
> that) a place for people who like trains, note
> that railroads move things with the lowest energy
> use per ton of any land-based powered mode.
For freight yest. However, for motorized passenger travel intercity buses are more efficient than most intercity trains.
> Ideally, for lowest energy use, we should get
> around with railroads, bicycles, and walking
> (1890s technology, updated).
Yes, yes, yes...