"According to the European Environment Agency, rail travel accounts for 14 grams of CO2 emissions per passenger mile, which is dwarfed by the 285 grams generated by air travel, and the 158 grams per passenger miles from journeys in cars." #TrainsNotPlaneshttps://www.wired.co.uk/article/trains-planes-emissions-co2-comparison …
This is where we disagree.
The Interstate Highway System wasn’t built because a few activists wanted roads for their cars.
It was built because of a concerted lobby, and the spending on it was ostentatious: in the USA, the government paid for 90% of its construction.
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