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cstanleytech

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9. About the greenest we can go when it comes to mass transportation would probably be a rail system.

Reply to NNadir (Original post)

Sat May 29, 2021, 08:10 AM

May 2021

When combined with the power of nuclear reactors its probably the best we can do if we want to maintain our current level of technology until or unless some alternative source of high energy production is discovered which unfortunately is not wind and currently is not solar either.

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A dead battery dilemma [View all] NNadir May 2021 OP

You are saying that OldBaldy1701E May 2021 #1

Very thought provoking. Elessar Zappa May 2021 #2

Timely article. I want to relate an old tech battery tale. bucolic_frolic May 2021 #3

It going to get worse as manufacturer of convention batteries for cars... Historic NY May 2021 #4

i'll know we're serious about saving the planet mopinko May 2021 #5

I get yelled at every time I bring up the fallacy of 'total elec" oldsoftie May 2021 #6

"Planet of the Humans", EP'd by Michael Moore, addresses a lot of these issues. TheRickles May 2021 #7

I have little use for Michael Moore. He's a very simplistic fool. n/t. NNadir May 2021 #8

And I guess that POV saves you the time and energy that you'd lose if you TheRickles May 2021 #11

About the greenest we can go when it comes to mass transportation would probably be a rail system. cstanleytech May 2021 #9

Well, it certainly would be "greener." NNadir May 2021 #15

K and R Ferrets are Cool May 2021 #10

We need to realize that when we change energy infrastructures... CaptainTruth May 2021 #12

Hydrogen MarcoZandrini May 2021 #13

It is decidedly NOT the answer. NNadir May 2021 #14

The electric grid has to produce more power than necessary at any one time. rickford66 May 2021 #16

Thank you for making us think about the full energy system. Pobeka May 2021 #17

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