[lbo-talk] French set new rail speed record

[Jordan Hayes]

> We are going to kill ourselves if we keep flying as much as we do.
> There's just no two ways about it. So we have to find substitutes,
> and high-speed trains are an excellent candidate.

Did you read this when I posted it?

I know, it's a lot to read, but here's a choice bit:

  >> The report found that in 2001, heavy-duty diesel trucks,

  >> buses and cars burned more than a billion metric tons of

  >> fuel, and emitted 2.2 million metric tons of sulfur oxide.

  >> The same year, ocean-going vessels burned 280 million tons

  >> of fuel, far less, but emitted 3.4 million metric tons

  >> of sulfur oxide, about 17% of the global total.

So I say: forget about planes (and frankly, SUVs) for now, let's work on 
the ships a bit.

http://mailman.lbo-talk.org/pipermail/lbo-talk/Week-of-Mon-20070319/005659.html