Where in the world is there a 1950s lifestyle AND green community feel?
I really like to live somewhere with a small community feel, less reliance on cars, rather trains and buses, somewhere that feels homely and safe. A nice place for children to grow up..
Does it exist?
Read MoreWhy is it better for the environment to travel on a train than a plane?
Planes are far worse polluters than trains, but if you fly on a plane that is going to be flying to your destination anyway, and your going on the plane does not mean that additional flights are necessary to accommodate everyone who wants to go to your destination, then how is that worse for the environment than going on a train?
I *know* trains are far more efficient, but that does not answer the question as detailed above, when the plane would be going to your destination anyway.
Is the Hype round Alternative Fuel really just a Placebo to distract us..?
from the a much easier solution?
i.e. improving our public transport services, as buses, trains and minibus style taxis use just a tiny fraction of the fuel (per person) than cars use. No infrastructure would need to change, in the case of buses and taxis – the solution would take only months to manufacture, and only a couple of years to dramatically improve train services. It needs no technological development whatsoever.
So is the hype just one more way of not doing something positive?
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