No Gas For Japan

[WiltonRanch]

Just because we are going to transition to lower carbon emissions sources of energy doesn't mean there won't be a resource sector.

Solar, wind, water, geothermal and tides are infinite renewable resources that will never run out.

Did the market for oats and hay disappear after we switched from horses to steam engines and tractors?

The heavy trucking industry is already planning for a switch to hydrogen.

Far more emissions would be reduced transitioning ocean shipping to lng and or outlawing bunker fuel. Think it’ll be a mixed bag for both our lifetimes. World is running out of work capable people. How many here yourself included are lucky to have 10 years before you’re lawnbowling or full time arguing with everyone. Trucking industry is facing a shortage now and it will be more apparent in the coming years as the old guys quit. Even immigration will not fill the void because a sizeable portion who come here will fill more skilled trades accustomed to their skill set. So my point is trains. That’s it. How many semis and cars get taken off the roads with a robust rail network?

[fjlip]

See Europe, Asia...trains subways. Mass transit lower cost, lasts forever. Roads go to HE LL!

[chuckChuck]

Railroads for heavy freight is the best option. No argument there. Taxpayers have been subsidizing public roads that distort the true costs.

Good quality public transportation and passenger service in densely populated areas and corridors is another option to get cars off the road.

[AlbertaFarmer5]

Railroads for heavy freight is the best option. No argument there. Taxpayers have been subsidizing public roads that distort the true costs.

Glad to see you acknowledge that this subsidy is an injustice. For years I have been explaining to you how electric vehicles don't pay any fuel tax and therefore are subsidized by the responsible drivers will pay a road tax every time they refill their vehicle or truck. We may soon have electric semi trucks on the roads, doing just as much damage as any conventional truck, but not paying any of their share towards the maintenance of those roads.
As someone who has been on a such a crusade against unfair subsidies, what do you propose as the solution? How do we ensure that the EVS pay their fair share of road tax?

Now that you have turned over a new leaf, what's next? Will you start ranting against the unfair subsidization of grid tied solar by other responsible electricity users?

[fjlip]

"How do we ensure that the EVS pay their fair share of road tax?"

Tax the HE LL out of them....then they go away like fossils.