Patrick Mazza, coauthor Solutionary Rail, writes:
Railroads have become a nexus of controversy in recent years due to their role in transporting climate-twisting fossil fuels. But they could become a locomotive driving the growth of clean energy. That is the aim of a new proposal to electrify railroads, run them on renewable energy, and use rail corridors as electricity superhighways to carry power from remote solar and wind installations to population centers.
The proposal, called Solutionary Rail, has been developed by a team of rail experts, economists, and public interest advocates assembled by the Backbone Campaign.
Julia Hurd interviews Bill Moyer of Vashon Island. He is the Solutionary Rail Campaign Director and Co-founder and Executive Director of the Backbone Campaign. He also coauthored the book Solutionary Rail.
http://www.solutionaryrail.org/
http://www.backbonecampaign.org/
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