Greetings Economists,
On Jun 23, 2008, at 5:03 AM, ravi wrote:
is the above still feasible without significantly impacting the
environment?
Doyle;
I understand for trains the great distance between the mid west and
the west coast are barriers for trains. The East Coast inland to
Chicago is one unit of train transport, and the West Coast the other.
That may be where the transport issue is serious.
I am aware of super conductor schemes for storing electric power and
wonder that combined with heat solar energy storage might match and
surpass global petroleum energy use? I assume that solar power is not
concentrated in any one place though the polar regions might be
difficult to use as heat sources. Global solar power then seems
available to all at a high level, and electric powered trains seem
viable as travel up to 1 thousand miles. At that level 300 miles per
hour transport might force some regionalism in the U.S.
The general question about solar power is the land mass that is
covered with heat collectors? What impact does that mean?
thanks,
Doyle
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