I've got a couple of solutions for my "Västra brödrafolk":
In mountainous areas, put up mechanical derricks and water-wheels, connected to a system of pull-cars. The derricks and water-wheels powers drive-trains to which the cars are connected. That way, people can go up and down with zero carbon footprints.
In the towns and cities, horse-drawn trams can be put to good use. The slower speed means fewer accidents, and electricity consumption will be virtually zero. Also, the horses can work during winter if correctly attired and fed.
For long-distance travel, a network of helium-filled woodgas-powered dirigbles can be set up at low cost.
Sure, it'll all be slower than planes, train and automobiles, but think of all the jobs created and the positive effects on the climate!
I almost fell off my chair reading your comment, thanks a million.
As to Norwegians escapist delusions, well, what may be added is, I think, this: if the refusal of the gov't to fund this charade doesn't make you wary of the gov't, I don't know what will do that. Perhaps, as with the Biblical stories of Sodom and Gomorrha, this all is inevitable because we're all fundamentally flawed…
I've got a couple of solutions for my "Västra brödrafolk":
In mountainous areas, put up mechanical derricks and water-wheels, connected to a system of pull-cars. The derricks and water-wheels powers drive-trains to which the cars are connected. That way, people can go up and down with zero carbon footprints.
In the towns and cities, horse-drawn trams can be put to good use. The slower speed means fewer accidents, and electricity consumption will be virtually zero. Also, the horses can work during winter if correctly attired and fed.
For long-distance travel, a network of helium-filled woodgas-powered dirigbles can be set up at low cost.
Sure, it'll all be slower than planes, train and automobiles, but think of all the jobs created and the positive effects on the climate!
I almost fell off my chair reading your comment, thanks a million.
As to Norwegians escapist delusions, well, what may be added is, I think, this: if the refusal of the gov't to fund this charade doesn't make you wary of the gov't, I don't know what will do that. Perhaps, as with the Biblical stories of Sodom and Gomorrha, this all is inevitable because we're all fundamentally flawed…