Re: politic on the board
Posted: Sun Jul 14, 2019 7:38 pm
Excellent article. I subscribed.
nikkinutshop wrote:Excellent article. I subscribed.
cornbinder89 wrote:It is hard to get people to think a year ahead, never mind decades. I am old enough that if we do nothing on the climate front, I will be dead and buried before it gets nasty. That is no excuse to let the next generation handle it! Easier to do incrementally over a long period than face the challenges all at once.
Years ago I was traveling in northern Canada and noticed a lot of homes had 2 or three vehicles, one econo box that got good mileage for local trips one big long-haul vehicle capable of long range- high speed travel and may be a 4x4 to get around in the winter.
Electric vehicles are not emission free as so many like to say, they just move the emissions to the powerplant, same with hydrogen vehicles. That being said, I would take one in a heart-beat if I could afford to have one. 99% of our car use is under 50 miles a day. We would still need a longer distance capable vehicle for medical appointments and the like, but most here own two vehicles.
I Think all of us regardless of what country we live in are dealing with politicians un willing to take steps to help their county and will view everything through the lens of will this help me in the next election cycle?
I have been watching Breixt from this side of the pond, and I don't see a workable solution. Not taking a stand on if it is good or bad, but the Ireland issue is the deal-breaker. A split Ireland has proved to be a bad thing, and I don't see how you can have part in and part out of the EU?
harvester60 wrote: I have been fortunate enough to take a vacation, where my wife and I drove from Chicago to New Orleans, whilst stopping off at Nashville and Memphis along the way. There would absolutely no way could i have done this trip in an electric car. The larger city's have charging points but the smaller places it would be impossible. As far as Brexit, we should have a new prime minister next week....lets see what they can do. Im excepting nothing, i also think that in 9 months time people will be saying Thersa May wasn't that bad. Luke