Yes, we know petroleum pollution from pipelines kill, and we are fighting the pipeline at Standing Rock. My question is, now do we stop petroleum? Regardless of this pipeline, fuel can and will be carried by rail, which is even worse. The solution is no oil no how!
Some alternatives come to mind. Electric vehicles mean somewhere down the line solar will be feasible to power, not just a home, the car as well. Already solar is making inroads and just this year 2016 prices are plummeting.
We can get plastic from other oil, any crop will do. Consider corn and soy, which produce most of the food we eat in one way or another. If these two crops are used for most food making plastic is just another possibility.
You have written me the problem America has with rail and Amtrak is that we have not electrified the trains, so most still use fuel. How do we change this?
We are already killing coal, in fact, you know just in past six years coal is no longer king of electricity — even in spite of Trump.
And our communities are designed for vehicles. Part of the problem is Americans do not support local business enough which empowers chains to drive out small business. In the old days the corner store meant you could walk. I find it sad how Walmart has destroyed communities yet no one protests.
We must be realistic. How are the protestors traveling to the site? And I find also sad how entertainers continue to draw media attention than real news...the same time they travel by private jet.
What can I do to help?