Comment on why is fossil fuel still used?
Maeve@kbin.earth 3 weeks agoBecause Standard Oil, Firestone and General Motors lobbied against public transportation, in the USA, so they could sell more cars.
Comment on why is fossil fuel still used?
Maeve@kbin.earth 3 weeks agoBecause Standard Oil, Firestone and General Motors lobbied against public transportation, in the USA, so they could sell more cars.
Know_not_Scotty_does@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Yeah, I was mostly addressing the immediate reason. The historical ones are way more complex as you mentioned. Now, you have to overcome suburban sprawl and hostile urban development where everything is spread out, requiring a car to use as a direct result of our past shitty choices/lobbying efforts.
Maeve@kbin.earth 3 weeks ago
A little bit of the defense budget and the will to do it will get it done!
Eta: and create a jobs program. If we add renewables and green spaces, it may rival the New Deal jobs program!