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In France, the Future Is Arriving on a Barge | The Seine is becoming a test case for a European plan to cut carbon emissions by turning rivers into the new highways.

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Submitted ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩ by ⁨silence7@slrpnk.net⁩ to ⁨nyt_gift_articles@sopuli.xyz⁩

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/26/business/in-france-the-future-is-arriving-on-a-barge.html?unlocked_article_code=1.fk0.cRYv.OY273A4Nn8-P

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  • tkk13909@sopuli.xyz ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    Delivering cargo on the river; we really are in the future!

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  • Jake_Farm@sopuli.xyz ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    New highways? Wtf, using rivers for transport is ancient.

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    • silence7@slrpnk.net ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      Yes, but has fallen out of favor except for a few bulk goods (eg: grain, gravel, coal)

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