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- From: stead@skadi.CSS.GOV (Richard Stead)
- Newsgroups: sci.energy
- Subject: Re: NEWS: True Costs of C
- Message-ID: <51921@seismo.CSS.GOV>
- Date: 26 Jan 93 01:55:14 GMT
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- In article <1jvcruINN8h2@werple.apana.org.au>, speednut@werple.apana.org.au (Mark Jose) writes:
- > switch to Public Transport - hell, it's a lot cheaper per kilometre to
- > build a twin track system than a highway - at least here it is.
- >
- > A true "energy policy" should include this, in my view. What do you
- > think?
-
- Ah, back to the subject of energy.
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- I think it has an important place. How do you fund it? How do you encourage
- people to use it? The best answer to both questions, IMHO, is a gas tax.
- It is only one small part of a complete energy policy, however.
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- If anyone else has a better idea for pursuing public transit, "I'm all ears".
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- Richard Stead
- Center for Seismic Studies
- Arlington, VA
- stead@seismo.css.gov
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