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This is the last from me...
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I have said the same, and very rarely follow through with the threat... knowing that, I will keep the convo going.
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The article was only 2 paragraphs...but it still supports my claim
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I am still dumbfounded... How on earth does it support your claim that airplanes are more harmful than trains, when there is ABSOLUTELY NO data that has anything to do with airplanes!?! The entire, 2 paragraph, "article" only speaks about CARS and TRAINS, then at the end, almost as an afterthought, the author says, oh yeah, take trains for vacation too!
Quite honestly, I didn't even bother reading this for 2 reasons. One, based on your other "sources" I surmised that it probably wouldn't be relevant. Two, it's a blog... which means it's just some random person's opinion.
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As for as asphalt, steel for tracks...Those things are already in place...and they do need repair...
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Do you really think that the US has the infrastructure in place to run a serious train transit system? I think that with a little research, and comparison to EU, you will find that we (the US) are seriously lacking in the rail department.
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Yes they are alot of things that humans have done to harm the earth but, claiming that airlines don't do that much damage is CRAZY...Just think how close the fuel gets to our Ozone from a plane. I am not only saying passenger planes hurt the Ozone but, military jets are worst..
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What I am saying is that taking into account the "full life-cycle" of an airline versus a train operator, the airline produces less of a carbon footprint. As far as a "plane" doing more damage because it is closer to the ozone, you have got to be kidding. I just don't know what else to say, oh, I know... maybe we should just fly the airplanes lower!! That'll fix it! And as far as military jets being worse... I'm not sure about the actual emissions being more, but I do know that they are not subject to the same noise restrictions as commercial jets.
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Look at the sky on a clear blue day...what do you see? Jet streams...so what is jet streams?
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I'm really hoping this isn't a serious question. I do indeed know what "jet streams" are (if by jet streams you mean
contrails), they are simply condensed water droplets. A cloud would be another therm you may be familiar with. A contrail is formed by warm, moist air which passes through the engines of a jet and then comes into contact with cold air, causing the water to precipitate out and condense. So, as you can see, "jet streams" are indeed NOT pollution, but in fact only artificially created clouds.
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I am saying we can agree to disagree but, do not even say I don't know what I am talking about...I do!!!
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I think you are coming close to showing that you actually don't have any clue what you are talking about.
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Oh just a thought...Have you ever taking a train for pleasure? I don't look at the days as a waste of time...I make it part of my vacation. Our country is beautiful from Lake Tahoe to the Rockies to the Mississppi River or the sunrise in the Utah's deserts..and you just can't get to relax and take in all that beauty on a plane...
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I am not saying there is anything wrong with taking a train because you enjoy the ride. I am saying your justification of doing it because it is "greener" is unfounded. And I do plenty of relaxing on airplanes and have seen some pretty amazing things from the air that you will never see from the ground.