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USA Will Invest in High-Speed Train to Fight Climate Change (www.raillynews.com)
submitted 11 months ago by L4s@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world
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USA Will Invest in High-Speed ​​Train to Fight Climate Change::The USA Will Invest in High-Speed ​​Train to Fight Climate Change - US President Joe Biden announced in a speech on December 9, 2023 that they are carrying out the first high-speed train projects in US history. These projects are across America

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[–] grasshopper_mouse@lemmy.world 36 points 11 months ago (3 children)

Barack Obama tried to do the same thing: https://time.com/3100248/high-speed-rail-barack-obama/

While I would love for this to be a reality, I just don't see it actually happening.

[–] ieightpi@lemmy.world 24 points 11 months ago (2 children)

The way the US shows more progress is if the Democrats can stay in power for a long enough period of time. But the last time Dems had that kind of power was as far back as 2008. It makes you wonder if the only way Democrats can ever get into power is when a recession hits.

[–] PopOfAfrica@lemmy.world 23 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but with climate change in front of us, we actually don't have time.

I'm incredibly nihilistic right now.

[–] hagelslager@feddit.nl 5 points 11 months ago

Climate change doesn't matter when it's lawyers and economists in charge, there's money to be made... unfortunately.