That makes sense. Wonder how much of that was considered in the test runs. Often times some of these green projects like to leave out the extras to pad their worth. At least this makes more sense than solar roads, which have so much more issues to deal with in wear and tear, even though the real estate is huge.
I think it should have been obvious to anyone at the railroad at the very least. They obssess over this stuff since it’s their entire business… They’ve been around for 2 centuries so what impacts a railway is really well understood.
IMHO there’s a not-insignificant amount of environmental grifting dressed up like incompetence… The trial gets funding, the railroad gets compensation… Everyone makes money and now a second trial is guaranteed once this one fails.
I’m not saying all environmental stuff is like this but c’mon… It’s either political or grifting or even both… I don’t see why else they would think this is worth trying.
That makes sense. Wonder how much of that was considered in the test runs. Often times some of these green projects like to leave out the extras to pad their worth. At least this makes more sense than solar roads, which have so much more issues to deal with in wear and tear, even though the real estate is huge.
I think it should have been obvious to anyone at the railroad at the very least. They obssess over this stuff since it’s their entire business… They’ve been around for 2 centuries so what impacts a railway is really well understood.
IMHO there’s a not-insignificant amount of environmental grifting dressed up like incompetence… The trial gets funding, the railroad gets compensation… Everyone makes money and now a second trial is guaranteed once this one fails.
I’m not saying all environmental stuff is like this but c’mon… It’s either political or grifting or even both… I don’t see why else they would think this is worth trying.
It’s profitable to greenwash. Every once in a while something legit gets through.