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It’s good for the environment.


  • HSR uses only 1/3 of the energy of airplanes per passenger
  • HSR uses only 1/5 of the energy of cars per passenger
  • Dependence on foreign oil reduced by 12.7 million barrels per year by 2030
  • Greenhouse gases cut by 12 billion pounds per year by 2030
Keywords: "High Speed" Rail It's good for our environment
Last Revised: Tuesday January 26, 2010
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