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Hyperloop promises ultrafast transportation. But what does it mean for the environment?

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Tags: ecosystems, pollution, energy, hyperloop, trains, railways.high speed, environment, author.meredith rutland bauer, source.ensia
https://ensia.com/features/hyperloop-transportation-environment-impacts/

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    vakieh
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    This article appears to show the construction will wait until 'required cost + ethics and environment cost < revenue' - which is a nice little story to talk about while required cost is still...

    This article appears to show the construction will wait until 'required cost + ethics and environment cost < revenue' - which is a nice little story to talk about while required cost is still greater than revenue. That conversation is going to shift rapidly if and when that situation changes however.

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      vektor
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      Did you mean which is a nice little story to talk about while required cost is still greater than revenue. ? Because that would make more sense and I think is currently more factual if memory serves.

      Did you mean

      which is a nice little story to talk about while required cost is still greater than revenue.

      ?
      Because that would make more sense and I think is currently more factual if memory serves.

      1. vakieh
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        Whoops, yeah I did, thanks

        Whoops, yeah I did, thanks