Mass Transportation, an American Possibility?

Effective implementation of a mass transportation system must be a priority in any plan to reduce global hydrocarbon pollution.

My vision for America's clean, reliable, economic, and efficient mass transportation system includes:

1. Self-sustaining small communities provide their own food and energy with easily
accessible centrally located population hubs.

2. Mass transportation systems provide access between self-sustainable population
hubs and small communities.

3. Local hydroponic and organic food production replace mega-agribusinesses.

4. Each community would draw from one or more power sources, efficiently designed to maximize the potential of each micro and macro-environment.

Wave powered energy, solar energy from Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion, tidal energy, geothermal energy, wind power, passive and active solar systems, combined solar-hydrogen energy production, photovoltaic cells, hydropower, biomass energy, the Tesla Coil, compressed air engine and other alternative energy driven transportation vehicles are known commodities that could flourish in a supportive environment bolstered by proper public and private policies and funding.

We must acknowledge the connections between regressive policies, unsustainable behaviors, global environmental changes and threats to planetary health and security.

A biocentric world-view could address these problems through rapid implementation of policies that provide tangible economic incentives for choosing environmentally sustainable products and services.