Voters in California approved a Reliable High Speed Passenger Train Bond Act recently enabling the government to approve $10 billion in bond money to build a modern bullet train that would link North and South California, significantly reducing air pollution in the region by taking cars off the road.
The key to tackling the menace of climate change is to make public transportation systems more efficient.
Voters approved Proposition 1A to ratify the Act but they struck down Proposition 7 and 10, which would initiate renewable energy generation initiatives, since they found them to have too many loopholes. Props 7 and 10 were opposed by environmental and consumer groups across the state and the country.
To read more about the initiative, read the complete article on the Environment News Services website here.
The key to tackling the menace of climate change is to make public transportation systems more efficient.
Voters approved Proposition 1A to ratify the Act but they struck down Proposition 7 and 10, which would initiate renewable energy generation initiatives, since they found them to have too many loopholes. Props 7 and 10 were opposed by environmental and consumer groups across the state and the country.
To read more about the initiative, read the complete article on the Environment News Services website here.
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