When a person such as myself files to run for the office of state representative, or any other state-wide office for that matter, they become a recipient of countless forms to fill out about your qualifications and intentions as to what you can do for the people and the state of Ohio.
This week I got literature from the Sierra Club, listing their endorsements. Since I am a dues-paying member, I fully expected to be listed, however, I was not. I am running on my normal name as "Bob Klug," not "Robert Klug," as was listed on my membership card. I realize that I probably did not fill out their questionnaire either. This is a blunder I really did not want to happen.
I really cherish their endorsement.
Several years ago in Mother Earth magazine, I read about a fellow who built a hybrid electric car that got 99 miles to thee gallon and it led me to try to better that fete by making a wind/electric combination to go even farther at no cost. My experiment did not work, but at least it did keep me very focused on a large national problem.
Now T. Boone Pickens wants all of us to join him in reducing our dependence on oil.
I'm all for his proposal and I'll add a suggestion that can add to his goal economically and make it doable in 10-20 years.
I propose going back to trolley buses, not streetcars. Buses are versatile and can pull into a curb or different lanes and maneuver in traffic where streetcars cannot.
The bus I propose would have a battery pack so that it could operate on battery power for five to ten miles at any given time.
So in Cincinnati, for example, power lines could begin at convenient locations, such as Vine Street on the north side of Central Parkway, Hamilton Avenue, Colerain Avenue, Harrison Avenue and other main artery leading to the extreme edge of the county.
This vehicle could then start from downtown or any other place really, proceed to the desired street, hook up automatically of course, go to the end of the route or anywhere in between and run in to any shopping center, school or any other desired area.
Just think how much fuel and, ultimately, money would be saved!
This is not some wild pipe dream. With today's technology, this is very doable at a very reasonable cost. Just imagine how much cleaner the atmosphere would be with no exhaust being discharged. And as a big secondary benefit, there would be no noise pollution either.
I'm trying to contact both T. Boone Pickens and the Sierra Club to make this happen. Any help from anyone will be greatly appreciated.
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