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 Stories About: hydrogen AND Iceland AND placemaking AND public transportation AND travel
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Heaven Help Bus
A visit to Iceland spurs dreams of a hydrogen future |
Bill McKibben |
19 Jul 2005 |
Soapbox |
| The loneliness of the long-distance rider. I have seen the future, and it works. The 111 bus rolls quietly up to the Mjodd terminal in eastern Reykjavik at 11:19 a.m., and I climb aboard. For 45 minutes, we cruise through the suburbs and then to the central square downtown, picking up and discharging eight passengers along the way. Fuel cells that would have filled the space of several passenger ... |
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| Topics: hydrogen, Iceland, placemaking, public transportation, travel (all these topics) |
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