FOODTUBES The transport internet really fast food

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FOODTUBES The transport internet really
fast food
Replace 44 tonne, 40 metre trucks with
ultra-light, carbon fibre cargo-capsules propel
them through pipelines with Linear Induction
Motors. Today, 92 of the fuel moves HGVs. 8
moves the goods. 25 of all daily freight is
supermarket goods. FOODTUBES use 10 of the
equivalent fuel in sustainable electricity.
GRIDLOCKED ? CANT BREATHE? Inefficient food
transport costs the Earth. For every 25 million
homes (e.g. the UK) we burn 17 billion litres of
diesel. In the UK this is 8 of all the carbon
dioxide added to the air each year, accelerating
global warming. The road maintenance and health
costs add 18B a year. In contrast, we transport
180 times more weight of water than food every
day (150 litres/person) in pipelines, with little
pollution no traffic jams. Multiply by 5 to
get the totals for the 120 million USA
households.
QWERTY Economics WHY WONT THEY CHANGE? Because
the freight industry is deeply entrenched at
every level of government and commerce. They
claim rights to profit from dominating our roads,
shaking our buildings and polluting our air.
Many traditional politicians and food bosses are
oil-junkies, dedicated to keeping things as they
are whatever the social costs. They propose
equally harmful bio-fuels fewer plastic bags.
WHAT DOES IT COST? - Jan 2008 Adding one lane
to the M25 roadway for 63 miles (101 klms) in
each direction Contract valued at around 1.5
billion (3 B). Highways Agency. 28 M /klm.
Time scale 5 years. Requires continuous, costly
maintenance HGVs do 80 of the damage to
roads, causing most traffic jams. Invisible, 1
metre diameter PIPELINES are laid everywhere,
quickly quietly by the water, gas and oil
industries. FOODTUBES will only cost 5 M /km
low maintenance for 50 years. Interlinked 150 km
sections will be built, connecting farms,
manufacturers and retailers with Public
Terminals installed for small business use.
Large campuses, offices and military camps will
have their own terminals. Transmitting a computer
controlled, 1 X 2 metres cargo-capsule - 1.57
Cubic Metres will cost about 10 and secure
food supplies.
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FOODTUBES The transport internet really
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WHY BOTHER TO CUT EMISSIONS? WHY CHANGE THE
TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE?
NEXT CENTURY - SEA LEVEL MAY RISE
BY If/When the West Antarctic Ice Sheet melts
19 feet If/When the Greenland ice sheet
melts 24 feet If/When the East Antarctic ice
sheet melts 170 feet
Total 213
feet SCIAM Feb 2008
64 metres predicting future
sea level changes from the current climate
models greatly underestimates the future
contribution of the polar ice sheets to sea
level rise Robin E Bell, Columbia University,
Vice chair, International Planning Group, For the
International Polar Year.