| Whether it is true or not, most people are convinced that increased CO2 emissions are creating catastrophic changes. The government is currently spending and regulating in substantial ways that are very harmful. It seems that all the solutions from the Left are socialism, which is very bad for the environment. Conservatives should advocate for two significant reforms that would reduce CO2 by more than half to replace all the erroneous regulations. The Green New Deal has major elements of socialism that would harm our collective standards of living and harm the environment. |  |
 | These two conservative reform ideas would not harm the economy or quality of life; in fact, would likely improve life for most people. The environmentalists oppose environmental solution ideas that do not lead to a greater redistribution of wealth and government control. The two concepts are 100% nuclear power for electricity generation and making a car-friendly rail system for our country. |
| According to the US Energy Information Administration, 20% of the electricity is generated from 61 nuclear power plants. The most significant cost to building a new nuclear plant is unnecessary regulations and major time delays. Sure, the plants need to be safe; however, most regulations do not add to safety, the hostile laws were put in place to add to the expense and time from people who do not want them built. |  |
 | The modern nuclear plants are much safer than the plants from the 1960s. It must be noted that nuclear plants have the safest history record compared to all other types of electricity generation. Digging coal out of the ground causes many deaths and shortens lifespans from black lung. |
| There are many deadly or environmentally harmful accidents surrounding oil, natural gas and hydroelectric. Prince William Sound and Deep-Water Horizon come to mind along with hundreds of smaller fatal accidents. Although greenhouse gases are the top concern of global warming believers, nuclear pollutes a lot less than coal and has zero CO2 emissions. |  |
 | We, the environmentalist, both conservative and liberal, should dedicate ourselves to finding 1,000 new nuclear plants sites within a year. The second year we should narrow that down to 500 of the best locations. During those two years, final plans should be made to make these nuclear sites the safest possible. Contracts should be made to ramp up production of all the needed materials and equipment. |
| Contingency plans should be made to bring in pumps on heavy-duty helicopters kept in safe locations. All obstacles should be removed so that the plants could be completed in no more than five years from now. 500 plants would add enough electricity to replace all other power generators plus power the car-friendly rail system. The second largest source of man-made CO2 is cars and trucks. We could cut about 70% of driving and air travel by building a car and trailer friendly rail system. These rails would compete for the business; there are no mandates. |  |
 | Imagine a rail system twice as extensive as the interstate highway system. Most of these miles of rails would not parallel the interstates but add new pathways. These rails would be roughly 25 feet in the air with the cars traveling below the tracks. Think of a suspended rollercoaster. Think about a very attractive double A-frame support for the rails every 100 feet. People would drive their cars into a container car and input their destination, within seconds, they are lifted under the tracts and will merge to the travel lanes at 150-200mph. |
| The only thing touching the ground is 4 poles (A-frame on both sides) every 100 feet. The environmental impact would be far smaller than roads. People can drive or walk under the rails with about a 15-foot clearance. During ice and snow, the tracks should be unaffected. These rails should cost much less per mile compared to roads. On/off ramps are every couple of miles or what makes the most sense in every location. CRA’s and free enterprise roads and transportation would lower costs. |  |
 | Theme parks, stadiums, and other venues can have several on/off ramps. Huge parking lots would be used to store cars that can be dropped off and picked up by the rail system; meaning that people can get out of the car near their destination and tell the rail system to park their car. People would use an app on their smartphone to have their car brought back to them at will. |
| There would be a container shell in which cars drive into, that can handle the 200mph winds. The container shells can swing to take turns easier. Because of the speed and not having to drive, many people will use the rails instead of air travel. People could be halfway across the country by a six-hour nighttime journey while they sleep. |  |
 | Tractor trailers would also use the rails. Just the trailer would travel unmanned. Many industrial parks would have trailer on/off ramps. Tractor trailers would be just for local travel on the roads. The people in the vehicles can sleep, read or watch their movies. With high speeds and not having to drive, people’s work radius doubles. Delivery charges will drop. Travel time is decreased. |
| Getting on and off the rails are within a minute. The propulsion is electromagnetic. There would be magnetic-levitation involved. There would be significant electricity needed, but much less energy than the replaced gasoline or diesel. The reduced CO2 from reduced car mileage transitions to 0% CO2 from nuclear power. The products of the current oil, gas, and coal production can be exported to other countries. |  |
