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It’s not just the emissions from the tailpipe that define the environmental impact of a vehicle. A new study compares the full-life cycles of trains, planes, buses, and automobiles.
Sliding into a seat on the city bus, you may think you’re doing your part to save the environment. But UC-Berkeley researcher, Mikhail Chester, compared the energy and emissions of trains, buses, airplanes, and cars and found this is not always the case. He shares his surprising results with host Steve Curwood.