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The US has much lower population concentration, for example Texas: 40/km2, Germany: 230/km2. It makes it so much easier to build pipelines and power lines. It a
by H8crilA 7y ago
The US has much lower population concentration, for example Texas: 40/km2, Germany: 230/km2. It makes it so much easier to build pipelines and power lines. It also makes it much less profitable to have inter-city ground level public transportation - compare American trains (low quality) with European trains (very nice and popular).
Both American continents still have a lot of land that's completely unutilized, not even by any nature worth preserving.
- vkou 7y agoThe East coast of the US has a similar population density to Europe, but much worse train service.
- stevenwoo 7y agoTexas might be kind of unique in the USA for the way utility and pipeline companies can use eminent domain liberally against homeowners in order to secure property for right of way for power lines or pipelines. https://www.texasmonthly.com/politics/permian-highway-pipeline-oil-industry-landowners/ https://www.texasmonthly.com/politics/permian-highway-pipeli...