As previously discussed, the owner of the Washington Times is calling for a “future-friendly” tunnel, opening up ground traffic between Alaska and Vladivostok, a route he forsees as crucial to God’s plan for world peace. After poring over the blueprints, one blogging environmentalist is offering some constructive suggestions. Go read Circling Ground.

In light of his hope for “a new era of automobile travel,” how does the Reverend feel about recent arguments suggesting we’ve nearly passed “peak oil,” and that fossil fuel-based transport faces a limited future? Could he invest in developing alternate fuels or modes of transport to bring us into this “new era?” This would also cut down on our need to dominate other countries for their resources, = PEACE. [...]

If Moon decides not to expand the use of fossil fuels, perhaps he could build the World Peace King Sailboat Fleet, complemented by the World Peace King Repository of Freely Available Bicycles To Borrow at key destinations? This would cost much less than $15 billion or so for a World Tunnel-Bridge.

I appreciate the Reverend’s regard for “numerous floating icebergs crashing against the bridge during the winter” and for the total lack of winter sunlight, in his subsequent decision to build a Peace King Bridge-Tunnel instead of a Peace King Bridge. But what about seismic issues? Would frequent earthquakes in this region suggest that burrowing through the earth is not truly “God’s fervent desire?”