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As we look toward a future increasingly threatened by the realities of
global warming, one thing becomes clear: Business-as-usual
is not an option. Science tells us that our addiction to fossil
fuels has put us on a path
to oblivion. This summer, let's get started on a new path.
We may not have all the answers, but we have enough to begin.
And begin we must. Like any challenge, climate change also
brings opportunity --
new jobs, a more vibrant economy, cleaner and safer technologies.
The task now is to apply our ingenuity and political will to
energy solutions for
a brighter, more promising future.
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Week 8: August 28, 2006
Focus on: |
Did
you feel faint the last time you filled up your gas tank? Consider taking
out a loan?
If you're like many Americans, when you bought your car, you probably
didn't give much thought to its fuel economy. Unfortunately, neither
have most automakers.
But not only would making our cars, SUVs, and trucks go farther on a gallon
of gas save consumers money, it would also reduce global warming pollution
and reduce dependence on oil. How much of a difference would it make?
Over 6,500 individuals used the Sierra Club's "I Want My MPG Calculator"
this summer to discover that they would have saved 4.9 million dollars and
reduced their global warming emissions by over 500
million
pounds.
If
all
of our
cars,
trucks,
and SUVs taken together averaged 40 miles per gallon, we'd save 4 million
barrels of oil a day -- about ten times the amount we get each day from
Prudhoe Bay -- and the average driver would save about $600 a year at
today's gas prices.
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