The Price of Oil - Our Love Affair with the Automobile.
A Chimney from a factory in Bushland, Texas, USA. The USA has a love affair with the use of cars and motorbikes, it cuts to the core of American society. The need for gas and oil in the US economy forms its foreign policy and has a global effect on society.
“Oil dependence is a threat to US national security, its economy and its environment. With a 21-million-barrel-per-day oil habit, the United States consumes a quarter of the world’s annual oil production. Oil imports now account for 40 percent of the national trade deficit, families and businesses alike feel the pinch from rising and uncertain oil prices. U.S. transportation, which is 97 percent reliant on oil, is the driving force behind the rapidly growing oil demand. This is partly because the fuel economy of cars and trucks has been stagnant since the 1988, and partly due to a lack of transportation choices in many communities.
Transportation also spews one-third of the annual emissions of heat-trapping carbon dioxide pollution. If the USA continues with business as usual, the transportation sector will be responsible for 80 percent of oil demand growth over the next 20 years and more than one-third of our global warming pollution emissions through 2030.”
National Resource Defense Council
“Oil dependence is a threat to US national security, its economy and its environment. With a 21-million-barrel-per-day oil habit, the United States consumes a quarter of the world’s annual oil production. Oil imports now account for 40 percent of the national trade deficit, families and businesses alike feel the pinch from rising and uncertain oil prices. U.S. transportation, which is 97 percent reliant on oil, is the driving force behind the rapidly growing oil demand. This is partly because the fuel economy of cars and trucks has been stagnant since the 1988, and partly due to a lack of transportation choices in many communities.
Transportation also spews one-third of the annual emissions of heat-trapping carbon dioxide pollution. If the USA continues with business as usual, the transportation sector will be responsible for 80 percent of oil demand growth over the next 20 years and more than one-third of our global warming pollution emissions through 2030.”
National Resource Defense Council
A Refinery in LA USA, The US has a love affair with the use of cars and motorbikes, it cuts to the core of American society. The need for gas and oil in the US economy forms its foreign policy and has a global effect on society.
“Oil dependence is a threat to US national security, its economy and its environment. With a 21-million-barrel-per-day oil habit, the United States consumes a quarter of the world’s annual oil production. Oil imports now account for 40 percent of the national trade deficit, families and businesses alike feel the pinch from rising and uncertain oil prices. U.S. transportation, which is 97 percent reliant on oil, is the driving force behind the rapidly growing oil demand. This is partly because the fuel economy of cars and trucks has been stagnant since the 1988, and partly due to a lack of transportation choices in many communities.
Transportation also spews one-third of the annual emissions of heat-trapping carbon dioxide pollution. If the USA continues with business as usual, the transportation sector will be responsible for 80 percent of oil demand growth over the next 20 years and more than one-third of our global warming pollution emissions through 2030.”
National Resource Defense Council
“Oil dependence is a threat to US national security, its economy and its environment. With a 21-million-barrel-per-day oil habit, the United States consumes a quarter of the world’s annual oil production. Oil imports now account for 40 percent of the national trade deficit, families and businesses alike feel the pinch from rising and uncertain oil prices. U.S. transportation, which is 97 percent reliant on oil, is the driving force behind the rapidly growing oil demand. This is partly because the fuel economy of cars and trucks has been stagnant since the 1988, and partly due to a lack of transportation choices in many communities.
Transportation also spews one-third of the annual emissions of heat-trapping carbon dioxide pollution. If the USA continues with business as usual, the transportation sector will be responsible for 80 percent of oil demand growth over the next 20 years and more than one-third of our global warming pollution emissions through 2030.”
National Resource Defense Council
A car import pound in LA, USA, The US has a love affair with the use of cars and motorbikes, it cuts to the core of American society. The need for gas and oil in the US economy forms its foreign policy and has a global effect on society.
“Oil dependence is a threat to US national security, its economy and its environment. With a 21-million-barrel-per-day oil habit, the United States consumes a quarter of the world’s annual oil production. Oil imports now account for 40 percent of the national trade deficit, families and businesses alike feel the pinch from rising and uncertain oil prices. U.S. transportation, which is 97 percent reliant on oil, is the driving force behind the rapidly growing oil demand. This is partly because the fuel economy of cars and trucks has been stagnant since the 1988, and partly due to a lack of transportation choices in many communities.
Transportation also spews one-third of the annual emissions of heat-trapping carbon dioxide pollution. If the USA continues with business as usual, the transportation sector will be responsible for 80 percent of oil demand growth over the next 20 years and more than one-third of our global warming pollution emissions through 2030.”
National Resource Defense Council
“Oil dependence is a threat to US national security, its economy and its environment. With a 21-million-barrel-per-day oil habit, the United States consumes a quarter of the world’s annual oil production. Oil imports now account for 40 percent of the national trade deficit, families and businesses alike feel the pinch from rising and uncertain oil prices. U.S. transportation, which is 97 percent reliant on oil, is the driving force behind the rapidly growing oil demand. This is partly because the fuel economy of cars and trucks has been stagnant since the 1988, and partly due to a lack of transportation choices in many communities.
Transportation also spews one-third of the annual emissions of heat-trapping carbon dioxide pollution. If the USA continues with business as usual, the transportation sector will be responsible for 80 percent of oil demand growth over the next 20 years and more than one-third of our global warming pollution emissions through 2030.”
National Resource Defense Council
Cars are used to sell sex in Las Vegas.
“Oil dependence is a threat to US national security, its economy and its environment. With a 21-million-barrel-per-day oil habit, the United States consumes a quarter of the world’s annual oil production. Oil imports now account for 40 percent of the national trade deficit, families and businesses alike feel the pinch from rising and uncertain oil prices. U.S. transportation, which is 97 percent reliant on oil, is the driving force behind the rapidly growing oil demand. This is partly because the fuel economy of cars and trucks has been stagnant since the 1988, and partly due to a lack of transportation choices in many communities.
Transportation also spews one-third of the annual emissions of heat-trapping carbon dioxide pollution. If the USA continues with business as usual, the transportation sector will be responsible for 80 percent of oil demand growth over the next 20 years and more than one-third of our global warming pollution emissions through 2030.”
National Resource Defense Council
“Oil dependence is a threat to US national security, its economy and its environment. With a 21-million-barrel-per-day oil habit, the United States consumes a quarter of the world’s annual oil production. Oil imports now account for 40 percent of the national trade deficit, families and businesses alike feel the pinch from rising and uncertain oil prices. U.S. transportation, which is 97 percent reliant on oil, is the driving force behind the rapidly growing oil demand. This is partly because the fuel economy of cars and trucks has been stagnant since the 1988, and partly due to a lack of transportation choices in many communities.
Transportation also spews one-third of the annual emissions of heat-trapping carbon dioxide pollution. If the USA continues with business as usual, the transportation sector will be responsible for 80 percent of oil demand growth over the next 20 years and more than one-third of our global warming pollution emissions through 2030.”
National Resource Defense Council
Truth or Consequences in New Mexico.
“Oil dependence is a threat to US national security, its economy and its environment. With a 21-million-barrel-per-day oil habit, the United States consumes a quarter of the world’s annual oil production. Oil imports now account for 40 percent of the national trade deficit, families and businesses alike feel the pinch from rising and uncertain oil prices. U.S. transportation, which is 97 percent reliant on oil, is the driving force behind the rapidly growing oil demand. This is partly because the fuel economy of cars and trucks has been stagnant since the 1988, and partly due to a lack of transportation choices in many communities.
Transportation also spews one-third of the annual emissions of heat-trapping carbon dioxide pollution. If the USA continues with business as usual, the transportation sector will be responsible for 80 percent of oil demand growth over the next 20 years and more than one-third of our global warming pollution emissions through 2030.”
National Resource Defense Council
“Oil dependence is a threat to US national security, its economy and its environment. With a 21-million-barrel-per-day oil habit, the United States consumes a quarter of the world’s annual oil production. Oil imports now account for 40 percent of the national trade deficit, families and businesses alike feel the pinch from rising and uncertain oil prices. U.S. transportation, which is 97 percent reliant on oil, is the driving force behind the rapidly growing oil demand. This is partly because the fuel economy of cars and trucks has been stagnant since the 1988, and partly due to a lack of transportation choices in many communities.
Transportation also spews one-third of the annual emissions of heat-trapping carbon dioxide pollution. If the USA continues with business as usual, the transportation sector will be responsible for 80 percent of oil demand growth over the next 20 years and more than one-third of our global warming pollution emissions through 2030.”
National Resource Defense Council
The news in a motel room in July 2008, The US has a love affair with the use of cars and motorbikes, it cuts to the core of American society. The need for gas and oil in the US economy forms its foreign policy and has a global effect on society.
“Oil dependence is a threat to US national security, its economy and its environment. With a 21-million-barrel-per-day oil habit, the United States consumes a quarter of the world’s annual oil production. Oil imports now account for 40 percent of the national trade deficit, families and businesses alike feel the pinch from rising and uncertain oil prices. U.S. transportation, which is 97 percent reliant on oil, is the driving force behind the rapidly growing oil demand. This is partly because the fuel economy of cars and trucks has been stagnant since the 1988, and partly due to a lack of transportation choices in many communities.
Transportation also spews one-third of the annual emissions of heat-trapping carbon dioxide pollution. If the USA continues with business as usual, the transportation sector will be responsible for 80 percent of oil demand growth over the next 20 years and more than one-third of our global warming pollution emissions through 2030.”
National Resource Defense Council
“Oil dependence is a threat to US national security, its economy and its environment. With a 21-million-barrel-per-day oil habit, the United States consumes a quarter of the world’s annual oil production. Oil imports now account for 40 percent of the national trade deficit, families and businesses alike feel the pinch from rising and uncertain oil prices. U.S. transportation, which is 97 percent reliant on oil, is the driving force behind the rapidly growing oil demand. This is partly because the fuel economy of cars and trucks has been stagnant since the 1988, and partly due to a lack of transportation choices in many communities.
Transportation also spews one-third of the annual emissions of heat-trapping carbon dioxide pollution. If the USA continues with business as usual, the transportation sector will be responsible for 80 percent of oil demand growth over the next 20 years and more than one-third of our global warming pollution emissions through 2030.”
National Resource Defense Council
New cars waiting to be shipped to dealers are overlooked by refineries in Corpus Christi, Texas. The US has a love affair with the use of cars and motorbikes, it cuts to the core of American society. The need for gas and oil in the US economy forms its foreign policy and has a global effect on society.
“Oil dependence is a threat to US national security, its economy and its environment. With a 21-million-barrel-per-day oil habit, the United States consumes a quarter of the world’s annual oil production. Oil imports now account for 40 percent of the national trade deficit, families and businesses alike feel the pinch from rising and uncertain oil prices. U.S. transportation, which is 97 percent reliant on oil, is the driving force behind the rapidly growing oil demand. This is partly because the fuel economy of cars and trucks has been stagnant since the 1988, and partly due to a lack of transportation choices in many communities.
Transportation also spews one-third of the annual emissions of heat-trapping carbon dioxide pollution. If the USA continues with business as usual, the transportation sector will be responsible for 80 percent of oil demand growth over the next 20 years and more than one-third of our global warming pollution emissions through 2030.”
National Resource Defense Council
“Oil dependence is a threat to US national security, its economy and its environment. With a 21-million-barrel-per-day oil habit, the United States consumes a quarter of the world’s annual oil production. Oil imports now account for 40 percent of the national trade deficit, families and businesses alike feel the pinch from rising and uncertain oil prices. U.S. transportation, which is 97 percent reliant on oil, is the driving force behind the rapidly growing oil demand. This is partly because the fuel economy of cars and trucks has been stagnant since the 1988, and partly due to a lack of transportation choices in many communities.
Transportation also spews one-third of the annual emissions of heat-trapping carbon dioxide pollution. If the USA continues with business as usual, the transportation sector will be responsible for 80 percent of oil demand growth over the next 20 years and more than one-third of our global warming pollution emissions through 2030.”
National Resource Defense Council
A window display in truth or Consequences.
“Oil dependence is a threat to US national security, its economy and its environment. With a 21-million-barrel-per-day oil habit, the United States consumes a quarter of the world’s annual oil production. Oil imports now account for 40 percent of the national trade deficit, families and businesses alike feel the pinch from rising and uncertain oil prices. U.S. transportation, which is 97 percent reliant on oil, is the driving force behind the rapidly growing oil demand. This is partly because the fuel economy of cars and trucks has been stagnant since the 1988, and partly due to a lack of transportation choices in many communities.
Transportation also spews one-third of the annual emissions of heat-trapping carbon dioxide pollution. If the USA continues with business as usual, the transportation sector will be responsible for 80 percent of oil demand growth over the next 20 years and more than one-third of our global warming pollution emissions through 2030.”
National Resource Defense Council
“Oil dependence is a threat to US national security, its economy and its environment. With a 21-million-barrel-per-day oil habit, the United States consumes a quarter of the world’s annual oil production. Oil imports now account for 40 percent of the national trade deficit, families and businesses alike feel the pinch from rising and uncertain oil prices. U.S. transportation, which is 97 percent reliant on oil, is the driving force behind the rapidly growing oil demand. This is partly because the fuel economy of cars and trucks has been stagnant since the 1988, and partly due to a lack of transportation choices in many communities.
Transportation also spews one-third of the annual emissions of heat-trapping carbon dioxide pollution. If the USA continues with business as usual, the transportation sector will be responsible for 80 percent of oil demand growth over the next 20 years and more than one-third of our global warming pollution emissions through 2030.”
National Resource Defense Council
A Spaghetti Junction in Texas, USA. The US has a love affair with the use of cars and motorbikes, it cuts to the core of American society. The need for gas and oil in the US economy forms its foreign policy and has a global effect on society.
“Oil dependence is a threat to US national security, its economy and its environment. With a 21-million-barrel-per-day oil habit, the United States consumes a quarter of the world’s annual oil production. Oil imports now account for 40 percent of the national trade deficit, families and businesses alike feel the pinch from rising and uncertain oil prices. U.S. transportation, which is 97 percent reliant on oil, is the driving force behind the rapidly growing oil demand. This is partly because the fuel economy of cars and trucks has been stagnant since the 1988, and partly due to a lack of transportation choices in many communities.
Transportation also spews one-third of the annual emissions of heat-trapping carbon dioxide pollution. If the USA continues with business as usual, the transportation sector will be responsible for 80 percent of oil demand growth over the next 20 years and more than one-third of our global warming pollution emissions through 2030.”
National Resource Defense Council
“Oil dependence is a threat to US national security, its economy and its environment. With a 21-million-barrel-per-day oil habit, the United States consumes a quarter of the world’s annual oil production. Oil imports now account for 40 percent of the national trade deficit, families and businesses alike feel the pinch from rising and uncertain oil prices. U.S. transportation, which is 97 percent reliant on oil, is the driving force behind the rapidly growing oil demand. This is partly because the fuel economy of cars and trucks has been stagnant since the 1988, and partly due to a lack of transportation choices in many communities.
Transportation also spews one-third of the annual emissions of heat-trapping carbon dioxide pollution. If the USA continues with business as usual, the transportation sector will be responsible for 80 percent of oil demand growth over the next 20 years and more than one-third of our global warming pollution emissions through 2030.”
National Resource Defense Council
A Fuel pump in Texas, in July 2008. The US has a love affair with the use of cars and motorbikes, it cuts to the core of American society. The need for gas and oil in the US economy forms its foreign policy and has a global effect on society.
“Oil dependence is a threat to US national security, its economy and its environment. With a 21-million-barrel-per-day oil habit, the United States consumes a quarter of the world’s annual oil production. Oil imports now account for 40 percent of the national trade deficit, families and businesses alike feel the pinch from rising and uncertain oil prices. U.S. transportation, which is 97 percent reliant on oil, is the driving force behind the rapidly growing oil demand. This is partly because the fuel economy of cars and trucks has been stagnant since the 1988, and partly due to a lack of transportation choices in many communities.
Transportation also spews one-third of the annual emissions of heat-trapping carbon dioxide pollution. If the USA continues with business as usual, the transportation sector will be responsible for 80 percent of oil demand growth over the next 20 years and more than one-third of our global warming pollution emissions through 2030.”
National Resource Defense Council
“Oil dependence is a threat to US national security, its economy and its environment. With a 21-million-barrel-per-day oil habit, the United States consumes a quarter of the world’s annual oil production. Oil imports now account for 40 percent of the national trade deficit, families and businesses alike feel the pinch from rising and uncertain oil prices. U.S. transportation, which is 97 percent reliant on oil, is the driving force behind the rapidly growing oil demand. This is partly because the fuel economy of cars and trucks has been stagnant since the 1988, and partly due to a lack of transportation choices in many communities.
Transportation also spews one-third of the annual emissions of heat-trapping carbon dioxide pollution. If the USA continues with business as usual, the transportation sector will be responsible for 80 percent of oil demand growth over the next 20 years and more than one-third of our global warming pollution emissions through 2030.”
National Resource Defense Council
Signs in Las Vegas, USA in the main car trading area of town. The road is called Auto Mall Road. The US has a love affair with the use of cars and motorbikes, it cuts to the core of American society. The need for gas and oil in the US economy forms its foreign policy and has a global effect on society.
“Oil dependence is a threat to US national security, its economy and its environment. With a 21-million-barrel-per-day oil habit, the United States consumes a quarter of the world’s annual oil production. Oil imports now account for 40 percent of the national trade deficit, families and businesses alike feel the pinch from rising and uncertain oil prices. U.S. transportation, which is 97 percent reliant on oil, is the driving force behind the rapidly growing oil demand. This is partly because the fuel economy of cars and trucks has been stagnant since the 1988, and partly due to a lack of transportation choices in many communities.
Transportation also spews one-third of the annual emissions of heat-trapping carbon dioxide pollution. If the USA continues with business as usual, the transportation sector will be responsible for 80 percent of oil demand growth over the next 20 years and more than one-third of our global warming pollution emissions through 2030.”
National Resource Defense Council
“Oil dependence is a threat to US national security, its economy and its environment. With a 21-million-barrel-per-day oil habit, the United States consumes a quarter of the world’s annual oil production. Oil imports now account for 40 percent of the national trade deficit, families and businesses alike feel the pinch from rising and uncertain oil prices. U.S. transportation, which is 97 percent reliant on oil, is the driving force behind the rapidly growing oil demand. This is partly because the fuel economy of cars and trucks has been stagnant since the 1988, and partly due to a lack of transportation choices in many communities.
Transportation also spews one-third of the annual emissions of heat-trapping carbon dioxide pollution. If the USA continues with business as usual, the transportation sector will be responsible for 80 percent of oil demand growth over the next 20 years and more than one-third of our global warming pollution emissions through 2030.”
National Resource Defense Council
A drive in sign in Texas, USA. The American culture has a love affair with drive ins. The US has a love affair with the use of cars and motorbikes, it cuts to the core of American society. The need for gas and oil in the US economy forms its foreign policy and has a global effect on society.
“Oil dependence is a threat to US national security, its economy and its environment. With a 21-million-barrel-per-day oil habit, the United States consumes a quarter of the world’s annual oil production. Oil imports now account for 40 percent of the national trade deficit, families and businesses alike feel the pinch from rising and uncertain oil prices. U.S. transportation, which is 97 percent reliant on oil, is the driving force behind the rapidly growing oil demand. This is partly because the fuel economy of cars and trucks has been stagnant since the 1988, and partly due to a lack of transportation choices in many communities.
Transportation also spews one-third of the annual emissions of heat-trapping carbon dioxide pollution. If the USA continues with business as usual, the transportation sector will be responsible for 80 percent of oil demand growth over the next 20 years and more than one-third of our global warming pollution emissions through 2030.”
National Resource Defense Council
“Oil dependence is a threat to US national security, its economy and its environment. With a 21-million-barrel-per-day oil habit, the United States consumes a quarter of the world’s annual oil production. Oil imports now account for 40 percent of the national trade deficit, families and businesses alike feel the pinch from rising and uncertain oil prices. U.S. transportation, which is 97 percent reliant on oil, is the driving force behind the rapidly growing oil demand. This is partly because the fuel economy of cars and trucks has been stagnant since the 1988, and partly due to a lack of transportation choices in many communities.
Transportation also spews one-third of the annual emissions of heat-trapping carbon dioxide pollution. If the USA continues with business as usual, the transportation sector will be responsible for 80 percent of oil demand growth over the next 20 years and more than one-third of our global warming pollution emissions through 2030.”
National Resource Defense Council
A Petrol Station in Texas. USA The US has a love affair with the use of cars and motorbikes, it cuts to the core of American society. The need for gas and oil in the US economy forms its foreign policy and has a global effect on society.
“Oil dependence is a threat to US national security, its economy and its environment. With a 21-million-barrel-per-day oil habit, the United States consumes a quarter of the world’s annual oil production. Oil imports now account for 40 percent of the national trade deficit, families and businesses alike feel the pinch from rising and uncertain oil prices. U.S. transportation, which is 97 percent reliant on oil, is the driving force behind the rapidly growing oil demand. This is partly because the fuel economy of cars and trucks has been stagnant since the 1988, and partly due to a lack of transportation choices in many communities.
Transportation also spews one-third of the annual emissions of heat-trapping carbon dioxide pollution. If the USA continues with business as usual, the transportation sector will be responsible for 80 percent of oil demand growth over the next 20 years and more than one-third of our global warming pollution emissions through 2030.”
National Resource Defense Council
“Oil dependence is a threat to US national security, its economy and its environment. With a 21-million-barrel-per-day oil habit, the United States consumes a quarter of the world’s annual oil production. Oil imports now account for 40 percent of the national trade deficit, families and businesses alike feel the pinch from rising and uncertain oil prices. U.S. transportation, which is 97 percent reliant on oil, is the driving force behind the rapidly growing oil demand. This is partly because the fuel economy of cars and trucks has been stagnant since the 1988, and partly due to a lack of transportation choices in many communities.
Transportation also spews one-third of the annual emissions of heat-trapping carbon dioxide pollution. If the USA continues with business as usual, the transportation sector will be responsible for 80 percent of oil demand growth over the next 20 years and more than one-third of our global warming pollution emissions through 2030.”
National Resource Defense Council
A sign outside a garage in Texas. The US has a love affair with the use of cars and motorbikes, it cuts to the core of American society. The need for gas and oil in the US economy forms its foreign policy and has a global effect on society.
“Oil dependence is a threat to US national security, its economy and its environment. With a 21-million-barrel-per-day oil habit, the United States consumes a quarter of the world’s annual oil production. Oil imports now account for 40 percent of the national trade deficit, families and businesses alike feel the pinch from rising and uncertain oil prices. U.S. transportation, which is 97 percent reliant on oil, is the driving force behind the rapidly growing oil demand. This is partly because the fuel economy of cars and trucks has been stagnant since the 1988, and partly due to a lack of transportation choices in many communities.
Transportation also spews one-third of the annual emissions of heat-trapping carbon dioxide pollution. If the USA continues with business as usual, the transportation sector will be responsible for 80 percent of oil demand growth over the next 20 years and more than one-third of our global warming pollution emissions through 2030.”
National Resource Defense Council
“Oil dependence is a threat to US national security, its economy and its environment. With a 21-million-barrel-per-day oil habit, the United States consumes a quarter of the world’s annual oil production. Oil imports now account for 40 percent of the national trade deficit, families and businesses alike feel the pinch from rising and uncertain oil prices. U.S. transportation, which is 97 percent reliant on oil, is the driving force behind the rapidly growing oil demand. This is partly because the fuel economy of cars and trucks has been stagnant since the 1988, and partly due to a lack of transportation choices in many communities.
Transportation also spews one-third of the annual emissions of heat-trapping carbon dioxide pollution. If the USA continues with business as usual, the transportation sector will be responsible for 80 percent of oil demand growth over the next 20 years and more than one-third of our global warming pollution emissions through 2030.”
National Resource Defense Council
An abandoned car in Texas USA. The US has a love affair with the use of cars and motorbikes, it cuts to the core of American society. The need for gas and oil in the US economy forms its foreign policy and has a global effect on society.
“Oil dependence is a threat to US national security, its economy and its environment. With a 21-million-barrel-per-day oil habit, the United States consumes a quarter of the world’s annual oil production. Oil imports now account for 40 percent of the national trade deficit, families and businesses alike feel the pinch from rising and uncertain oil prices. U.S. transportation, which is 97 percent reliant on oil, is the driving force behind the rapidly growing oil demand. This is partly because the fuel economy of cars and trucks has been stagnant since the 1988, and partly due to a lack of transportation choices in many communities.
Transportation also spews one-third of the annual emissions of heat-trapping carbon dioxide pollution. If the USA continues with business as usual, the transportation sector will be responsible for 80 percent of oil demand growth over the next 20 years and more than one-third of our global warming pollution emissions through 2030.”
National Resource Defense Council
“Oil dependence is a threat to US national security, its economy and its environment. With a 21-million-barrel-per-day oil habit, the United States consumes a quarter of the world’s annual oil production. Oil imports now account for 40 percent of the national trade deficit, families and businesses alike feel the pinch from rising and uncertain oil prices. U.S. transportation, which is 97 percent reliant on oil, is the driving force behind the rapidly growing oil demand. This is partly because the fuel economy of cars and trucks has been stagnant since the 1988, and partly due to a lack of transportation choices in many communities.
Transportation also spews one-third of the annual emissions of heat-trapping carbon dioxide pollution. If the USA continues with business as usual, the transportation sector will be responsible for 80 percent of oil demand growth over the next 20 years and more than one-third of our global warming pollution emissions through 2030.”
National Resource Defense Council
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