How to Reduce Foreign Oil Dependency
A report by Professor Daniel M Kammen and the U.C. Berkeley Renewable and Apporpriate Energy Laboratory claims that the U.S. could reduce oil imports by more than 30% by 2025.
The report urges increased fuel economy standards, the use of biofuels, a push to develope plug in hybrid vehicles, and a general expansion of the use of hybrids.
The transportation sector accounts for over 70% of U.S. oil use so this is the obvious area that we must concentrate on.
The plan is hopeful, but I think that a comprehensive energy efficiency program would have to include a move away from the car-centered suburb toward the development of more walkable neigborhoods with mixed use areas that would provide many of the residents' needs.
posted by Tim @ 16:09
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2 Comments:
Unfortunate but true that it takes something really hitting us in the wallet to wake us up to larger global problems. Maybe now we will put some serious research into alternative fuels, and we as consumers will demand them with a louder voice. My concern with biofuels is that I've heard that they consume as much or more in petrochemicals (fertilizers) to produce than they save in the long run.
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What about goods? (trucks?)
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