Americans are pumping significantly less gasoline. While that is partly a result of the recession (http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/subjects/r/recession_and_depression/index.html?inline=nyt-classifier) and higher gasoline prices, people are also driving fewer miles and replacing older cars with more fuel-efficient (http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/subjects/f/fuel_efficiency/index.html?inline=nyt-classifier) vehicles at a greater clip, federal data show.
Taken together, the increasing production and declining consumption have unexpectedly brought the United States markedly closer to a goal that has tantalized presidents since Richard Nixon: independence from foreign energy sources, a milestone that could reconfigure American foreign policy, the economy and more. In 2011, the country imported just 45 percent of the liquid fuels it used, down from a record high of 60 percent in 2005
it is a start from relying on foriegn oil. this should be a wake up call to impliment regional mass transit systems that connects to other states's regional mass transit systems that will put a nice dent on the foriegn oil dependancy.
Just curious as to how often you ride the bus, "iwasthere"?
Quote from: Dan Moadus on April 12, 2012, 12:13:10 AM
Just curious as to how often you ride the bus, "iwasthere"?
i take the wrta everyday to and from my school assignments. i buy a monthly wrta pass since october '11 since my car died on me. i travel to chicago every thanksgiving to chicago via amtrack. i buy a euro pass when i visit my family in italy. i try to use mass transit as much as possible when it is available to me.
iwasthere....you are such the socialist communist.....riding and supporting mass transportation like they do in europe....how dare you not drive a gas hogging suv that will require us to drill,baby drill......you are such an unamerican.....you will never get invited to a dan moadus tea party that way....give up mass transit....you must drill and frack...that is an order....
oh well call me anything you want but do not call me late for breakfast, lunch and dinner.
A really swell and grand way to thumb our noses at big oil from the Middle East.
we can do it as usa residents.