Transportation and our Nation's Energy Consumption
Robert J. Shapiro, Conserving Energy and Preserving the Environment: The Role of Public Transportation

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

1 The role of transportation in our nation's energy consumption and environmental quality is immense. Americans use more energy and generate more pollution in their daily lives than they do in the production of all the goods in the economy, the operations of all commercial enterprises, or the running of their homes. Any serious effort to reduce our dependence on foreign oil and make significant environmental progress must address the way Americans travel.

2 The vital role of public transportation in improving energy efficiency and the environment is often under-appreciated. With its fuel and pollution advantages, increased use of transit offers the most effective strategy available for reducing energy consumption and improving the environment without imposing new taxes, government mandates, or regulations on the economy or consumers.

3 Public transportation needs to be an essential element in sound national energy and environmental policies. Potential threats to the supply and price of foreign oil as a result of terrorism, conflicts in the Middle East, and OPEC decisions underscore the need for a public transportation strategy that reduces our nation's dependence on imported oil. Likewise, ongoing efforts to reduce harmful emissions from our air can be more effective when they include ways to increase use of public transportation.

4 "Conserving Energy and Preserving the Environment: The Role of Public Transportation" demonstrates that traveling by transit, per person and per mile, uses significantly less energy and produces substantially less pollution than comparable travel by private vehicles. The findings provide clear and indisputable evidence that public transportation is saving energy and reducing pollution in America today -- and that increased usage could have an even greater impact in the future.

Current Benefits

5 At our current levels of use, the study found public transportation is reducing Americans' energy bills and keeping the air cleaner.

6 For example; Energy savings from public transportation contribute to our national and economic security by making America less dependent on foreign oil or on new sources for drilling.
Public transportation saves more than 855 million gallons of gasoline a year, or 45 million barrels of oil. These savings equal about one month's

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Transportation and our Nation's Energy Consumption
Robert J. Shapiro, Conserving Energy and Preserving the Environment: The Role of Public Transportation

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

1 The role of transportation in our nation's energy consumption and environmental quality is immense. Americans use more energy and generate more pollution in their daily lives than they do in the production of all the goods in the economy, the operations of all commercial enterprises, or the running of their homes. Any serious effort to reduce our dependence on foreign oil and make significant environmental progress must address the way Americans travel.

2 The vital role of public transportation in improving energy efficiency and the environment is often under-appreciated. With its fuel and pollution advantages, increased use of transit offers the most effective strategy available for reducing energy consumption and improving the environment without imposing new taxes, government mandates, or regulations on the economy or consumers.

3 Public transportation needs to be an essential element in sound national energy and environmental policies. Potential threats to the supply and price of foreign oil as a result of terrorism, conflicts in the Middle East, and OPEC decisions underscore the need for a public transportation strategy that reduces our nation's dependence on imported oil. Likewise, ongoing efforts to reduce harmful emissions from our air can be more effective when they include ways to increase use of public transportation.

4 "Conserving Energy and Preserving the Environment: The Role of Public Transportation" demonstrates that traveling by transit, per person and per mile, uses significantly less energy and produces substantially less pollution than comparable travel by private vehicles. The findings provide clear and indisputable evidence that public transportation is saving energy and reducing pollution in America today -- and that increased usage could have an even greater impact in the future.

Current Benefits

5 At our current levels of use, the study found public transportation is reducing Americans' energy bills and keeping the air cleaner.

6 For example; Energy savings from public transportation contribute to our national and economic security by making America less dependent on foreign oil or on new sources for drilling.
Public transportation saves more than 855 million gallons of gasoline a year, or 45 million barrels of oil. These savings equal about one month's

Jaynater · Answer

So, what is this about? It just looks like some sort of "fact sheet" to me. I say "fact sheet" as I've not checked this.

Jaynater · Answer

What exactly do you need help with here?