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- ARTURO H.
- Northridge, CA
- 17 friends
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With gas prices skyrocketing, public transit ridership is at an all time high. Instead of cutting back on public transportation services, we should be reforming our national transportation system to create more affordable travel options for the whole country.
Check out our 10 Facts About Oil and Gas to learn more.
96 Percent of the world's transportation energy currently supplied by oil.
$75
Cost of barrel of oil on July 18th, 2007.
$131
Cost of barrel of oil on July 18th, 2008.
9.6 billion
Number of fewer miles Americans drove in May 2008 compared to May 2007.
10.3 billion
Number of trips taken via the U.S. public transportation system in 2007, the highest in 50 years.
44
Percent increase in price of diesel fuel paid by public transit agencies.
20
Percent of America's public transit agencies that are cutting services due to budget constraints.
46
Percent of population that has no access to public transit.
$6,251
Amount the average two-worker household saves annually by taking public transportation instead of driving a car.
2030
Year by which lifting the ban on offshore drilling may start to impact the price of gas8/2/2008 -
- Manny K.
- Foster City, CA
- 2399 friends
- 100 reviews
There are only 18 billion barrels of oil offshore. Which is not even enough for 2 years at the current rate of consumption. Besides even in the event we managed to get more oil offshore it is likely the Saudi's will cut back their production.
8/3/2008
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