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  Title

  Gasoline

  Author

  Miller, Debra A.  

  Publisher:

  Greenhaven Press,

  Pub date:

  c2012.

  Pages:

  180 p. ;

  ISBN:

  9780737762273

  Item info:

  2 copies available at Sugar Grove Campus --Todd Library and Aurora Campus.
  

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    Sugar Grove Campus --Todd Library	Copies	Material	Location	Map
    HD9579 .G5 U5428 2012	1	Reference Book	Contemporary Issues
    Aurora Campus	Copies	Material	Location	Map
    HD9579 .G5 U5428 2012	1	Reference Book	Contemporary Issues

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  ISBN:

  9780737762273 (hardcover)

  ISBN:

  0737762276 (hardcover)

  ISBN:

  9780737762280 (pbk.)

  ISBN:

  0737762284 (pbk.)

  Title:

  Gasoline / Debra A. Miller, book editor.

  Publication info:

  Detroit : Greenhaven Press, c2012.

  Physical description:

  180 p. ; 24 cm.

  Series Statement:

  (Current controversies)

  Contents:

  Chapter 1. How does oil and gasoline dependence affect the US and the world? -- Gasoline usage by the transportation sector is a major driver of global warming / Deborah Gordon -- Oil dependence makes US drivers vulnerable to rising gas prices / Deron Lovaas, Justin Horner -- The US dependence on foreign oil funds America's enemies / Jonathan Powers -- High oil prices threaten the world economy / The Economist -- The world energy threat has only worsened in 2011 / Michael T. Klare -- Chapter 2. Are rising gasoline prices a serious problem? -- Chapter overview / Toni Johnson -- Increases in gas prices act as a drag on the economy / Dante Chinni -- Rising gas prices transfer wealth from poorer Americans to the rich / Dan Froomkin -- High gas prices are causing many Americans financial hardship / Lydia Saad -- Compared with other industrialized countries, US gas is cheap / Sarah Terry-Cobo -- High gas prices might shock the nation into cutting its dependence on oil / Myles Spicer -- There are many benefits to higher gas prices / KNS Financial -- Chapter 3. Is public transportation an answer to rising gasoline prices? -- Rising gas prices in 2011 caused drivers to turn to public transportation / Sean Barry -- Record mass transit ridership could result if gas prices rise higher / PR Newswire -- The United States must invest in public transportation / Christian Science Monitor -- Rejecting high-speed rail systems is a mistake given rising gas prices / Rob Kerth -- Increases in public transportation use are shortlived / Owen McShane -- Recession hits transit budgets despite rising need / Bob Salsberg -- Cuts in federal public transportation funding could further limit mass transit / Keith Laing -- High-speed rail is too expensive / Joel Kotkin -- Chapter 4. What are the keys to oil and gasoline independence? -- The United States must increase domestic oil production / Steve Huntley -- Oil independence is impossible so energy independence must be the goal / Swellsman -- The United States must transition to low-carbon fuels / David Burwell -- The United States must promote electric vehicles to achieve freedom from oil / Sarah Hodgdon -- Natural gas-powered vehicles should be the first step toward energy independence / David Fessler -- The United States must increase fuel efficiency standards / Jonathan Murray -- The free market, rather than government, should govern energy choices / Conn Carroll.

  Held by:

  TODD AURORA

  Subject term:

  Gasoline--Prices--United States.

  Subject term:

  Gasoline industry--United States.

  Subject term:

  Energy consumption--United States.

  Subject term:

  Energy policy--United States.

  Added Entry-Personal Name:

  Miller, Debra A.

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