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Jane is a high school sophomore. Today is Tuesday, and she is sitting in her third-period biology class, where Mr. Smith is droning on about cell mutations and osmosis. There's an exam next week, but she isn't listening. Today is a very important day. Today is Jane's sixteenth birthday and her mom is picking her up from school to go to the DMV and trade her temp for a LICENSE. OK, so it is a probationary license, but it is a real, drive-by-herself ticket to ride! According to the Natural Resources Defense Council, America's cars, trucks and buses account for 20 percent of U.S. global warming pollution, as well as soot and smog that damage human lungs. And our vehicles' inefficient design leaves the United States, a nation with just 3 percent of the world's known oil reserves, dangerously dependent on imported oil. However, there are other transportation issues to consider. How far do the goods we purchase travel before we can buy them at the local mall? And what are realistic options to the combustion engine? Drive in to these topics for more! |
