America Beyond 2001 | The Future Looks Bright for Alternative Fuels

Right now, more than 500 million motor vehicles around the world are polluting the atmosphere—spewing emissions equivalent to their weight each year. They foul our air and poison our rain, and are also a major contributor to the global-warming effect which is dramatically altering the world’s climate. Americans consume approximately 226 million gallons of gasoline each day. That’s 82 billion gallons each year, 60% of the world’s total oil consumption. And as crises—political and environmental— have shown us, we need new options.

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