America Beyond 2001
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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- Introduction
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Chapter 1
- Chapter 1 Preface
- Technology Will Strengthen the Traditional Family
- The Traditional Family Will Be Less Prevalent
- A Vision of Revitalized Education
- A Vision of Declining Education
- Immigrants Will Strengthen America’s Future
- Immigrants Will Weaken America’s Future
- The Aging of America: Alternative Visions
- Ethics for the Twenty-First Century
- Chapter 2
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Chapter 3
- Chapter 3 Preface
- The Global Economy Is Real
- The Global Economy Is Largely Myth
- America Needs an Industrial Policy
- America Does Not Need an Industrial Policy
- America’s Economy May Become Intensely Regulated
- Economic Scenarios: From Boom to Collapse
- Entitlement Programs Are Sustainable
- Entitlement Programs Are Not Sustainable
- Chapter 4
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Chapter 5
- Chapter 5 Preface
- Technology Can Secure America’s Future
- Technology Can Be Damaging
- Information Technology Is Revolutionary
- Information Technology Is Not Revolutionary
- Technology Rapidly Changes Society
- Technology Slowly Changes Society
- Information Technology Workers, 2010
- Information Technology Criminals, 2010
- Organizations to Contact
- Bibliography
- Copyright
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