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- Pump the Dump Day reduces car use: encourages use of public transit
- Public Transit use conserves fuel: saved 1.4 billion gallons in 2007
- Households that use public transport save significant amounts of money
- Mass Transit reduces petroleum reliance: mitigates peak oil.
Oil – Plan SolvesGrants encourage transit companies to switch to natural gasPinkham 11 ( April 6 2011. Donna Pinkham. Repmoul.com “Moul Bill Would Provide Grants to Transit Authorities That Convert to Compressed Natural Gas” http://repmoul.com/NewsItemPrint.aspx?NewsID=10989) Rep. Dan Moul (R-Adams/Franklin) announced today that he is sponsoring legislation to provide incentives that will facilitate the conversion of public transit vehicles to compressed natural gas (CNG). Moul’s legislation is part of “Marcellus Works,” a package of bills being put forth by several House Republicans to create jobs in the Commonwealth. “House Bill 1084 would establish the Keystone Transit Program, which would offer competitive grants to small mass transit companies in Pennsylvania that convert their fleets to compressed natural gas or to offset the incremental cost of purchasing new buses that run on CNG,” said Moul. “Under this legislation, $5 million would be transferred from the Oil and Gas Lease Fund to the state Department of Environmental Protection to fund the grants. No tax dollars will be used to fund this program. “Natural gas burns cleaner than gasoline or diesel,” said Moul. “The use of CNG to fuel transit buses and fleet vehicles not only makes sense from an environmental standpoint, but it also makes sense from an economic standpoint.” Moul’s legislation will create jobs and enhance the development of the infrastructure necessary to encourage widespread use of CNG in the Commonwealth. HB 1084 would require mass transit authorities that receive Keystone Transit Program grants to build, maintain and operate natural gas fueling stations to support the buses that it purchases with the funds. “We are fortunate to have the Marcellus Shale gas reserves covering most of our state,” said Moul. “This good fortune means that, if managed properly, we will have an abundant supply of clean fuel for our public transportation systems, and when the infrastructure is in place, for our personal vehicles as well. It is time to reduce our dependence on foreign oil and to use the resources we have available to us.” Transit fueled by natural gas are cleaner, reduce dependence on foreign oil, save money Pinkham 11 ( April 6 2011. Donna Pinkham. Repmoul.com “Moul Bill Would Provide Grants to Transit Authorities That Convert to Compressed Natural Gas” http://repmoul.com/NewsItemPrint.aspx?NewsID=10989) Rep. Dan Moul (R-Adams/Franklin) announced today that he is sponsoring legislation to provide incentives that will facilitate the conversion of public transit vehicles to compressed natural gas (CNG). Moul’s legislation is part of “Marcellus Works,” a package of bills being put forth by several House Republicans to create jobs in the Commonwealth. “Natural gas burns cleaner than gasoline or diesel,” said Moul. “The use of CNG to fuel transit buses and fleet vehicles not only makes sense from an environmental standpoint, but it also makes sense from an economic standpoint.” Moul’s legislation will create jobs and enhance the development of the infrastructure necessary to encourage widespread use of CNG in the Commonwealth. HB 1084 would require mass transit authorities that receive Keystone Transit Program grants to build, maintain and operate natural gas fueling stations to support the buses that it purchases with the funds. “We are fortunate to have the Marcellus Shale gas reserves covering most of our state,” said Moul. “This good fortune means that, if managed properly, we will have an abundant supply of clean fuel for our public transportation systems, and when the infrastructure is in place, for our personal vehicles as well. It is time to reduce our dependence on foreign oil and to use the resources we have available to us.” Pump the Dump Day reduces car use: encourages use of public transitCervantes 12 (June 15 2012. Bianca Cervantes: graduate of UofTexas, NewsChannel9 in El Paso. KTSM News Channel 9. “Dump the Pump Encourages Mass Transit Commutes” http://www.ktsm.com/news/dump-pump-encourages-mass-transit-commutes) EL PASO — A total of 14 free annual and monthly Sun Metro bus passes will be randomly given away as part of the 7th annual National Dump the Pump Day on Thursday, June 21. Sun Metro also will give away 70 day passes to commuters who Park and Ride at the Mission Valley, East Side, Northeast or West Side Transfer Centers. Downtown and Cincinnati commuters also can expand their lunch options by taking advantage of free rides on Route 204 during the lunch hour, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sponsored by the American Public Transportation Association (APTA), the 2012 National Dump the Pump Day is a day that encourages people to get out of their personal vehicles and ride public transportation to save money, protect the planet, reduce our dependence on foreign oil and improve our quality of life. “In this economic climate, saving money is on everyone’s minds and public transportation is the quickest way to beat high gas prices,” said Jay Banasiak, Sun Metro director. “That’s why we’re challenging all El Pasoans to join us by dumping the pump on Thursday, June 21.” According to the latest APTA Transit Savings Report, individuals in a two person household can save an average of more than $10,000 annually by downsizing to one car. Public Transit use conserves fuel: saved 1.4 billion gallons in 2007Bailey 07 (January 2007. Linda Bailey: Senior Associate ICF International. APTA. “Public Transportation and Petroleum Savings in the U.S.: Reducing Dependence on Oil” http://www.apta.com/resources/reportsandpublications/Documents/apta_public_transportation_fuel_savings_final_010807.pdf) Public Transportation Reduces U.S. Foreign Oil Dependence Using conservative assumptions, the study found that current public transportation usage reduces U.S. gasoline consumption by 1.4 billion gallons each year. In concrete terms, that means: ƒ 108 million fewer cars filling up – almost 300,000 every day. ƒ 34 fewer supertankers leaving the Middle East – one every 11 days. ƒ Over 140,000 fewer tanker truck deliveries to service stations per year. ƒ A savings of 3.9 million gallons of gasoline per day. These savings result from the efficiency of carrying multiple passengers in each vehicle, the reduction in traffic congestion from fewer automobiles on the roads, and the varied sources of energy for public transportation. Public transportation also saves energy by enabling land use patterns that create shorter travel distances, both for transit riders and drivers. We hope to estimate these savings in future research, but were not able to include them in this report. Households that use public transport save significant amounts of moneyBailey 07 (January 2007. Linda Bailey: Senior Associate ICF International. APTA. “Public Transportation and Petroleum Savings in the U.S.: Reducing Dependence on Oil” http://www.apta.com/resources/reportsandpublications/Documents/apta_public_transportation_fuel_savings_final_010807.pdf) Significant Household Savings Households who use public transportation save a significant amount of money. A twoadult “public transportation household” saves an average $6,251 every year, compared to an equivalent household with two cars and no access to public transportation service. We define “public transportation household” as a household located within ¾ mile of public transportation, with two adults and one car. To put these household savings in perspective, we compared them to other household expenditures: The average U.S. household spent $5,781 on food in 2004. The average U.S. homeowner with a mortgage spent $6,848 on mortgage interest and fees in 2004, and paid off $3,925 in mortgage principal. Mass Transit reduces petroleum reliance: mitigates peak oil.Frumkin et al. 09 (January-February 2009. Howard Frumkin, MD, DrPH National Center for Environmental Health and Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry CDC/Jeremy Hess, MD, MPH Emory Medical School, CDC NCEH, ATSDR/Stephen Vindigni, MPH Emory Medical School, NCEH, ATSDR. Public Health Reports. “Energy and Public Health: The Challenge of Peak Petroleum” http://www.publichealthreports.org/userfiles/124_1/5-19.pdf) Short-term interruptions of petroleum may seriously disrupt transportation. Planners should anticipate this possibility, using conventional continuity of operations methods. Contingency planning should address fuel rationing for essential health-care needs such as emergency vehicles and perhaps workforce commuting, mass transit, or other alternative means of moving people and supplies; temporary housing for health-care personnel at their workplaces; mobile health-care facilities to bring services to populations in need; recruiting retired health-care workers for temporary duty; and temporary suspension of nonessential functions. Long-term adaptation to scarce, expensive petroleum will involve reducing transportation demand ¶ and changing transportation methods. Transportation ¶ demand can be reduced by locating health-care facilities near where patients live,¶ 119¶ linking these facilities ¶ with mass transit, and relying on electronic communication to deliver some health-care services (although ¶ the electronic divide raises concerns about health ¶ disparities). For example, rural patients may receive ¶ prescribed medications at their clinics or physician ¶ offices rather than having to travel to pharmacies, an ¶ approach that has been shown to reduce travel demand ¶ associated with health care.¶ 120¶ Similarly, health-care ¶ personnel may need to live near their workplaces, and ¶ perhaps in some cases reside at health-care facilities, ¶ recalling the original meaning of physician training ¶ through “residencies.” Mass transit, increased reliance ¶ on walking and bicycling, and telecommuting may all ¶ help health workers carry out their duties with less travel. Health facilities may bring on-site some activities currently performed in remote locations, such as ¶ laundry services. Similarly, they may identify local ¶ sources of goods and services, such as locally grown ¶ food, to avoid the rising costs of long-distance shipping. ¶ Finally, health facilities may increase their investment ¶ in teleconferencing to reduce the need for staff to ¶ travel to distant meetings. Shifting transport from motor vehicles to other ¶ modes of travel—mass transit, bicycling, and walking—could yield substantial health benefits apart from reduced petroleum reliance. More physical activity, reduced air pollution, and reduced traffic-related injuries and fatalities are all beneficial to the public’s health. For example, decreased motor vehicle use ¶ reduced child pedestrian fatalities in New Zealand after ¶ the 1973 oil crisis¶ 121¶ and childhood asthma attacks during the 1996 Atlanta summer Olympic Games.¶ 122 Directory: file -> view view -> Western Europe after wwii view -> Author study: paul fleischman view -> Qpa1 7ela study Guide view -> Arctic Oil/Gas Neg view -> November 1970 Approximately 150,000-500,000 deaths Bhola Cyclone Bangladesh view -> Grade Level: 6 Unit of Study: Caribbean glce view -> Citation: Duffield, Katy view -> Table of Contents Lesson # view -> Chinese Wind Energy Disad Download 0.65 Mb. Share with your friends:
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