Drive Beyond Oil

446 Bridges

Pittsburgh has 446 bridges. Really. Smart people actually figured this out.

Of course, you need a lot of bridges when you have three rivers running through your city.  Steel City is the confluence of the Allegheny, Ohio, and Monongahela Rivers.

Of course, none of this really has anything to do with vehicle efficiency.

But here's something that does. Exxon posted a $10 BILLION profit for the second quarter of 2007 today.

Hmm, think record high gas prices might have something to do with that?

Do you ever wonder how much of that is from your wallet?  I do.

When we filled up on gas today off the Pennsylvania Turnpike, the poor soul that used the pump right before us spent $100! 

Think that guy would like his vehicle to go farther on a gallon of gasoline?  I do.

Hoosiers for energy security

We spent lunch today in Indianapolis, talking cool oil-saving technology with a reporter from the Fox affiliate as well as staff and board members of the Hoosier Environmental Council.

Indiana's senior senator, Republican Richard Lugar, is also trying to spread the word about the importance of energy security. Senator Lugar is co-sponsoring several good energy bills, including The Vehicle and Fuel Choices for American Security Act  (S. 2025), which NRDC also supports.

Senator Lugar has launched an energy security site, which just published an entry from yours truly called "The Heat is On" in honor of the second warmest July in history. Take a look!