U. S. TRANSPORTATION. SOME ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONSIDERATIONS

THE ROLE OF TRANSPORTATION IN AIR POLLUTION AND CONSUMP- TION OF ENERGY, ESPECIALLY PETROLEUM, IS REVIEWED, WITH EM- PHASIS ON THE U.S. SITUATION. BOTH TECHNOLOGICAL AND CONTROL MEASURES FOR EACH PROBLEM AREA ARE DISCUSSED. TECHNOLOGICAL MEASURES FOCUS ON THE AUTOMOBILE, HIGH SPEED GROUND TRANSPORTATION MODES, AND NON-PETROLEUM FUELS, WHILE CONTROL MEASURES, WHICH ENCOURAGE THE USE OF THE MORE EFFICIENT TRANSPORTATION MODES, ARE SEEN TO OFFER SIGNIFICANT BENEFITS. THE NEAR FUTURE IS DISCUSSED WITH RESPECT TO THE IMPACT OF THE U.S. AMENDED CLEAN AIR ACT OF 1970. TRANSPORTATION EVOLUTION OVER THE NEXT FEW DECADES IS PROJECTED. /AUTHOR/

• Corporate Authors:

  Mitre Corporation

  1820 Dolley Madison Boulevard
  McLean, VA  United States  22102
• Authors:
  • Fraize, W E
• Publication Date: 1972-9

Media Info

• Pagination: 50 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Air pollution; Crude oil; Energy; Fuel consumption; Transportation
• Uncontrolled Terms: Transportation systems
• Subject Areas: Energy; Safety and Human Factors; Transportation (General);

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00224247
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jun 8 1973 12:00AM