TRANSPORTATION ENERGY CONSERVATION: OPPORTUNITIES AND POLICY ISSUES

During the past two decades, energy use in the United States has doubled. Energy is used in all sectors of the economy for a variety of purposes. One-fourth of the energy is used for passenger and freight transportation. There are basically two complementary ways to resolve our mounting energy problems, (1) develop and use improved technologies that provide abundant and clean energy (that is, increase the supply of energy), and (2) improve the efficiency with which energy is used (that is, slow the demand for energy).

• Availability:
  • Find a library where document is available. Order URL: http://worldcat.org/oclc/1588960
• Authors:
  • HIRST, E
• Publication Date: 1974-3

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 42-53
• Serial:
  • Transportation Journal
  • Volume: 13
  • Issue Number: 3
  • Publisher: American Society of Transportation and Logistics
  • ISSN: 0041-1612
  • Serial URL: https://scholarlypublishingcollective.org/psup/transportation-journal

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Energy resources
• Uncontrolled Terms: Energy crisis
• Subject Areas: Energy; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00057536
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transportation Journal
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Oct 5 1974 12:00AM