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7V. ■taajat -*D-tyOl-it-«--_r_i»,M»» oint ■ ■ • _or_980's In recent years. United States oil consumption has risen seven percent annually to a point where we now consume SS percent of the world's entire ail production. America's per-capita gasoline consumption is four-arid-one-half time's thai of France and more than seven times that of Japan. This is clearly an outrageous use of an essential, diminishing commodity. More importantly,'SO percent of our consumption is devoted to transportation, mostly by private cars and freight. The inefficiency of American vehicles is well-known and the fact that large cars are still selling quite well is evidence that the American public is either ignorant of or doesn 't care about the problem. OH has become such an important resource in the world today that our next world, war will probably be fought over it. But instead of finding a solution to this dependence on a diminishing resource, the Administration and Congress are only perpetuating an anti¬ quated method of trunUng-feeUng-acting. Congrats has suggested such insufficient solutions as gasoline rationing, surplus taxation, conservation, windfall profits tax on oil companies and the develop¬ ment, of synthetic fuels to deal with the problem. These suggestions are positive in the sense that they attack the problem in the right '. direction but in and of themselves they are inadequate. What we need is a conceptual revolution or a radical change in our way of thinking-feeling-acting. We need to discard generally accepted rules and procedures governing Western philosophy in respect to oil and transportation. First, we must abandon the car as our primary mode of transporta¬ tion. We must allocate substantial amounts of the budget for the development of alternate- means of transportation-electric trains, rapid transit and such. Secondly, we must limit the growth of cities. Vertical planning must be the rule. No longer should cities like Fresno expand out into land that was once used for farming. With the location of the general population closer to the central business district, buses, mopeds and bicycles would be the pre¬ dominate modes of transportation. And third, we must provide incentives for the scientific community to explore alternate energy resources and provide an up-to-date methodology in dealing with the problem. With the, current problems of American hostages in ban and the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, it is easy tb lose, perspective of the larger framework of world affairs. But aren't both these issues found within the context of an ever diminishing world supply of oil? The problem deserves consideration and it calls for an end to the ■ antiquated methods we are presently employing to solve it. lUoail <y Correction A story that appeared in last Fri- day's Dairy Collegian said that a permit to carry mace cost $26. As of Jan. 1, the permit ia free after corre¬ lating classes on using mace. We regret the error. the Daily Collegian Re DMe> Cmmttms to tab—hea 07 ska I aaaet Suaeaae af CaWoeaae SMIa Maarate, f lasa»oft—eeaa__ —«_-_^iarr-:_rtXm. tgmttSm rkiuaau.OfgTtm aaaaraara.-a.al.—far. Torn Seeaaaa, 'Boms aasaae*. CUIT Oeeutara, Oaaaa Mattrr. J_7 Baaae. Sanaa Xrierrr. a—eleelj Ua, Mm. —tpaaaeaa. EtOdglrCrT—i TSaeOC U«aea aa —< __r _»■ iilliii la^HfraJW- Ce.eaaae eaaaraaa l-rt^e la aS» «aa laaaaae. Saa- eeeaaiaaa_ea_aaae.aaaaa.Ua—laa. IV—*> A-» Oalaaaaa: afjaae an I Caaaaae Saa. aa laa CSV. ITi aal: I—* aar-laa... Saaaaree . r-aaaeOliaeaiiea_ I ol laa flia. lali I £t_tsfc>A t_txtjijT^w«- no a_*«!n>—» WJ as as ,aj,jajjj: SHEKY
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Title | 1980_03 The Daily Collegian March 1980 |
Alternative Title | Daily Collegian (California State University, Fresno) |
Publisher | Associated Students of Fresno State, Fresno, Calif. |
Publication Date | 1980 |
Description | Daily (except weedends) during the school year. Microfilm. Palo Alto, Calif.: BMI Library Microfilms, 1986- microfilm reels; 35 mm. Vol.1, no.1 (Feb 8, 1922)- |
Subject | California State University, Fresno -- Periodicals. |
Contributors | Associated Students of Fresno State. |
Coverage | Vol.1 no.1 (Feb 8, 1922)- to present |
Format | Microfilm reels, 35 mm. |
Technical Information | Scanned at 600 dpi; TIFF; Microfilm ScanPro 2000 "E-image data" |
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Title | March 3, 1980, Page 2 |
Alternative Title | Daily Collegian (California State University, Fresno) |
Publisher | Associated Students of Fresno State, Fresno, Calif. |
Publication Date | 1980 |
Description | Daily (except weedends) during the school year. Microfilm. Palo Alto, Calif.: BMI Library Microfilms, 1986- microfilm reels; 35 mm. Vol.1, no.1 (Feb 8, 1922)- |
Subject | California State University, Fresno -- Periodicals. |
Contributors | Associated Students of Fresno State. |
Coverage | Vol.1 no.1 (Feb 8, 1922)- to present |
Format | Microfilm reels, 35 mm. |
Technical Information | Scanned at 600 dpi; TIFF; Microfilm ScanPro 2000 "E-image data" |
Language | eng |
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7V.
■taajat -*D-tyOl-it-«--_r_i»,M»»
oint
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■ •
_or_980's
In recent years. United States oil consumption has risen seven
percent annually to a point where we now consume SS percent of
the world's entire ail production. America's per-capita gasoline
consumption is four-arid-one-half time's thai of France and more
than seven times that of Japan. This is clearly an outrageous use of
an essential, diminishing commodity.
More importantly,'SO percent of our consumption is devoted to
transportation, mostly by private cars and freight. The inefficiency
of American vehicles is well-known and the fact that large cars are
still selling quite well is evidence that the American public is either
ignorant of or doesn 't care about the problem.
OH has become such an important resource in the world today
that our next world, war will probably be fought over it. But instead
of finding a solution to this dependence on a diminishing resource,
the Administration and Congress are only perpetuating an anti¬
quated method of trunUng-feeUng-acting. Congrats has suggested
such insufficient solutions as gasoline rationing, surplus taxation,
conservation, windfall profits tax on oil companies and the develop¬
ment, of synthetic fuels to deal with the problem. These suggestions
are positive in the sense that they attack the problem in the right '.
direction but in and of themselves they are inadequate. What we
need is a conceptual revolution or a radical change in our way of
thinking-feeling-acting.
We need to discard generally accepted rules and procedures
governing Western philosophy in respect to oil and transportation.
First, we must abandon the car as our primary mode of transporta¬
tion. We must allocate substantial amounts of the budget for the
development of alternate- means of transportation-electric trains,
rapid transit and such. Secondly, we must limit the growth of cities.
Vertical planning must be the rule. No longer should cities like
Fresno expand out into land that was once used for farming.
With the location of the general population closer to the central
business district, buses, mopeds and bicycles would be the pre¬
dominate modes of transportation. And third, we must provide
incentives for the scientific community to explore alternate energy
resources and provide an up-to-date methodology in dealing with
the problem.
With the, current problems of American hostages in ban and the
Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, it is easy tb lose, perspective of the
larger framework of world affairs. But aren't both these issues
found within the context of an ever diminishing world supply of oil?
The problem deserves consideration and it calls for an end to the ■
antiquated methods we are presently employing to solve it.
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