| [AD] Over the last few decades, more people have | | | | around. Use the transportation system in your city |
| become aware of the fact that crude oil reserves | | | | from time to time, especially when you want to do |
| are slowly depleting. While it is true that many oil | | | | some shopping and don't have to be anywhere at a |
| products are being recycled, the fact is that as a rule | | | | given time. As you learn the bus and subway |
| we still rely very heavily on the consumption of fresh | | | | schedules, you may begin to feel confident that the |
| petroleum products. It is only a matter of time | | | | system will get you anywhere you want to go. The |
| before we will have to learn how to get along | | | | nice thing is that a month long pass in many cities |
| without oil as a major part of our lives. Here are | | | | would be about the cost of one tank of gas in your |
| some suggestions of how we can decrease our | | | | car. You save money and use less oil products as |
| dependence on oil products and still maintain an | | | | well. |
| equitable standard of living. | | | | Another alternative is to kill two birds with one stone |
| Biofuel alternatives are currently being used in small | | | | by getting out your bicycle and using it for short |
| quantities at this time. Along with the use of corn and | | | | trips. You have the dual benefit of reducing your |
| other vegetables as the source for biofuels, waste | | | | dependence on crude oil products and getting some |
| products are also being used in some forms of | | | | much-needed exercise at the same time. That solid |
| biofuels as well. While the further development of | | | | cardiovascular workout can only do you good, and |
| biofuels as a resource continues, it will be many years | | | | certainly any decrease in the use of gasoline will |
| before most of us will have access to this energy | | | | mean resources for another day will be on hand. |
| resource as a viable alternative to gasoline for cars | | | | Take a long hard look at your lifestyle and see how |
| and as a heating source for our homes. But at least it | | | | you can cut back on your use of products that come |
| is a step in the right direction. | | | | from crude oil. In the long run, you will be doing |
| On a more personal level, we can adopt a lifestyle | | | | yourself and your loved ones a big favor. |
| that is less dependent on the automobile for getting | | | | |