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The American Energy Consumer







  • Home Heating 34

  • Water Heating 52

  • Appliances 53

  • Highlights 63

  • Directions for Policy 64

    Chapter Four
    Energy Use on the Road 67

    • Declining Car Mileage 71

    • Local Travel 75

    • Commuting to Work 78

    • Suburban Growth and Commuting Patterns 82

    • Highlights 84

    • Directions for Policy 85

      Chapter Five
      The Energy Gap—Poor to Well Off 87

      • Characteristics of Income Groups 91

      • Heating Homes 92

      • Appliances and Lighting 98

      • At the Gas Pump 102

      • Long Distance Travel 109

      • Public Transit 110

      • Lower Middle Income Americans 111

      • Different Kinds of Households and Energy Use 112

      • Rising Energy Prices 112

      • Highlights 121

      • Implications for Policy 123

        Chapter Six
        People, Energy, and Pollution William J. Kruvant 125

        • The Pollutants 126

        • Effects of Air Pollution 127

        • Pollution and Where People Live 130

        • The Transportation Pollutants—Carbon Monoxide and Hydrocarbons 139

        • Pollution from Industry, Power, and Waste Disposal—Particulates and Sulfur Dioxide 150

        • Who Causes Pollution? 166

        • Policy Choices and Effects 166