Word: fueled
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...flagging student interest in the sciences. "We cannot afford to train everyone as a scientist," says Clarence Hall, dean of physical sciences. "But there are hardly any students to teach. Science and engineering are the engine of economic progress, and without some changes, we are bound to lose the fuel for that engine...
...American sports-car buffs, the past 30 years has been one long slide into the molasses of 55-m.p.h. speed limits, fuel-economy ratings and safety requirements. They lived on memories of cars like the Shelby Cobra, the Ford muscle car that put American hot rodders on the map in 1965 when it blew past Ferraris and Porsches to win the World Manufacturing Championship...
...such as commitments to mass transit and energy efficiency -- could ultimately improve Americans' standard of living. A recent study coordinated by the Union of Concerned Scientists contends that slashing CO2 emissions by 70% over the next 40 years would cost the U.S. economy $2.7 trillion, but would trim fuel and utility bills by $5 trillion. Reducing waste and pollution will take fundamental changes in the American economy, but, says the U.N.'s Maurice Strong, secretary-general of the Earth Summit, "the U.S. hasn't yet realized the economic consequences of not making those changes...
...OPEC and other foreign producers; they have made up the drop in domestic production by supplying 43% of U.S. oil consumption. On the other hand, the public has not benefited from the drop in natural-gas prices, as pipeline companies and distributors have gobbled up the savings before the fuel reaches households. Though prices at the wellhead have tumbled from $2.66 to $1.16 since 1984, household users in Charlotte, N.C., still pay a rate of $6.14, only 51 cents less than they did 8 years...
...sources suggest so. Plans to expand the Texas production site and relocate an engine plant from Moraine, Ohio, to Toluca, Mexico, indicate that GM may be planning to head for the friendlier, less unionized climes south of the border. The advantages include lower wage costs and relief from fuel- economy regulations. But amid the automaker's current "Buy American" campaign, there is the ironic prospect of some General Motors products eventually being reclassified as imports from Mexico...