Problem+Research

__**Research:**__

Deddo, Bob. "Is adding urea worth the fuel economy gain?" //Diesel Power// Dec. 2010: 22. //Student Resources in Context//. Web. 25 Oct. 2011. 

1. Diesel trucks get better gas mileage. 2. Diesel powered vehicles are expensive. 3. Diesel gas is more expensive then unleaded fuel. 4. Urea is an expensive additive. 5. Driving slowly gives you less miles-per-gallon.

Herzog, Steven N. "Hydraulic fluids that improve fuel economy: multigrade hydraulic fluids aren't cheap, but they can save thousands in fuel costs." //Machine Design// 23 Sept. 2010: 52+. //Student Resources in Context//. Web. 25 Oct. 2011. 

6. Adding hydraulic fluids instead of oils can improve gas mileage. 7. Hydraulic fluids are very expensive, but still pay off in the long run. 8. Off road equipment like construction equipment gets very poor gas mileage. 9. Straight grade oils are practical but not the best choice for some people. 10. The oil you use in your vehicle can change your gas mileage.

"Obama blames growing demand in India, China for rising gas prices." //The South Asian Times// 31 July 2011. //Infotrac Newsstand//. Web. 25 Oct. 2011. 

11. The demand for oil and gas is higher then the rate it can be produced at. 12. Vehicles do not get high enough gas mileage. 13. If vehicles can be made that get double the gas mileage most vehicles get now, the higher price for gas wont effect us that much. 14. We have left our economy vulnerable to the increasing price of fuel. 15. The price of fossil fuels cannot change unless people do something about it.

"Drivers adjust lifestyles to gas prices." //Tulsa World// [Tulsa, OK] 17 July 2011. //Infotrac Newsstand//. Web. 25 Oct.2011.

16. People are not driving as much because of high gas prices. 17. Families that don't have much money cannot afford the high price of gas. 18. Most cars that are cheaper get the worst gas mileage. 19. People are not buying trucks and SUVs as much because they get worse gas mileage then smaller cars. 20. People have to get to work, which means people have to buy gas but some people cant afford to pay for gasoline.

Roarty, Alex. "Gas Prices Pose Problems for Obama." //Nationaljournal.com// 21 Apr. 2011. //Infotrac Newsstand//. Web. 31 Oct. 2011. 

21. High gas prices have put the nation's top Democrat in a political bind between electorate and environmental allies. 22. The price of gas has increased more than a dollar in just a year. 23. Gas prices has recently been voted to be the #1 financial concern. 24. Republicans are demanding that Obama needs to expand domestic oil production. 25. People now talk about gas prices in their conversations daily, talking about how much it has increased. 26. Obama refuses to expand deepwater oil drilling in the Gulf of Mexico. 27. Obama campaigned on a pledge saying that he will move our nation toward a greener economy, but this hasn't come true yet. 28. Just a little over a year ago gas was $2.80 a gallon, it hit almost $5 a gallon this summer. 29. Filling up our cars has been taking a bigger and bigger chunk out of peoples paychecks. 30. Obama said that there is people to blame for the upward spike in gas prices.

"NRCC: Dems Block Domestic Energy Production as High Gas Prices Make Bad Economy Worse." //Targeted News Service// [TNS] 23 June 2011. //Infotrac Newsstand//. Web. 31 Oct. 2011.

31. High gas prices are holding our entire economy back. 32. People are opposing domestic energy as a different fuel choice. 33. We depend on foreign oil way too much. 34. Small businesses and middle-class families are having troubles dealing with high gas prices. 35. Every time gas prices drop, they increase considerably more afterwards.

"Americans fail to see causes of high gas prices." //Albany Times Union// [Albany, NY] 4 Apr. 2005: A8. //Infotrac Newsstand//. Web. 31 Oct. 2011.

36. Americans have been blaming foreign places for the United States high gas prices, but its more so out fault. 37. Americans tend to want and own vehicles with tons of horsepower or larger vehicles. 38. Americans are moving into bigger homes or different homes that are far away from their work, using more gas than is needed. 39. Another reason for increased fuel consumption is urban sprawl. 40. Many families have more then one vehicle, which many of them do not need.