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Transport or transportation is the movement of people, animals and goods from one location to another. Modes of transport include air, rail, road, water, cable, pipeline and space. The field can be divided into infrastructure, vehicles and operations. Transport is important because it enables trade between people, which is essential for the development of civilizations. More...
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Arctic melt boosts northern trade routes, hurts Suez
Source: JournalistsResource.orgThe melting ice caps will not only impact our coastlines, but may radically alter international trade, a new study finds.
The issue: There is less ice in the Arctic Ocean than at any time in human memory, a consequence of climate change. Just about every scientific model expects the melting to continue or even to accelerate in the coming decades.
Distracted driving: Voice-activated systems and drivers' reaction times
Source: JournalistsResource.orgThe impact of natural gas extraction and fracking on state and local roadways
Source: JournalistsResource.orgU.S. residents, how they commute and what it costs
Source: JournalistsResource.orgRoads to prosperity or bridges to nowhere? The impact of public infrastructure investment
Source: JournalistsResource.orgDo tax and expenditure limits hinder the condition of public infrastructure? The case of the nation's system of bridges
Source: JournalistsResource.orgCongressional Research Service: Petroleum and its role in the U.S. economy
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According to a 2012 report from the Congressional Research Service, “U.S. Energy: Overview and Key Statistics,” petroleum accounts for 40% of all U.S. energy consumption. As of 2010, petroleum was predominantly used for transportation (70.5%), followed by industrial (22.9%), residential (5.7%) and electricity generation (0.9%) uses.
Energy in the United States: Overview and key statistics
Source: JournalistsResource.orgEnergy plays a central role in the U.S. economy, from transportation and manufacturing to agriculture, housing and beyond. The mix of power sources and uses are in constant flux, however, as indicated by a 2012 report from the Congressional Research Service, “U.S. Energy: Overview and Key Statistics.”