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10/26 http://money.cnn.com/2006/10/26/news/economy/weighty_drivers Americans now pump 938 million gallons of fuel more on a yearly basis than they were in 1960 because of their increasing weight. Americans' reliance on cars for private transportation has increased as low rise construction, single-family homes and highways associated with suburbs have grown since the end of World War II. By the way, Exxon made $10.5B, a near-record quarter. \_ Airlines once considered addign a surcharge for passangers that are overweight, because flying them consumes quite a bit more fuel. Airlines are also pumping more gallons per passanger into the planes before takeoff in order to restore the level of safety to that before obesity was widespread. |
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| money.cnn.com/2006/10/26/news/economy/weighty_drivers -> money.cnn.com/2006/10/26/news/economy/weighty_drivers/ com) -- The widening waistlines of Americans have increased the consumption of gasoline since 1960 according to researchers at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and Virginia Commonwealth University. A report by Laura A McLay of VCU, concludes that Americans now pump 938 million gallons of fuel more on a yearly basis than they were in 1960 because of their increasing weight. jpg As American's waistlines continue to grow, so does their consumption of gasoline. ECONOMY "Although the amount of fuel consumed as a result of the rising prevalence of obesity is small compared to the increase in the amount of fuel consumed stemming from other factors such as increased car reliance and an increase in the number of drivers," the report stated, "it still represents a large amount of fuel, and will become even more significant as the rate of obesity increases." Americans' reliance on cars for private transportation has increased as low rise construction, single-family homes and highways associated with suburbs have grown since the end of World War II. McLay began the study as a doctoral student of Sheldon H Jacobson, a professor of computer science and director of the simulation and optimization laboratory at Illinois. The study ruled out increased cargo weight or poor performance through lowered maintenance of cars as contributors to increased consumption. The report will be published in a forthcoming issue of The Engineering Economist. |