Gerdes, Louise I. text bibliography miu Detroit Greenhaven Press c2008 2008 monographic eng

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219 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. What alternative transportation strategies are best? Ethanol will reduce America’s dependence on crude oil / Brian Jennings ; The claimed benefits of ethanol are unfounded / John Stossel ; Hydrogen has significant promise as an alternative fuel / Daniel Sperling and Joan Ogden ; The promise of hydrogen as an alternative fuel is exaggerated / Joseph J. Romm ; Public transportation will reduce urban congestion / Lester Hoel ; Public transportation will not diminish Americans’ love of cars / Joel Kotkin -- What transportation policies best protect national security? Privatizing airport security will better protect passengers / Anthony Gregory ; Privatization will not resolve airport security challenges / Paul C. Light ; The United States should maintain control of ports / The Nation ; Outsourcing port management will not threaten national security / The Washington Post ; The NAFTA superhighway threatens U.S. sovereignty and security / Kelly Taylor ; The NAFTA superhighway is an unsubstantiated rumor / Philip Dine -- What laws best protect driver safety? Seat belts reduce highway fatalities / Danielle E. Roeber ; Seat belt laws are unnecessary / Ted Balaker ; Motorcycle helmet laws save lives / Marian Moser Jones and Ronald Bayer ; Motorcycle helmet laws limit personal freedom / Jacob Sullum ; Laws banning cell phone use while driving are necessary / Joseph J. Hazewski ; Restrictions on elderly drivers are necessary / Anastasia Niedrich ; Restrictions on elderly drivers are unnecessary / Eli Lehrer -- What is the future of transportation? Maglev trains have significant benefits / Eric Russell ; Maglev trains are impractical and expensive / Los Angeles Times ; Space elevators will transport people and payloads into space / Keith Gerein ; Space elevator development faces serious challenges / The Economist ; Commercial space travel will become increasingly common / Katherine Mangu-Ward ; Flying cars may soon take to the air / Christopher McDougall. Louise Gerdes, book editor Includes bibliographical references and index Transportation United States Juvenile literature Transportation and state United States Juvenile literature 9780737738308 (hbk) 0737738308 (hbk) 9780737738315 (pbk) 0737738316 (pbk) http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0811/2008006565.html http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0811/2008006565.html UMP 100302 20251117150446.0 vtls000045224