As gas prices approached dizzying highs this summer, college columnists and editorial boards advocated for change, including urging greater funds for alternative fuel research to trying out hypermiling.
Click below for a selection of their opinions:
How to beat the pain at the pump?
Tips on how to go green to save green
How could the fuel crunch be a good thing?
How to beat the pain at the pump
Op-Ed Digest: Can other energy sources temper gas costs?
Source | UWIRE
With fuel prices stuck above $4 a gallon, many are wondering if other energy sources could help ease the pain. College columnists and editorial boards take on if nuclear energy, biodiesal fuels or wind power will be the nation’s solution. Read more.
Column: Hypermiling a useful tactic to cut gas costs
Source | UWIRE
With a gallon of gasoline costing $4 and wallets being gouged at gas stations, some have taken to hypermiling to get better mileage. Hypermiling is the act of changing your driving style in order to achieve the maximum fuel economy possible for your car. Eliminating excessive braking and accelerating, coasting down hills, keeping a speed around 55 or 60 miles per hour in the freeway — these can be harmless ways to save money at the pump. Read more.
Op-Ed Digest: Offshore drilling answer to pump pain?
Source | UWIRE
Though President George W. Bush lifted the executive ban on offshore drilling earlier this year, student columnists and editorial boards have been weighing in on the issue ever since oil prices spiked. Read more.
Column: Schools adapting unique strategies to temper fuel costs
Source | UWIRE
In the current climate where gas prices have hovered near record-high levels, universities around the country have adapted in unique ways in preparation for the coming school year. Read more.
Column: Peak oil spells end of civilization
Source | Daily Nebraskan
M. King Hubbert’s theory is that production of crude oil follows a bell-shaped curve. We passed the peak in 2005. Within a decade we’ll all be in some serious trouble. How much trouble? Oil priced at $400 per barrel. I don’t know about you, but gas at $15 a gallon sounds unmanageable, especially in a declining economy. Read more.
Tips for students to live a greener life
Adapt, don’t complain, over oil
Source | The Technique
I personally have not been waiting for gas to reach $10 per gallon to start taking control of my life back from OPEC. When a car accident (not my fault) put my vehicle into early retirement, I decided I didn’t want to get a new one. I ride my bike almost everywhere I need to go. Read more.
Before recycling, remember to reduce and reuse
Source | The Post
That phrase “reduce, reuse, recycle” doesn’t just suggest ways to help the environment, but it lists them in order of importance and efficiency. Let’s shed the spotlight on the lesser-known parts of that popular slogan. Read only.
Tips on going green with your sex life
Source | The Lawrentian
The latex condom is the most popular and simple type of birth control, but unfortunately, latex condoms are not reusable. So they wind up in the landfill, where as a virtue of their function, they are guaranteed not to decompose. But don’t let that kill the mood! Read more.
How could the fuel crunch be a good thing?
Higher fuel costs can be a good thing
Source | Arizona Daily Wildcat
What’s the fastest way to force Americans to change their gas-guzzling ways? Education? Information? Hardly. We need to be hit at what’s in the heart and soul of every red-blooded American: the almighty dollar. Read more.
Changing the rules of the energy game
Source | Daily Mississippian
I’m no hippie, and, while I believe that dumping tons of carbon dioxide and other assorted pollutants into the air cannot possibly be a good idea, I’m hardly a chicken-little climate-change subscriber. So, while the fact that elevated oil prices have encouraged us to “go green” is good in the sense that I’m happy to see us reducing our carbon footprint and generally making more sustainable decisions, the real positive is that we finally have momentum to reduce if not abandon altogether our consumption of oil as a fuel source. Read more.