Americans know how to stand up and be counted.

This year we turned out in record numbers to voice our opinions and reflect the power of democracy and choice.

By recognizing the many trends that emerge in the choices we make,  we may gain insight on our collective desires and motivations when it comes to addressing America’s dependency on fuel.

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How Far Do We Have to Go?

Before Americans can address the practical issues regarding fuel conservation, we need to look at our habits and behaviors.    For the majority of 2008, there was a great deal of discussion about Americans carpooling more and changing behavior in an effort to save money and be more efficient during the fuel crisis.  But what of our past behavior?  Take a look at our patterns from a 2005 census… with 77% of Americans driving alone to work, we have a major trend to overcome.

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Fuel Conscience

‘Should the government set a price ceiling to oil companies?’ ‘What do you think our government should do to help decrease our dependency on oil?’ You’ve responded to hundreds of questions like these on GasBuddy.com and this is what you are saying:

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Fuel Jobs

The following graph from job search site Indeed.com shows the relative growth percentage of occurrence of the word “fuel” in job postings from May 2005 through the present.  It is interesting that during times when fuel prices spike, the demand for workers with some sort of experience working with fuel (’fuel consultants,’ ‘fuel cell testing technician.’ ‘fuel payables clerk’) also increases dramatically.

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