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LCCC students share views on new fuels
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Issue date: 3/27/07 Section: News
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Putting gasoline in the past seems like a lengthy task to staff and students at Lorain County Community College, when asked about alternatives fuels on Friday, March 2.
When asked why the U.S. still depends on foreign oil, LCCC student Bob Smith said, "Why are we still using gas? Money, politics."
Jay Patel, a 23-year-old business major, who also owns a gas station, said, "There simply aren't enough alternative resources for everyone and there is not enough money going to research to develop alternative sources that can be mass produced."
LCCC English Professor David Bellman, who spends only $60 a month on gas, said the U.S.'s problems with oil could be cured if "[Americans] didn't insist on driving huge, gas guzzlers and would use public transportation."
"Our domestic oil is going toward Iraq (and the government)," said science major Jayson Polansky.
Polansky suggested the U.S. start using nuclear power because it is the safest alternative. "There are other alternatives that are too dangerous for the public to use because they do not know how to use them," he said.
John Brown, a philosophy major, said, "The United States has been dependent on foreign oil for decades now, so it is the way of life that Americans are used to."
Lauren Cehinoski, a LCCC librarian, said, "I've only heard about hydrogen as an alternative fuel, but I don't know much about the situation." She added, "It's all about money."
Common alternatives to foreign oil suggested were renewable resources such as solar and wind power.
Lindsey Ross, 18, a nursing major stressed the importance of discovering "something natural that couldn't hurt the environment."
Although most of the students were somewhat knowledgeable of alternatives, few seemed unaware of the topic. Thomas Joyce, 24, said, "I was not aware that there were other oil resources than that of the Middle East. If there are other alternatives, we should absolutely be using them."
When asked why the U.S. still depends on foreign oil, LCCC student Bob Smith said, "Why are we still using gas? Money, politics."
Jay Patel, a 23-year-old business major, who also owns a gas station, said, "There simply aren't enough alternative resources for everyone and there is not enough money going to research to develop alternative sources that can be mass produced."
LCCC English Professor David Bellman, who spends only $60 a month on gas, said the U.S.'s problems with oil could be cured if "[Americans] didn't insist on driving huge, gas guzzlers and would use public transportation."
"Our domestic oil is going toward Iraq (and the government)," said science major Jayson Polansky.
Polansky suggested the U.S. start using nuclear power because it is the safest alternative. "There are other alternatives that are too dangerous for the public to use because they do not know how to use them," he said.
John Brown, a philosophy major, said, "The United States has been dependent on foreign oil for decades now, so it is the way of life that Americans are used to."
Lauren Cehinoski, a LCCC librarian, said, "I've only heard about hydrogen as an alternative fuel, but I don't know much about the situation." She added, "It's all about money."
Common alternatives to foreign oil suggested were renewable resources such as solar and wind power.
Lindsey Ross, 18, a nursing major stressed the importance of discovering "something natural that couldn't hurt the environment."
Although most of the students were somewhat knowledgeable of alternatives, few seemed unaware of the topic. Thomas Joyce, 24, said, "I was not aware that there were other oil resources than that of the Middle East. If there are other alternatives, we should absolutely be using them."
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Bob Doering
posted 3/30/07 @ 10:15 AM EST
Nuclear safe? Compare "spent oil", "spent coal" and "spent ethanol" to "spent nuclear fuel". Which would you prefer in your neighborhood?
See, for one example,
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