Photo via RV We learned yesterday that if the average American were to drive 5.4 miles less every day, we’d eliminate the need to drill in the Gulf — that would be enough to relieve the demand for the 1.75 million barrels that gets pumped out. But could saving gas really be enough incentive to cut out the drilling? Vermont senator Bernie Sanders thinks it could — he’s just introduced legislation that would ban offshore d… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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New Bill Would Ban Offshore Drilling and Increase Fuel Economy Standard
