Archive for November, 2006

Expanding Waistlines…Growing Fuel Consumption

Thursday, November 30th, 2006

Beyond the obvious health implications associated with obesity, scientists have concluded that all this excess weight results in a drastic increase in American’s gasoline usage, to the tune of 39 million gallons per year. This study, to appear in the upcoming issue of The Engineering Economist , stemmed from Professor Sheldon H. Jacobson’s [...]