THE RELENTLESS surge in energy prices and growing concerns about global warming are motivating many of us to change the way we use energy. Compared with the same period a year earlier, Americans drove 22 billion fewer miles from last November through April. Demand for smaller, more fuel efficient cars exceeds supply, as do seats on the MBTA at rush ... (Full article: 692 words)

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