Underinflation also makes the tire wear faster and wastes gasoline.
"You're not cool if you're driving a big limo, wasting gasoline," said Mom.
Meanwhile, the father, whose hair was long and braided, pointed out the window at a speedboat on the river and said, "Look at him, wasting gasoline".
"Aggressive driving (speeding, rapid acceleration and braking) wastes gasoline," Exxon noted.
Re "Gentlemen, Start Your Lawn Mower Engines" (front page, June 12), about the growing infatuation of American men with lawn mower races: Mower racing -- combined with the racing of cars, trucks, tractors and the like -- is a colossal waste of gasoline.
The main sources of lead in water are paints, batteries waste, pipes, gasoline, and manufacturing industries.
So scientists have been working to turn crops and crop waste into gasoline and other energy-rich hydrocarbons.
In partnership with oil refiner Valero and trash-to-fuel upstart Terrabon, it's working on techniques to turn plant matter (like yard clippings) and food waste into gasoline.
Industrial processes are the main sources of benzene in the environment, and ambient air concentrations can also be elevated by emissions from burning coal and oil, motor vehicle exhaust, and benzene waste and gasoline storage operations [ 47].
Years ago, I stopped driving around in search of better gasoline prices because the treks cost more money in wasted gas than they were worth.
