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From the Ted Talk by Lisa Margonelli: The political chemistry of oil
Unscramble the Blue Letters
This is a gas rpeciet, hypothetically, for a year from now. The first thing that you have on the tax is — you have a tax for a sgoetnrr America — 33 cntes. So you're not helpless at the pump. And the second thing that you have is a kind of warning sign, very similar to what you would find on a cigarette pack. And what it says is, "The National Academy of siencecs estimates that every gallon of gas you burn in your car creates 29 cents in health care costs." That's a lot. And so this — you can see that you're paying crnodaisleby less than the health care costs on the tax. And also, the hope is that you start to be connected to the whole greater system. And at the same time, you have a number that you can call to get more information on cmioutnmg, or a low-interest loan on a different kind of car, or whatever it is you're going to need to actually rcdeue your gasoline dncdepeene. With this whole sort of suite of policies, we could actually reduce our gasoline ctipunsmoon — or our oil consumption — by 20 percent by 2020. So, three mloliin barrels a day.
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This is a gas _______, hypothetically, for a year from now. The first thing that you have on the tax is — you have a tax for a ________ America — 33 _____. So you're not helpless at the pump. And the second thing that you have is a kind of warning sign, very similar to what you would find on a cigarette pack. And what it says is, "The National Academy of ________ estimates that every gallon of gas you burn in your car creates 29 cents in health care costs." That's a lot. And so this — you can see that you're paying ____________ less than the health care costs on the tax. And also, the hope is that you start to be connected to the whole greater system. And at the same time, you have a number that you can call to get more information on _________, or a low-interest loan on a different kind of car, or whatever it is you're going to need to actually ______ your gasoline __________. With this whole sort of suite of policies, we could actually reduce our gasoline ___________ — or our oil consumption — by 20 percent by 2020. So, three _______ barrels a day.
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Original Text
This is a gas receipt, hypothetically, for a year from now. The first thing that you have on the tax is — you have a tax for a stronger America — 33 cents. So you're not helpless at the pump. And the second thing that you have is a kind of warning sign, very similar to what you would find on a cigarette pack. And what it says is, "The National Academy of Sciences estimates that every gallon of gas you burn in your car creates 29 cents in health care costs." That's a lot. And so this — you can see that you're paying considerably less than the health care costs on the tax. And also, the hope is that you start to be connected to the whole greater system. And at the same time, you have a number that you can call to get more information on commuting, or a low-interest loan on a different kind of car, or whatever it is you're going to need to actually reduce your gasoline dependence. With this whole sort of suite of policies, we could actually reduce our gasoline consumption — or our oil consumption — by 20 percent by 2020. So, three million barrels a day.
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