Jane Holtz Kay

Jane Holtz Kay is an architecture/planning critic for the Nation and author of the book, Asphalt Nation: How the Automobile Took Over America and How We Can Take It Back. Kay argues in the following viewpoint that cars that run on alternative fuels damage the environment just as gasoline- powered automobiles do. According to Kay, one reason alternative vehicles harm the environment is that they still require highways, which lead to urban sprawl. Kay also claims that alternative vehicles cannot solve environmental problems because manufacturing them uses up valuable resources and produces dangerous greenhouse gases, which many scientists believe cause global warming.

As you read, consider the following questions:

1. According to Kay, what percentage of the emissions that cause global warming can be attributed to motor vehicles"
2. According to the author...