Very simply, I would say that increasing public transportation, use of public transportation, especially in suburban and urban areas, would do a lot in decreasing our oil dependency and decreasing our carbon emissions.
Chu emphasizes the benefits of public transportation for reducing oil dependency and emissions.
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