While the planet broke heat records, we broke driving records

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By Suzanne JacobsFeb 22, 2016, 6:01 pm125 pts
When gas is cheap and piggy banks are full, there’s only one thing to do: ROAD TRIP!!!!!! And apparently, that’s exactly what Americans did last year, when we collectively logged 3.15 trillion miles on the road, a heady 150 billion over the previous record, set in 2007. That’s the equivalent of driving…

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