Reduce your Carbon Emissions to Zero: Choose to Bicycle
Submitted by Brent Hugh on Wed, 04/16/2008 - 6:10am
Just in time for Earth Day 2008 . . .
The largest single source of greenhouse gas emissions in the U.S. is road transportation, with over 20% of total emissions.
And the largest source of road transportation greenhouse gas emissions is personal automobile travel.
So how can you realistically reduce your carbon footprint from transportation? If you bicycle already, it's not nearly as hard as you might think.
This graph shows carbon emissions of the various types of transportation choices:
Graphic courtesy Ralph Fertig, Santa Barbara Bicycle Coalition
The largest single source of greenhouse gas emissions in the U.S. is road transportation, with over 20% of total emissions.
And the largest source of road transportation greenhouse gas emissions is personal automobile travel.
So how can you realistically reduce your carbon footprint from transportation? If you bicycle already, it's not nearly as hard as you might think.
This graph shows carbon emissions of the various types of transportation choices:
Graphic courtesy Ralph Fertig, Santa Barbara Bicycle Coalition
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