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- Melissa Breyer
- May 22, 2008
- 8:00 am
- 32 comments
As we all suffer at the gas pumps, and with summer travel season right around the corner, the idea of sustainable transportation is indeed an attractive one. In the here and now, sustainable transportation basically comes down to vehicles. What can a mobility-loving, energy-conscientious individual do?
• Drive a vehicle that gets good gas mileage.
• Drive a vehicle that can burn biodiesel or ethanol.
• Buy a hybrid gas-electric vehicle.
• Consider getting an electric vehicle.
• Take advantage of carpooling or car sharing in communities where that system exists.
• Walk or ride your bike for a commuting change.
• Plant trees to offset your personal CO2 emissions.
Read more: Do Good, Life, Transportation
Adapted from Solar Living Source Book: Your Complete Guide to Renewable Energy Technologies and Sustainable Living by John Schaeffer (New Society Publishers, 2008).
Melissa Breyer
Melissa Breyer is a writer and editor with a background in sustainable living, specializing in food, science and design. She is the co-author of True Food (National Geographic) and has edited and written for regional and international books and periodicals, including The New York Times Magazine. Melissa lives in Brooklyn, NY.
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the wonder berry! Thanks
Thank you for sharing!
Margaret K - they are pricey where I live too. Unfortunate when healthy food is expensive :(
Great story,thanks for sharing
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+ add your ownSustainable Transportation - An International perspective...
http://web.mit.edu/dusp/dusp_extension_unsec/projections/issue_9/issue_9_kassens.pdf
good tips...might add in maintain your vehicle so it actually gets that mileage and limit use of air conditioner for same reason.
Great article! Thanks for sharing!
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good ideas...would like to see more of these being followed......we try, but its disheartening when you see how many monster-SUVs are out there, with one person, and being driven inefficiently.....
In the 70's a lot of people were hitchiking until the smear campaign which was designed to frighten people into not picking up hitchikers changed all of that. In that list of alternatives hitchiking should be included. Hitchiking is safer for the driver than the rider, contrary to the scary movies portrayal. Could these have been financed by the petroleum industry?
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