Save Gas Now
If you must drive, here are six tips to conserve
We drive too much. We invest too much money in our four million miles of roadways. 76 percent of Americans drive to work alone every working day. All told, commuting to work represents around 17 percent of all the CO2 emissions the United States generates. As the average price of gas hovers above $4.00 a gallon and the International Energy Agency warns us that war-driven gas shortages are going to hit us in the very near future. We need start conserving fuel. Right now.
45 percent of Americans have no access to public transportation at all. What is that huge slice of the American public to do right here and now?
Long term the best way to do this, is, of course, not to use our cars at all. Many in the alternative energy space express unbridled enthusiasm for a switch to electric vehicles. But as a recent study found, a bicycle-focused urban design policy would be 10 times more effective in bringing cities to net zero than switching existing cars over to electric vehicles. Public transportation and political advocacy for expanding trains and buses are also clear avenues we should all assiduously pursue.
