In addition to riding the bus, biking, walking, carpooling, telecommuting, and combining trips, consider the following actions: If your family has more than one vehicle, the person driving the furthest should drive the more fuel-efficient vehicle. Rid your car of unnecessary weight: every extra 100 lbs loses 1% fuel efficiency. […]
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Next time you buy a car, think extra carefully about MPG. If the car you choose gets 40 miles per gallon instead of 25, and you drive 10,000 miles a year, you’ll slash your CO2 emissions by 3,300 pounds.
In the U.S. leakage from auto air conditioners is the largest single source of emissions of chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs), which damage the protective ozone layer and add to global warming. The CFCs from one auto air conditioner can add the equivalent of 4,800 pounds of CO2 emissions a year. In addition, […]