//www.getitdoneaz.com/author/lesliestonebraker/ inspiring stories to 2022年卡塔尔世界杯官网 thu, 28 jan 2010 18:42:14 +0000 en-us hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.2 //www.getitdoneaz.com/story/beyond-the-car/ thu, 28 jan 2010 18:42:14 +0000 http://dpetrov.2create.studio/planet/wordpress/beyond-the-car/ car and truck usage is responsible for about one-third of the united state’s total carbon dioxide emissions. since carbon dioxide is a major contributor to global warming, it is imperative that we reduce our transportation-related emissions. one person switching to public transportation can reduce daily carbon emissions by 20 pounds, which adds up to more than 4,800 pounds a year. when compared with other household actions that limit co2, taking public transportation can be 10 times more effective in reducing the emission of this harmful greenhouse gas. alternatively, bicycling does not contribute to the consumption of fossil fuels, relying instead on modest calorie consumption to fuel muscular energy output. bill strickland, author of the quotable cyclist, explains, “converting calories into gas, a bicycle gets the equivalent of three thousand miles per gallon.” a short, four-mile round trip by bicycle keeps about 15 pounds of pollutants out of the air we breathe. see beyond the car to reduce your impact on the earth. for more information about alternative methods of transportation, visit www.publictransportation.org, www.bicyclinginfo.org or www.edf.org.

]]> //www.getitdoneaz.com/story/tick-tock/ wed, 27 jan 2010 19:38:32 +0000 http://dpetrov.2create.studio/planet/wordpress/tick-tock/ human impact on the earth is undeniable. the concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere today is higher than it was at any time during the last 650,000 years. greenhouse gases are released through the combustion of fossil fuels to power our cars, heat our houses and create the electricity we use everyday. the trouble is, even if carbon-dioxide emissions were to cease immediately, the extra gases already added to the atmosphere would linger for centuries, causing sea levels to rise and changing other characteristics of the earth for hundreds of years. earth’s clock does not run backwards, so we cannot undo the damage we have already wrought. take a stance and make a change now, while there is still time to stop runaway global warming. for more information, visit www.thebulletin.org.

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