Exhaust fumes from cars account for about half of the world's CO2 emissions from transportation. Most transportation's fuel is oil. Burning oil produces carbon dioxide, which leads to global warming. Burning oil also gives off pollutants like carbon monoxide, nitrogen oxide, sulphur dioxide, and hyrdrocarbons. "Why should I care?" you ask, being human. Pollutants can get you sick! They cause health problems such as shortness of breath, chest pains, asthma attacks, increase allergy symptoms, eye irritation, and cause lung cancer. Instead of driving by yourself or with just one other person, why not try:
- Carpooling
- Biking or walking
- Taking the bus or other form of public transit
Even if you only make these changes about once a week, you still have an impact. Everything counts!
For More Information:
Check out
this website about driving less,
this website about air pollution, and
this website about biking to work.
*The title of the post was used in the book "What's the Point of Being Green?" by Jacqui Bailey.
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