In the United States, approximately 6.6 tons (almost 15,000 pounds carbon equivalent) of greenhouse gases are emitted per person every year. For every mile that a person avoids driving their car, just about one pound of carbon equivalent can be saved.
The financial costs to avoiding the use of a car are becoming quite apparent to me right now, as the price of gas keeps climbing higher and higher. The average price has increased by $.16 over the last 2 weeks. Wow. With my commute of 24 miles a day and my moderately efficient Honda Civic, I would still be paying about $4/day on gas. That is $120/month, and $1,440 on gas for the commute alone.
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