Apparently, the Union of Concerned Scientists has finally done a study on the greenest modes of transportation in America. Here are their results, based on a family of four traveling 1,000 miles:
WORST: flying first class
First class seats take up a lot more room, which makes the butts perched on them responsible for more of the plane's total carbon expenditure.
ONLY SLIGHTLY BETTER: a DIESEL TRAIN(!!!)
With the exception of the all-electric Northeast Corridor, taking an Amtrak train emits almost as much carbon as the same family driving a 12 mpg road-hogging SUV.
NEXT BEST: flying economy
But make sure you fly direct. If you must connect or layover, do it as the crow flies.
A LITTLE IMPROVED: driving an 18 mpg SUV
At this point, I am mind-boggled...
BETTER: road trip your peeps in a high-efficiency vehicle
The more peeps the better, since the carbon is shared.
BEST: the freakin' BUS
Apparently, taking the bus cross-country emits 15% less carbon than a solo-driven 23 mpg car.
Erm, Tom: next year we go Greyhound? It seems we have some carbon emissions to amortize.
1 comment:
I am not showering in a bus toilet.
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