Friday, April 09, 2010
Welcome Aboard Flight 2010!
Last year I think I flew about 30 times. A round trip from Vancouver to Toronto generates about 1200 pounds of CO2 (my share that is). Our lovely vacation in Australia chalked up another 4,600 lbs each. Just to compare, driving about 15,000 kilometres in my Subaru Outback shoves about 11,200 lbs of CO2 into our collective faces. Look here if you want to do your own calculations. Okay, I did pay some carbon offsets, but still...
Just for fun, have a look at large aircraft flying around planet earth in one 24 hour period. And have a look at Europe and North America if you doubt those who say we're the fat cats in this very shared atmosphere.
I just did the calculation and we're at less than 1500lb of CO2 annually so far as travel is concerned. Does that mean we're offsetting somebody who should be sending us money? I want his name and address for billing purposes.
One station attendant said- see ya next month!
I can;t quite get by on one tank of gas per month, but my gas bill is down by half. So not only is that great news for the planet, but for my wallet.
Beth - don't be scared, you can hide at the cottage and just watch the vapour trails.
Susan - you guys are my heroes. That's a pretty decent little footprint you've got there. Maybe you can sell it to Shell Oil as an offset.
Fran, gas is about $12 a gallon in some parts of Europe. I was pleased to see so many small cars there. A Honda Accord looks like a bus in a small English village.
Claire - it is a sort of plague, isn't it? Although I do love to travel and it will take me a long time to walk or ride a donkey from here to Mexico.
i will floss and brush my teeth.
i will wear soft shoes when i'm not walking on floors or cement.
i will recycle my post-it notes.
i won't flush twice unless its absolutely necessary.
i won't use air freshener.
i will eat unflatulent foods.
i will donate to worthy causes.
the tongue in my cheek will only form kind words.
all in the name of offsetting carbon.
Best wishes
backpacking sounds good.
also, covering my feet with sand while reading a book and watching the ocean between chapters.
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