decrease my carbon emissions

This year I have made it a goal to use my car less and less. Living in a rural area this is of course often not possible, but I have been disciplined in taking the opportunities that I can to leave my car behind, parked where it should be while I’m moving around town – in front of my house.

I’ve been walking or riding my bike to work just about every day for a year. And it’s been great fun! My nose hair froze in -5 F weather back in February and I sweated out the heats of August, but I saw the neighborhoods, the birds, the trees, and took in the changing smell of the seasons, all while adding a little more human dimension to my life and the sphere of my existence.

In an effort to decrease my carbon emissions (which also the effect of decreasing my gas bills), I rarely drive to work (except on the days that I have to travel beyond town). Instead, I walk. More recently I’ve been riding my bike, which is faster and allows me to feel like I’m getting more done.

I can’t remember the exact number, but at one point I did the computation and by not driving to work daily, I’m saving about a ton of carbon from being put into the atmosphere annually. Hooray for me, and hooray for the environment!