Your Car's Carbon Footprint and the Zero Fuel Alternatives

We hate to be Debbie Downers at the GAB but with carbon in the atmosphere reaching historic quantities we can't really afford not to draw attention to the facts. Take a look a some of the figures published by  HybridCars.com:

A gallon of gasoline weighs just over 6 pounds. When burned, the carbon in it combines with oxygen from the air to produce nearly 20 pounds of carbon dioxide (CO2). By switching from a gas guzzler to a hybrid, you can literally save the earth a couple of tons of greenhouse gases.

• U.S. cars and light trucks together consume 8.2 million barrels of oil each day. This translates to more than 300 million metric tons of carbon that comes from our cars and trucks every year.
• Our transportation CO2 emissions are the largest source (about one-third) of our CO2 emissions, more than factories, homes, and all other sources.
• According to Environmental Defense, over the past decade and a half, all auto companies have increased their carbon burden by some degree or another. GM is the biggest global warmer, but Prius-producing Toyota has increased its output at an even higher rate.

 Warmer temperatures could spell disaster for any number of reasons ranging from increased range of disease carrying insects to flooding to famine. So, let's all ty to do our part by switching to hybrid or zero-fuel cars like the Nissan Leaf  http://www.nissanusa.com/leaf-electric-car/index.

Once you've got your hybrid or no-fuel car consider adding energy saving window tint from an environmentally responsible company such as eWindowTint.com who manufacture on a small scale and take advantage of per-exisiting urban infrastructure in NYC.

Urban Manufacturing - Saving Our Economies and Environment

As the civilization goes into an uncertain economic and ecological future one promising reaction from the world of commerce is the idea of mini-manufacturing. Micro-manufacturing is simply a new term for an old concept: assemble and produce products on a human scale.

Although the impetus are myriad for turning to small-scale manufacturing there are three primary reasons for any company to choose micro-manufacturing over bigger outsourcing operations: precision, use of limited resources and greater control over the production process.

All across the US little producers are taking up in significant places. These producers are generally niche manufacturers but whether one points to American Apparel in downtown LA or to Rvinyl, a producer of auto film and components, in the heart of mid-town New york (not typically an area associated with vehicle parts and products) the trend of job loss to outsourcers may be waning.


Read more here:

http://colabradio.mit.edu/city-made-the-case-for-small-urban-manufacturers/