For Example
Existing public transportation is simply not feasible for taking my daughter to her dad's for the weekend, even when the alternative is a gas-guzzling, older car:
Greyhound
8 hours one-way + $194 (bus tickets)
1996 Pontaic
3 hours one-way + $40.17 (13 gallons of gas @ $3.09/gallon)
Newer hybrid car
3 hours one-way + $24.26 (7.85 gallons of gas @ $3.09/gallon)
The adult portion of Greyhound's fare is $149. If the bus holds 40 passengers, and we generously allowed for 50% of the seats to remain unsold, they'd be operating at $9.49 per mile. $9.49 per mile to run a dirty bus. Crazy.
I did think of a few other things for my list. First, finding myself without a can opener, I opted for manual rather than electric. No point in cluttering my small countertop and draining phantom electricity to save a few dozen wrist movements each month. Second, biodegradable trash bags. Third, as soon as I can afford it, I'm going to move my web projects over to a green hosting provider like AISO.net that runs on 100% solar energy. And I'm going to blog it all--not for pats on the back, but to share enthusiasm and ideas. For those of you, that is, who aren't already way ahead of me. :-)
