Reduce Your Impact on the Move

Better Travelling Solutions

• Reduce the number of miles you drive by walking, biking, carpooling or taking mass transit wherever possible.

  Avoiding just 10 miles of driving every week would eliminate about 500 pounds of carbon dioxide emissions a year! Click here to find transit options in your area.

• When it is time for a new car, choose a more fuel efficient vehicle.

  You can save 3,000 pounds of carbon dioxide every year if your new car gets only 3 miles per gallon more than your current one. You can get up to 60 miles per gallon with a hybrid! You can find information on fuel efficiency here and here.

• Start a carpool with your coworkers or classmates.

  Sharing a ride with someone just 2 days a week will reduce your carbon dioxide emissions by 1,590 pounds a year. eRideShare.com runs a free national service connecting commuters and travelers.

• Try car sharing.

  Need a car but don't want to buy one? Community car sharing organizations provide access to a car and your membership fee covers gas, maintenance and insurance. Many companies - such as Flexcar - offer low emission or hybrid cars too! Also, see ZipCar.

• Keep your car tuned up.

  Regular maintenance helps improve fuel efficiency and reduces emissions. When just 1% of car owners properly maintain their cars, nearly a billion pounds of carbon dioxide are kept out of the atmosphere.

• Try telecommuting from home.

  Telecommuting can help you drastically reduce the number of miles you drive every week. For more information, check out the Telework Coalition.

• Check your tires weekly to make sure they're properly inflated.

  Proper inflation can improve gas mileage by more than 3%. Since every gallon of gasoline saved keeps 20 pounds of carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere, every increase in fuel efficiency makes a difference!

• Fly less.

  Instead of flying to business meetings, try teleconferencing.