In case you don't already know... cars = climate change

Auto Travel is a Major Contributor to Climate Change

How Far?
US Cars and light trucks travel annually the equivalent of 10 million trips
to the moon or 2.6 trillion miles.

How Efficiently?
U.S. autos average fuel economy is 19.6 miles per gallon. That means that on average, each car burns just over 600 gallons of gasoline per year.

What’s this about Carbon?
Gasoline contains 5.3 pounds of carbon per gallon, essentially all of which ends up in the atmosphere as CO2 when the fuel is burned. The average U.S. car puts over a ton and a half of carbon into the air each year.

That’s more than the amount of carbon in a coal train 50,000 miles long – enough to stretch 17 times between New York and San Francisco.

A matter of justice?
Collectively, U.S. cars and light trucks emit more than 333 million tons of carbon dioxide yearly or more than one-fifth of the nation’s total CO2 emissions. With only 5 % of the world’s population and ownership of 30 % of the world’s automobiles,
we contribute 48% of the world’s automotive CO2 emissions.

Alternatives?
Walking, Cycling, Transit, and Car Sharing.

Join others for a day of eco-justice action meant to reduce our auto emissions by participating
in an Alternate Transportation Day. (You may wish to extend this to a month – or a year!)

Along with those who care about Earth Stewardship within your faith community, why not consider walking, taking mass transit, or biking to your House of Worship this week?

Any serious effort to fight global warming must include cutting auto emissions.

Statistics:
Global Warming on the Road: The Climate Impact of America’s Automobiles
Environmental Defense Fund