I get really tired

of people who drive everywhere talking about the importance of LEED certified buildings and sustainability. (And note, saving buildings through historic preservation is about the most energy efficient thing that people can do concerning new construction.)

Suburban energy use is much higher than center city energy use.

Driver energy use is much greater than those of us who rely on walking, biking, and public transit.

A household carbon footprint is the quantity of CO2 emitted to the atmosphere as a result of household energy use, transportation and waste disposal in one year. Click on the BP - Carbon Calculator to determine yours. From the Terroryisms blog.


Top cities for Green Commuting graphic from the Christian Science Monitor. Click on the article for the full size image: More US Commuters Drive Solo.



Baldo comic strip, 12/2/2006.

Also see the article "Green Manhattan" from the New Yorker.