Going Green Inside Connecticut
CTInsider - Jim Cameron
With all the buzz about saving the planet, we’re certainly hypocrites when it comes to “going green” when we travel.
We’ve banned plastic bags but feel smug as we drive away from the store with our reusable bags in our SUV, getting 20 miles to the gallon. We pay taxes for school buses, but still chauffeur our kids to school. We’re in denial and reluctant to change our selfish habits.
Transportation creates one-third of all greenhouse gases in the U.S. So if you’re serious about “getting there” and doing it with minimum impact (and cost) to the environment (and your wallet), consider these ideas: