Be Green: Ride the bus

Fox has a series of promotional "Green It; Mean It" spots in honor of Earth Day. This is excellent:

HT The Overhead Wire

The American Public Transit Association has posted its annual "Save the Planet: Use Public Transportation" fact sheet.

An individual switching to public transit can reduce his or her daily carbon emissions by 20 pounds; that’s more than 4,800 pounds a year. This is more than the combined carbon emissions reduction that comes from using energy-efficient light bulbs, adjusting thermostats, weatherizing one’s home, and replacing an older refrigerator with a high efficient refrigerator.

If only people really cared. Altruism only goes so far. That's one reason why I think a carbon tax or series of taxes -- household energy use, automobile weight/fuel efficiency -- make a lot of sense. Pinch people in their pocketbook and it focuses the mind wonderfully. With that money, we could build a transit system that really works, something maybe even as grand as Tier Three of Sacramento Regional 30-year Transit's TransitAction Plan.