Archive for the ‘Conservation’ Category

DriveSlowly Encourages More Moderate Speed for Fuel Savings

Drive Slowly kid Despite our hopes and best plans, sometimes we still have to drive. And while that high-end, high-performance hybrid remains out of our budget, we’d still like to do better with the vehicles we have. One way to accomplish that is by just driving a bit more slowly. Read the rest of this entry »

NorthWestern US Outpaces National Decline In Gas Consumption

Sightline institute, report, gas consumption

Residents of Washington, Oregon, and Idaho are outpacing the national average decline in gas consumption, according to a new report by the Sightline Instutute.

In the last 8 years, residents of these states have cut back by about a gallon per week, for a total gas consumption reduction of 11%. In the Pacific Northwest, gas usage has fallen to its lowest level since 1966, while CO2 emissions from gasoline have fallen by six-tenths of a ton per capita since 1999. Read the rest of this entry »

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