An Environmentalist's View on Cars

Just about everyone drives almost everywhere in cars!  Considering that an average car emits about 6 tons of carbon dioxide every year.  Knowing that global warming is mainly caused by carbon dioxide, that can't be good!  

This photograph shows a car emitting a large amount of
smog, contributing largely to global warming,

This chart shows how Americans commute to work:

The amount of Americans that commute to work by driving alone is very believable, considering the large quantity of cars that are on roads and highways all of the time, but also thoroughly disgusting!  Cars contribute to a very high percentage of global warming by emitting carbon dioxide, smog, smoke, and other harmful gases into the air and are driven almost everywhere by most of the U.S. population.

Cars produce a lot of smog, which hurts living conditions and creates numerous health problems, such as asthma and even lung cancer, for people.

Here is what smog looks like:

Do your part and use alternate ways to get places!  Some suggestion are:

1.  Hybrid, diesel, or electric cars;

2.  Public transportation such as subways and buses;

3.  Bikes or other environmentally friendly vehicles!

My dad bikes to work every day and benefits from two things: really good exercise and health and feeling good about his actions for the planet!

Go save the planet!