October 2009
Tags: 2009, environmental, Fleet, impact, statistics
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VPSI’s Environmental Impact Statistics
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Thanks Andy! by Chris Hooper
Behind the vanpool emissions stats above, in layman’s terms…here’s some equivalencies for 2009 year-to-date:
Annual greenhouse gas emissions from 46,381 passenger vehicles;
CO2 emissions from 588,935 barrels of oil consumed;
Carbon sequestered annually by 57,555 acres of pine or fir forests;
CO2 emissions from the energy use of 23,043 homes for one year;
CO2 emissions from burning 1,322 railcars’ worth of coal;
Greenhouse gas emissions avoided by recycling 87,325 tons of waste
instead of sending it to the landfill;
Annual CO2 emissions of 0.05 coal fired power plants.
This is how you can make a difference by ‘sharing the ride’…get on board!