Comments on: VPSI’s Environmental Impact Statistics http://www.van-pools.com/2009/11/09/vpsi-releases-its-environmental-impact-statistics-for-october-2009/ Van-Pools.com is a blog and online resource portal for commuters who want to learn more about the financial and environmental benefits of sharing rides. Fri, 18 Nov 2011 14:59:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: E. Sweeney http://www.van-pools.com/2009/11/09/vpsi-releases-its-environmental-impact-statistics-for-october-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-365 E. Sweeney Mon, 09 Nov 2009 19:48:32 +0000 http://www.van-pools.com/?p=1985#comment-365 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! 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!

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