Rhillai (![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif){kind=small} rhillai) wrote,@ 2009-06-08 07:37:00 |
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Using the Bus or Train System in Cities Causes Higher Global Warming Than an SUV
Yep, new study. Taking an SUV into the city leaves less of a "Carbon Footprint" than riding the bus or taking a train.
http://www.breitbart.com/article.ph
Excerpt:
Think twice about 'green' transport, say scientists
You worry a lot about the environment and do everything you can to reduce your carbon footprint -- the emissions of greenhouse gases that drive dangerous climate change.
So you always prefer to take the train or the bus rather than a plane, and avoid using a car whenever you can, faithful to the belief that this inflicts less harm to the planet.
Well, there could be a nasty surprise in store for you, for taking public transport may not be as green as you automatically think, says a new US study.
Its authors point out an array of factors that are often unknown to the public.
These are hidden or displaced emissions that ramp up the simple "tailpipe" tally, which is based on how much carbon is spewed out by the fossil fuels used to make a trip.
Yep, new study. Taking an SUV into the city leaves less of a "Carbon Footprint" than riding the bus or taking a train.
http://www.breitbart.com/article.ph
Excerpt:
Think twice about 'green' transport, say scientists
You worry a lot about the environment and do everything you can to reduce your carbon footprint -- the emissions of greenhouse gases that drive dangerous climate change.
So you always prefer to take the train or the bus rather than a plane, and avoid using a car whenever you can, faithful to the belief that this inflicts less harm to the planet.
Well, there could be a nasty surprise in store for you, for taking public transport may not be as green as you automatically think, says a new US study.
Its authors point out an array of factors that are often unknown to the public.
These are hidden or displaced emissions that ramp up the simple "tailpipe" tally, which is based on how much carbon is spewed out by the fossil fuels used to make a trip.
