Recently, I’ve found myself trying to balance my desire to cut my carbon footprint with the harsh reality that I can’t continue to choose more expensive carbon-free options for daily commuting.
This sudden change is necessary because my job status has changed from full-time to part time. While that’s given me more time for [...]
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New Dilemma: Commitment vs. Cost
Posted in Carbon, My Car, Sustainability at Home, Transportation - Long Haul, tagged Commuting costs, Fuel costs, Metro, Montgomery County Maryland, Transit, Washington DC on March 6, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Long Commute and a Hybrid Car vs. Moving Closer to Work
Posted in Carbon, Conservation, Green Lifestyle, My Carbon Footprint, My Lifestyle, Sustainability at Home, tagged Hybrid, sustainability on September 22, 2007 | 2 Comments »
For the last few weeks, I’ve been pondering a weighty decision. It’s the first lifestyle-changing decision of my new journey to personal sustainability.Should I join the legions of environmentally-friendly people who have bought a Prius or another hybrid vehicle? Or should I cut my daily commute by moving from my current residence in Northern Virginia to Montgomery County, Maryland? [...]
Airlines Offer Programs to Offset Air Travel Emissions
Posted in Carbon, Conservation, Green Lifestyle, My Lifestyle, Transportation - Long Haul on September 5, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Last week, I wrote a post about concerns about the rapidly increasing carbon emissions attributed to the growth in airline travel.
Perhaps airline industry executives have heard those concerns, too. About 24 hours after I wrote my post, Robert Johnson, president and CEO of ESS (the company where I’m employed) published a post on his, [...]
Airline Travel: A No-Fly Zone for Environmentalists?
Posted in Carbon, Cool Blogs, Green Lifestyle, My Carbon Footprint, My Lifestyle, Transportation - Long Haul on August 28, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
I’ve just returned from a business trip to California. For those of you who are keeping score, that’s a rather large footprint that extends from the nation’s capitol to the Pacific coast. A 3,000 mile greenhouse gas trail that enlarges my personal footprint. If there’s an upside, it’s that I shared my guilty pleasure with [...]
Supressing the Need for Speed, Part I
Posted in Carbon, My Car, My Carbon Footprint, My Lifestyle on August 21, 2007 | 2 Comments »
It’s about 6:45 am, time to begin my morning commute to work. Actually, commute isn’t nearly descriptive enough for this trip. A better word might be odyssey. Fortunately, the sun is coming up over the horizon, and Aretha Franklin is serenading:
“At work, I just take time
And all through my coffee break time
I say [...]
